{"id":828907,"date":"2021-09-29T19:14:27","date_gmt":"2021-09-29T23:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=828907"},"modified":"2021-09-29T19:14:29","modified_gmt":"2021-09-29T23:14:29","slug":"texas-details-audit-of-2020-elections-in-4-counties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-details-audit-of-2020-elections-in-4-counties\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas details audit of 2020 elections in 4 counties"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftexas-details-audit-of-2020-elections-in-4-counties%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=828907&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2534659\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2534659\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott speaks during a campaign rally by U.S. President Donald Trump at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, October 22, 2018. (Photo by SAUL LOEB\/AFP)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 3:50 PM PT \u2013 Wednesday, September 29, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>The secretary of state in Texas has launched a forensic audit of the 2020 elections in four large counties. The office unveiled details on the audit on Tuesday, saying it will involve all ballots and voting machines in the Dallas, Harris, Tarrant and Collins counties.<\/p>\n<p>The secretary of state\u2019s office said the audit ensures \u201cTexas voters have confidence in the elections system\u201d and addresses things election officials could face \u201cthat undermine the integrity of our elections.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Authorities said the first stage of the audit started last week and it focuses on verifying accuracy of voting machines, evaluating cybersecurity and weeding out illegal ballots. The second stage of the audit moves to examine election records from the counties.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Greg Abbott on Texas auditing results of 2020 presidential election (that Trump won!) immediately after Trump asked the state to do so: &#8220;Why do we audit everything in this world, but people raise their hands in concern when we audit elections?&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UYX7o1VcYb\">pic.twitter.com\/UYX7o1VcYb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/atrupar\/status\/1442123385874436101?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 26, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Texas said they would not be hiring any external groups to run the audit. Meanwhile, it\u2019s expected to conclude in the spring of 2022.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/sen-schumer-stopgap-bill-could-prevent-shutdown\/\">Sen. Schumer: Stopgap Bill Could Prevent Shutdown<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott speaks during a campaign rally by U.S. President Donald Trump at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, October 22, 2018. 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