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The 2026 election season is already starting to get wild, with four Harris County Democratic judicial candidates dropping out—three of whom were ordered to be removed from the ballot.
State law requires that judicial candidates acquire a certain number of signatures from voters before appearing on the ballot, and some of the signatures in these cases appear to have been forged—possibly by the petition circulator who was collecting them.
Jared Woodfill with Conservative Republicans of Texas explained the situation, saying: “It looks like the signatures were very similar in numerous cases, and ultimately, a judge removed them from the ballot.”
According to Woodfill, this could constitute voter fraud, and we should investigate those involved for more potential fraud. “The first place you would start is, ‘We know this individual has allegedly engaged in voter fraud with respect to these signatures. Who else has he worked for?’” he said.
Woodfill also says that the only reason this potential fraud was uncovered was the ongoing infighting in the local Democratic Party, which led to challengers to incumbent candidates pushing for the signatures to be disqualified.