Harris County Clerk Teneshia Hudspeth said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Nov. 4 there were errors in the county's daily record of early voting totals at two vote centers due to an inadvertent shifting in the cells of the spreadsheet used to track totals. However, county officials said as of the morning of Nov. 5 those errors have been corrected.

Rosio Torres-Segura, the administrator for communications for the Harris County Clerk's office, said in an email Nov. 5, "The error referenced in yesterday's statement has already been corrected. You can view the updated Early Voting Unofficial Report on our website. This will not affect the timing of results released tonight."

What you need to know

In the post on X, Hudspeth wrote:

"In the process of updating the daily record of early vote totals for two vote centers (Baytown Community Center and Mission Bend Center), the formatting of the spreadsheet inadvertently misaligned, causing cells to shift and reflect incorrect numbers for other locations. Our office is aware and is actively working to correct the report. A gentle reminder, as stated in red at the bottom of the early vote total report, the numbers of early voters by personal appearance are unofficial until all administrative documents collected from each voting center are reviewed and reconciled in accordance with the Texas Election Code (TEC). I assure you that every vote that was cast will be accurately tallied." What's next


Early voting ended Nov. 1 at 7 p.m. Election Day polls are open from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. and results will be posted on the Harris County Clerk's office website as they become available and reported by Community Impact.