After two years of looking into the county's previous election process, the Secretary of State's Office said that record-keeping issues are why extra inspectors are needed.
Early voting for the November midterms begins on Monday, Oct. 24, amid state and Harris County leaders sparring back and forth over the issue of inspectors during ballot counting.
Additionally, that same letter informed the county that Attorney General Ken Paxton's Office is sending a task force to oversee the counting process. In a statement to ABC13, Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee referred to this as "just another attempt to undermine the important work of local election officials."
A spokesperson for his office said the attorney general's role is where they're trying to get further clarification.Harris County officials have also asked the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Justice Department to come in and oversee the inspectors coming in on Election Day.