The Harris County Clerk said the political party leaders’ agreement to a joint primary saved the county from a disastrous shortage of voting equipment on Election Day.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/elections/2024/01/17/474727/harris-county-leaders-expected-to-sign-off-on-joint-primary-election-at-thursday-meeting/

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In a surprise move, the Harris County Clerk’s office announced the county’s Republican and Democratic Parties had reached an agreement to hold Harris County’s first-ever joint primary this election year.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/elections/2024/01/16/474542/harris-county-republican-and-democratic-parties-agree-to-hold-first-ever-joint-primary/

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Democrats argue a joint, rather than the traditional shared, primary would save the county critical resources. Republicans are skeptical.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/elections/2024/01/10/474144/harris-county-will-not-hold-a-joint-primary-in-march-heres-why/

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