A Thursday dispute at an early voting location in south Houston involving a candidate on the poll ended when police had been referred to as to the scene.
The dispute escalated after the District D candidate and present councilwoman Carolyn Evans-Shabazz mentioned she visited the Sunnyside Well being and Multi-Service Middle polling heart Thursday to debate a priority of a ballot employee’s conduct with the residing Precinct Choose.
“The state of affairs escalated when the ballot employee, realizing he was the topic of the criticism, adopted and confronted me in an aggressive method, placing his finger in my face,” she mentioned in a press release.
Police arrived to the scene shortly after, however Evans-Shabazz mentioned officers made no try to talk together with her in regards to the incident.
The Harris County Clerks Workplace confirmed Evans-Shabazz was requested to go away the polling location a number of occasions, in keeping with ABC13, which additionally reported she denied any claims of electioneering on the voting location.
She denied that she had been campaigning inside the polling place, however ABC13 reported that she violated Texas election legal guidelines that limit candidates from campaigning inside 100 ft of polling places.
She mentioned in her assertion that Travis McGee, her opponent within the council race, mentioned he witnessed the occasion.
“His habits suggests a deliberate try to harass and use any overheard data to unfold falsehoods and tarnish my popularity,” she mentioned.
In a Fb submit on Thursday, McGee mentioned he had no involvement within the incident.
