Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Tuesday set the date for a Nov. 4 special election to fill the late Rep. Sylvester Turner’s (D-Texas) House seat, which has been vacant since early March.

A statement from the governor stressed a need to give “sufficient time” for Harris County’s election office to prepare, though the office has pushed back against Abbott’s claims and Democrats have accused him of slow-walking the process to protect Republicans’ slim House majority.

“No county in Texas does a worse job of conducting elections than Harris County,” Abbott said on Monday. “Forcing Harris County to rush this special election on weeks’ notice would harm the interests of voters. The appropriate time to hold this election is November, which will give Harris County sufficient time to prepare for such an important election.”

After Abbott made similar claims last week, Harris County Clerk Teneshia Hudspeth

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