A former Washington and Georgia election official who begins a new job running elections in Texas’ most populous city, owes the IRS some $100,000 in taxes and garnered criticism for past election problems on his watch.
After a five-person committee made a final vote on Aug. 16 to give him the job, Clifford Tatum will begin his position as Harris County elections administrator on Aug. 24.
Harris County Republican chair Cindy Siegel cast the only dissenting vote.
Siegel told The Epoch Times she made a motion to rescind the offer last week after the information concerning Tatum’s IRS liens and past job performance came to light….