Southlake Mayor Promotes Election Misinformation

Is John Huffman fomenting fear, or does he not understand how elections work?

By Tim Rogers | November 8, 2022|9:43 am

There are a number of legitimate, easily understandable reasons why we might not have the results of today’s elections by tonight. States have differing laws about when mail-in ballots can be canvassed (handled and processed). An election might be close enough that a recount is required. And so on and so forth.

Yet here is the potentially dangerous misinformation that the mayor of Southlake chose to spread on Twitter:

Here’s a tip - anyone telling you to not expect to see the results of today’s elections “for a few days” is TELLING YOU THEY ARE PLANNING TO CHEAT

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— Mayor John Huffman (@JohnRHuffman) November 8, 2022

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