Harris County Clerk Platform

The Harris County Clerk’s Office touches nearly every resident — through elections, property records, court filings, and vital statistics. This platform outlines practical, measurable steps to improve efficiency, accessibility, and transparency. These reforms focus on administration — not ideology — and are designed to strengthen public confidence in county government.

Election Administration

Professional. Accessible. Prepared.

• Secure and designate election locations early to allow time for accessibility and risk assessments.

• Assess each location for ADA compliance, parking adequacy, voter capacity, security, and weather-related risks.

• Review historical turnout data to allocate appropriate supplies and equipment for each polling site.

• Pre-order materials and ensure supplies are delivered and verified the night before Election Day.

• Coordinate with the County Attorney’s Office to establish rapid response support for election judges.

• Begin recruitment of Election Judges, Alternate Judges, and poll workers early.

• Maintain a database of experienced election workers and proactively invite them to return.

• Encourage election workers to participate in location assessment and supply staging for familiarity and preparedness.

• Implement accessibility-focused training for poll workers to ensure respectful and compliant voter assistance.

Records Administration

Accurate. Accessible. Modern.

• Modernize real property search tools to simplify navigation and improve usability.

• Coordinate with the Harris County Appraisal District to explore cross-linking where legally permissible.

• Publish clear guidance and instructional materials for property searches.

• Improve vital statistics processing transparency, including published processing timelines.

• Standardize annex office procedures and publish wait-time information.

• Enhance online filing systems and expand electronic certified copy options where permitted.

• Establish an optional appointment scheduling system while preserving walk-in access.

• Conduct records preservation and disaster recovery audits to ensure archival integrity.

• Streamline assumed name filings and support small business formation.

• Publish quarterly performance metrics including processing times and backlog data.

• Improve coordination with other county offices to reduce duplication and errors.

Court Support

Professional. Responsive. Collaborative.

• Hold quarterly stakeholder meetings with attorneys to identify operational issues.

• Request courts create filing checklists for common submissions and publish them online.

• Establish response time benchmarks for calls and email inquiries.

• Publish filing acceptance, rejection, and error-type metrics.

• Review common e-filing rejection causes and reduce unnecessary friction.

• Standardize rejection notices to provide clear explanations and corrective guidance.

• Provide specialized customer service training for probate and guardianship matters.

• Centralize court-specific filing preferences and standing orders for easier access.

Community & Commissioners Court Liaison

Transparent. Coordinated. Accountable.

• Ensure prompt posting and improved searchability of Commissioners Court records.

• Hold quarterly public administrative forums.

• During election periods, forums will focus on election readiness and accessibility.

• Outside election periods, forums will focus on court procedures and Commissioners Court access.

• Provide civic outreach and public records education sessions.

• Strengthen inter-office coordination across county departments.

• Maintain professional administrative neutrality in all public communications.

• Publish service performance benchmarks and operational reports.