The Clerk who Couldn't File

(*Cue the fat lady*)

Seems the "Glory" days in the Fort Bend County District Clerk's office are over... Glory Hopkins will not be on the ballot for FBC District Clerk.

Wrong ZIP zapped incumbent off ballot
"[Texas] Supreme Court's decision ends Fort Bend County district clerk's 19 years in office"

See also here... and some history here and here.

It bears repeating:

1. Her staffer used one of SEVERAL e-mails that FBC GOP Chairman Eric Thode sent out with the addresses to send campaign filings.

2. The one e-mail that was used was addressed specifically to PRECINCT CHAIRS and was the ONLY e-mail sent that had an incorrect zip code. (Funny, not one precinct chair missed the filing date.)

3. She met for lunch with Thode for the express purpose of giving him her filing papers and filing fee. She didn't bring them both with her.

4. She had her forms/fee mailed in late December (like she didn't know a month before that she was going to run again?) and then went on vacation without verifying they were received.

5. She oversees the filing of documents FOR A LIVING. If she can't tend to her own filings, maybe this just isn't the right position for her.

It's regrettable, and it's unfortunate, but the Texas Supremes made the right call.

The Umpire says: "Yer OUT!"