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% Voting-Age Citizens, Registered vs. Voted, by Geographic Area, November 2012 *Texas ranked 47 th among states in turnout for President. * Data sources available upon request

Percent Registered Voters Who Voted, Texas, November Data sources available upon request 4 Voter Turnout

Fig. 5. % Votes of Selected Winning Candidates, May 2014 Texas Primary Runoff Republican Lt. Governor Runoff Patrick won with 65% votes Votes represented < 4% registered voters Democratic U.S. Senate Runoff Alameel won with 72% votes Votes represented 1% registered voters Data sources available upon request.5 The impact of low voter turnout

ElectionYearWinning CandidateVotesArea Presidential2000George Bush537FL U.S. Senate1946Lyndon B. Johnson87TX U.S. Senate2008Al Franken312MN State Rep. #72008Mike Kelly1AK State Rep.*2008Linda Harper-Brown19TX State Rep.**2010Donna Howard16TX City Council***2014Sarah Fincanon 23 Murphy Data sources available upon request.6 *District #105, Irving. **District #48, Austin. ***Two provisional ballots counted resulted in a tie and runoff election determined the winner. Vote Difference (No.) by Type Election, Year, Winning Candidate, and Geographic Area Does your vote count?

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Dates to Remember Last day to Register to vote or update your info – October 11 (Tues) Request a mail ballot – October 28 (Fri) Application must be received on Oct 28 Vote Early voting – Oct 24 - Nov 4 (M-F) Election Day – November 8 (Tues)

Voter Information Websites League of Women Voters9 VOTE411.org Election Information You Need Enter your address to get personalized election information VoteTexas.gov Texas Secretary of State VOTE Who – When – Where - How - What Co.Comal.TX.US/Elections.htm Comal County Elections Office for polling places & sample ballot LWVComal.org A local nonpartisan resource for voting & public policy issues LWVTexas.org A nonpartisan resource for state public policy issues

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