Quote of the Week: Dana DeBeauvoir

Voter turn out is ... well, down

Fri., May 18, 2018

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"Where are you???"

– Travis County Clerk Dana DeBeauvoir, following the “underwhelming” turnout for early voting on Monday (9,932 votes, including mail-in ballots, or 1.34% of registered voters). 4,060 residents voted on Tuesday.

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