Travis County Clerk Dana DeBeauvoir shows a resident of Tuna, Texas how to use an electronic voting machine. Credit: photo by John Anderson

From the Secretary of State’s office:

Secretary Williams to Present Voting Award

AUSTIN – Texas Secretary of State Roger Williams will present the Stephen F. Austin Champions of the Republic Award to Travis County for the highest voter turnout in last November’s election.

Congrats, Travis! And to County Clerk Dana DeBeauvoir, who works hard to make voting as easy as possible here.

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