Voting
Make Your Mark: ACC provides support for November election
Posted on Fri, 09/09/2022 - 1:37pmAustin Community College District (ACC) provides support for Central Texans to make their mark in the upcoming November election. Important Dates: To cast a ballot in November, voters must register by Tuesday, October 11. Early voting begins Monday...
Texas Gen Z, Millennial Voters Could Play Critical Role in 2020
Posted on Tue, 11/19/2019 - 9:38amSpectrum News: Texas Gen Z, Millennial Voters Could Play Critical Role in 2020 By Kathryn Gisi AustinPUBLISHED 6:42 PM CT Nov. 18, 2019 AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas has one of the youngest populations in the country, and despite typically dire...
State of Texas: Democrats suing state over ban on mobile voting locations
Posted on Mon, 11/04/2019 - 8:00amState of Texas: Democrats suing state over ban on mobile voting locations By: Steffi Lee AUSTIN (KXAN) — Last session lawmakers passed House Bill 1888 that bans mobile polling locations. Supporters of the bill said it will make it easier for some...
The Student Vote Is Surging. So Are Efforts to Suppress It.
Posted on Fri, 10/25/2019 - 11:05amNew York Times: The Student Vote Is Surging. So Are Efforts to Suppress It. By Michael Wines Oct. 24, 2019, 5:00 a.m. ET AUSTIN, Texas — At Austin Community College, civics is an unwritten part of the curriculum — so much so that for years the...
ACC study reveals record levels of straight-ticket voting
Posted on Fri, 02/15/2019 - 1:46pmStraight-ticket voting reached a record level of 67.49 percent of ballots cast for the U.S. Senate candidates during the November 2018 general election, a more than six percentage point (pp) increase compared to the 2014 election. These findings...
Pflugerville voters to decide in November whether to join ACC district
Posted on Thu, 08/16/2018 - 9:04pmAustin-American Statesman: Pflugerville voters to decide in November whether to join ACC district By Ralph K.M. Haurwitz - American-Statesman Staff Thursday, August 16, 2018 Voters in the Pflugerville school district will decide in November whether...