Module 3 - POLS

According to Votetexas.org in the your rights section: as a registered voter in Texas, you have to right to which of the following

•  File an administrative complaint with the Secretary of State concerning violations of federal and state voting procedures.

•  Bring an interpreter to assist you as you qualify to vote if you do not understand the English language.

•   A ballot with written instructions on how to cast a ballot.

•   All of these are correct

The voting age population,or VAP, refers to the whole population of people 21 or older in the United States or in Texas.

• True

• False

White Texans have the highest voter turnout rate of any ethnic group in Texas.

• True

• False

In 1972, the 26th Amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18, in turn this 

•   expanded the voting-age population

•   Both of these are correct

•   drastically increased voter turnout

Poll taxes were never required in Texas. 

• True

• False

When the voter may vote for candidates of more than one party it is called:

•   a closed primary.

•   a blanket primary.

•   a run-off primary.

•   an open primary.

To win a Texas primary election, a candidate must receive two-thirds of the vote.

• True

• False

The Australian ballot  was introduced to Texas in 1892, is cast in secret, and is counted by the state.

• True

• False

The chief election officer of the state is the

•   comptroller of public accounts.

•   secretary of state.

•   speaker of the house.

•   registrar of voters.

Compared to the other 49 states, Texas has one of the _________ voter turnout rates.

• Highest

• Lowest