Voter Engagement and Turnout
This phenomenon occurs when Texans are overwhelmed by the sheer number of elections, leading to lower participation.
What is voter fatigue?
This type of primary allows Texans to choose which party's election to vote in without prior party registration.
What is an open primary?
his era of laws, including the poll tax and literacy tests, aimed to disenfranchise Black voters in Texas.
What is the Jim Crow era?
Campaigns for major statewide offices in Texas can cost upwards of this amount, putting financial pressure on candidates.
What is $30-50 million?
This movement in Texas, which advocates for a $15 minimum wage, is an example of grassroots activism.
What is the Fight for $15?
Despite having numerous elections, Texas ranks consistently low in this national metric.
What is voter turnout?
If no candidate wins a majority in the primary, Texas holds this type of election between the top two candidates.
What is a runoff election?
his 1965 legislation aimed to eliminate barriers preventing African Americans from voting, especially in states like Texas.
What is the Voting Rights Act?
This 2018 Texas Senate race with these two very known men, set an all-time record for campaign spending, totaling over $88 million.
What is Cruz vs. O'Rourke?
Grassroots organizations like MOVE Texas have mobilized young voters to participate more in these local events.
What are elections?
This law allows Texans to register to vote when obtaining or renewing their driver's license.
What is the "Motor Voter" law?
Texans vote in major statewide contests like the gubernatorial race during these elections, which align with national midterms.
What are general elections?
Texans can ratify state constitutional amendments and fill vacancies through this type of election, often with low voter turnout.
What are special elections?
his form of traditional media remains the most influential and expensive method for candidates to reach Texas voters.
What is television advertising?
The rapidly growing population of this ethnic group is expected to significantly alter the future political landscape of Texas.
Who are Hispanic voters?
Low income and education levels in Texas correlate with this issue affecting election
What is reduced voter participation?
This voting event in Texas is held on the first Tuesday in March and determines party nominees for various offices.
What is the primary election?
The federal government required Texas to gain this kind of approval before changing voting laws under the Voting Rights Act.
What is preclearance?
This type of media, including platforms like Twitter and Facebook, has become indispensable for reaching younger Texans.
What is social media?
The growth of Texas's urban areas, particularly within this "triangle" of cities, is shifting political power away from rural regions.
What is the Texas Triangle (Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth, San Antonio-Austin)?
Texas offers this option starting two weeks before Election Day to increase voter accessibility.
What is early voting?
Candidates file to run in Texas primary elections during this winter month, several months before the election.
What is December?
In Texas, a poll tax during the Jim Crow era required several days' wages from this type of worker, creating a barrier to voting.
What is a farm worker?
Conservative talk radio, especially in rural Texas, has a particularly strong influence on shaping this aspect of political discourse.
What are political narratives?
he focus on this issue, involving cybersecurity and the accuracy of election results, has grown in Texas in recent years.
What is election security?