Legislature
Elections
Records Management
Secretary of State
County of Travis
100

The current Governor of the State of Texas

What is Greg Abbott?

100

When conducting elections, this is the first event that happens.

What is a call for elections?

100

When records management boxes are prepared, the paper work is placed here.

What is the top and side of the box?

100

Elections are conducted at this level.

What is County or Local?

100

In the State of Texas, there are always __ county commissioners.

What is 4?

200

A bill is considered ____ after receiving a majority vote on the third reading.

What is passed?

200

When poll workers need assistance or guidance, they call _______.

What is the Call Center?

200

Records Management is defined as this.

What is a system that outlines an organization's procedures for managing its records?

200

The Secretary of State manages and maintains this system used by all Texas counties.

What is TEAM?

200

According to the 2020 census, the population residing in Travis County was _________.

(We will accept a number that is within 10% of the correct number)

1,290,188

(or, a guess between:

 1,161,169.2 - 1,419,206.8 )

300

When the Governor vetoes a bill, the house needs a certain amount of votes to override it.

What is two-thirds majority?

300

This is the last event that occurs in an election and results in the entities receiving a official copy of their election results.

What is Canvass?

300

A Records Management system is described as this.

What is a collection of physical and digital file records?

300

This elected official appoints the Secretary of State.

Who is the Governor?

300

The number of registered voters in Travis County is _______.

(We will accept a number that is within 10% of the correct number)

What is 802,379 (62%)?

(or, a guess between:

722,141.1 - 882,616.9)

400

The Governor has this long to sign a bill.

What is 10 days?

400

This is the program we use when tracking the flash-drives received during CRS.

What is Pollchief?

400

The company that our office works with to aid in parts of our Records Management plan.

What is Iron Mountain?

400

The Law may prescribe how forms work, but the Secretary of State must _____ them.

What is design/create?

400

Travis County was founded in this year.

What is 1840?

500

Unless otherwise stipulated, the default start for a new bill to take effect as law is this.

What is 91 days?

500

The District Association is a report that our office uses to define what each registered voter is eligible to vote on. The program we use to generate this report is ________.

What is TotalVote?

500

The foundation for the Records Management system is based on this.

What is federal records management laws?

500

The Secretary of State is called upon to provide this when House Representatives need to make decisions regarding Election Laws.

What is answering questions and providing resources?

500

The first Legislature Session in the State of Texas was this year.

What is 1846?