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The Amendment to the U.S. Constitution made the poll tax unconstitutional. 

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Until 1971, Texas had one of the most restrictive voter systems in the nation. 

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Ann Richards was elected as state in 1982.  

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For practical purposes, Texas utilizes an primary where voters do not register by party.  

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In Texas made a major change in the requirements for absentee voting to permit any voter to cast a ballot from the twentieth day to the fourth day prior to an election. 

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In 1973, the Texas state legislature enacted a major campaign finance law, that is now administered by the state Ethics Commission. 

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MALDEF stands for  

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In districts one person is elected to represent the people living within one geographic district. 

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laws were enacted in many southern states after the Civil War to limit the rights of African Americans. 

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The most successful third party in Texas in recent years has been the . 

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