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WHEREAS, Jefferson County has recently changed from the use
of voting machines to the.use of an electronic punch -card method of
balloting in all elections in the County; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council has received complaints from citizens
regarding the necessity of signing ballots; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council has received complaints that the new
electronic punch -card method inhibits the exercise of the right to
.vote, particiia.rly by minorities; and,
WHEREAS, the Commissioners' Court of Jefferson County is pre-
sently reviewing the desirability of the continuation of the electronic
punch -card method of balloting;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
THAT the Commissioners' Court of Jefferson County is hereby commended
for studying the effect upon the electoral process of the electronic
punch -card method of balloting and is encouraged to conduct a complete
study directed toward an end result of encouraging greater participa-
tion in the electoral process by all citizens of the County.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the
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day of 1974.
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