Voter registration spikes in Texas’s largest counties

[babylonsister]

Voter registration spikes in Texas’s largest counties
10/09/14 01:48 PM—Updated 10/09/14 03:00 PM
By Zachary Roth


Since last year, progressive groups have been working aggressively to register new voters in Texas—part of a long-term plan to make the deep-red state competitive. Now, there’s evidence that their efforts are bearing fruit.

In Texas’s five largest counties—Harris, Dallas, Tarrant, Bexar, and Travis—the number of people registered to vote has increased by over 2% since 2012, according to figures released by local election officials and examined this week by the Houston Chronicle. Over one third of Texans live in those counties, which encompass Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth, San Antonio, and Austin.

Charles Kuffner, a prominent Texas progressive political blogger, took a closer look at the numbers, and found an increase of roughly 373,000 registered voters in those five counties between the last midterm elections in 2010 to today. That’s about 8% of the total number of Texans who voted in 2010.

Monday was the deadline to register in Texas.

At the forefront of the registration push has been Battleground Texas, which was launched last year by former Obama campaign veterans, and has become the de facto field arm of Democrat Wendy Davis’s campaign for governor.

“We’re seeing an incredible momentum across Texas this year—for Wendy Davis and Democrats down the ticket,” said Erica Sackin, a spokeswoman for the group, in response to the new numbers. “People are volunteering for the first time in a while, or in some cases, for the first time in their lives—and that hard work is having an impact.”

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http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/voter-registration-spikes-texass-largest-counties

[Thinkingabout]

1. I live in Harris County and for the last few elections Harris county has gone Democrat.

The voter ID may be a problem but registration books indicate of voter registration is the same name as DL and voter is afforded the opportunity to change voter registration to match DL. I renewed my DL right after election and many were there getting ID's. We can beat the GOP because we can produce ID's, there are more Democrat than Republicans but we have to get out to vote.

Thanks for your post.

[blkmusclmachine]

2. Vote out the George W. Bush - Rick Perry - Greg Abbott cabal, TX!

[Gothmog]

3. This is great news

I have been busy registering voters in my county

[babylonsister]

4. Excellent news, yours and this; could make the difference! nt

[sheshe2]

5. Great News!

thanks bsis!

[Rex]

6. Texas needs to go blue!

This is the year!