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AUSTIN (AP) — Early voting for
yet another election began Wednes
day, just one day after only 3.07 per
cent ofTexas’ 11.1 million registered
voters bothered to cast ballots in the
primary runoffs.
Maybe Texas holds too many
elections, the state’s chief election
officer said.
“We are seeing the voter turnout
decreasing election after election
after election,” Secretary of State A1
Gonzales said. “The first problem,
as I see it, is that we have too many
election dates.
“I think that anything that elim
inates the number of elections and
increases voter participation ... is
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something that we ought to look
at,” he said.
Texans already have been called
to the polls twice this year — for
the March 10 primary and Tues
day’s runoff. Wednesday’s early
voting was for May’s city and
school board elections.
“What does that do when we have
so many elections?” Gonzales asked.
“First of all, it confuses voters. Peo
ple don’t understand how can I have
an election yesterday and now be par
ticipating in another election today.
“Secondly, it creates fatigue, and
it dampens enthusiasm for volun
teers at the local level who are in
volved in running these elections.”
For example, the secretary of
state said, 103 elections have been
cc We are seeing the voter
turnout decreasing
election after election
after election.”
Al Gonzales
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Cancer patient goes one-on-one with Olaju
HOUSTON (AP) — Fourteen-year old Valerie
Wheeler, her white bandana set firmly around
her bald head, ignored the towering presence of
her hero, Hakeem Olajuwon, and calmly sank
the free throw.
“1 have to make this or she wins,” Olajuwon
said, smiling as he stepped to the free throw line
and missed the shot that made Valerie’s day.
Valerie, who suffers from a rare form of bone
cancer, on Wednesday got the chance to go one-
on-one with the Houston Rockets star, thanks
to the Make-A-Wish Foundation and a gener
ous couple from North Carolina.
“I was nervous at first but it was fun to see
how he is on the court,” Valerie Wheeler said.
“He’s my role model. Now I get to tell everyone
that I beat him.”
Olajuwon spent about two hours with the
Pasadena teen-ager, first in a private session inside
the Rockets locker room and then on the court,
where they split two brief games of one-on-one.
“I didn’t know she could shoot,” Olajuwon
said. “She was very good.”
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choice." Ann (-nates said.
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