Date Printed: 06/16/2009 JTS Box Number: IFES 76 Tab Number: 74 Document Title: Project V.O.T.E Document Date: May-96 Document Country: United States -- Texas Document Language: English IFES ID: CE02487 Project o o o Voters of Tomorrow through Education I May/June 1996, Vol. 6, No.2 !'\ Message from ~he~ecretary Honorary Board Members ~ '\ Has it Teal~ been a ;~'{T? That's the ques- Kay Bailey Hutchison tion I'm asking rilyself as I sil-down to write this u.s. Senalor column. Yes, anpther school ye1u-, is drawing t.o a _".,." .•,,,-,, •• ·/7 cl0:-e. Tea~hers;md students are aI~:ady making . ,.""",_w,,'- / theIr vacauon plans. But before we'tum out the.~...... 'George W. Bush/ classroom lights~or the summer, I wa'riuo·take;;' Governor ,/ moment to revietv what has happened during the / course of this f995-96 school year. And for i' Project V.Q.T:E:, what a year it's been! Dan Mo.?,es ".,..,.",.,.~""" Attorney/General T he biggestne~;'~::es with regard to the continued growth of // our program'. Ten new charter sites were added this year. Let's welcome Mi'''ch' I M 0.""'- ."' ae oses ":th\t.~ewestmembers of the Project V.O.T.E. family: Temple ISO, Clear Commissioner of Educalion CreeJ(·'ISD,.~vin ISO, Amarillo ISO, Lubbock ISO, Abilene ISO, Teias Education Agency Tatum ISO, Klein'IS,Q.~ Brenh,am ISO, and Brownsville ISO. It's great "\ to have all of you on board"".. \ """':"'0<>.: ~ " ....,'l< George Bayoud, Jr. With the addition of these conlmunities, the Project V.O.T.E. Former Secr~tary of State curriculum can now be found in 3S school districts across Texas. \ Success can be easily measured byithe fact that more~'.;n"·2;500."" ' classroom teachers are currently utili~ng the Project V.g:T.E. lesson '~~.~-2:uken , \\ plans, reaching more than 97,000 students with the imp,o"rtant message Chalr·~ of voter participation in our democracly. / Texas Republic3irPar~>:, " ~ ~ ,~ addition to a classroom preslnce, 1,500 Girl In appr9f;~atelY Amado M. Pefia, Jr. Scouts have completed the required aC9vities t~larn a Project V.O.T.E. Artist patch. Those looking to eam this coipmunJty involvement patch can choose from a variety of activities including meeting with county officials, writing about a polling place yi§it: interviewing a candidate for Clayton Marion Sylestine office, or composing a report on the importance of voting. Chief (continued on back page) Alabama Cousbatta Tribe Project V. O. T.E. Newsbulletin ASKVOTO [ Votosaurus Rex mHow do we get a Secretary of State (SOS)? How many divisions operate under the Secretary of State? 11 He/She is appointed by the Governor. Four divisions plus Administrative Services. How many Secretaries have there been? 11 m Executive Division 11 Eighty-four under State Secretaries of State (includ­ Elections Division ing Tony Garza). There were many SOS under the Statutory Filings Division Republic of Texas, most served as "Acting SOS" I. Corporations Section and several served multiple terms for different dura­ 2. Statutory Documents Section tions. Antonio O. Garza, Jr. is the 99th SOS. 3. Uniform Commercial Code (UCC Section) mHow many women Secretaries have there been? 4. Texas Register Section Information Services Division 11 Three. Administrative Services Financial Management Section mName some famous former Secretaries. Staff Services Section The first SOS was Stephen F. Austin (under the How many African-Americans have been appointed 11 Republic of Texas) also Bob Bullock, current Lt. to the Secretary of State? Governor and Mark White, former Governor. 11 Two. One women, Myra McDaniel and one man, mWho was the youngest Secretary? Ron Kirk. 11 David Dean at age 33. How many Hispanics have served as the Secretary of State? mWho was the oldest Secretary? Two. Roy Barrera and Antonio O. Garza, Jr. Believed to be C.D. Mims who was 60 years old 11 11 Sidenote: 50% o/the Secretaries o/State have been when he took the oath of office (Secretary of State in "Juniors," including our own HonorableAntonio O. November 1920). Garza. Jr. Which Secretary held the office for the longest What is Stephen F. Austin's middle name? consecutive term? m Fuller. 11 Mark White (January 19, 1973 -October27, 1977) 11 four years and 181 days. What Secretary of State has a state park named after m him? Which Secretary held the office for the shortest term? Martin Dies, J r. - because of his dedication to 11 improving the parks and wildlife during his reign as George Clark for 10 days (January 17-27, 1874). 11 a State Senator. Page 2 Project V. O. T.E. Newsbulletin Letter from the Girls Scouts Council GDIlU.SCOUTS GRm. SCOU1rS Page 3 Project V. O. T.E. Newsbulletin .-£!-.,.. ....... #.$*+-.... p.;:::: i ~ Faulk Hawks Soar Above the Rest USing actual Shoup Lever Voting Machines, stu­ school. Although there were mixed feelings about the dents at Faulk Middle School got acquainted with the possibility of school uniforms, more voters were in favor electoral process and put democracy in motion when they of not adopting a dress code. elected a new student council president last September. Many students voted during lunch breaks. Others Brownsville I.S.D. became a charter site for Project took time out from their social studies classes throughout V.O.T.E. this year, and already students are exercising the day to vote on September 15th. According to Leal, no their right to vote. Mr. Martin Leal, social studies depart­ student was denied the right to vote. Of the 998 students ment for Faulk Middle School, coordinated the election enrolled at Faulk, 909 voters turned out to cast a ballot on activities. Under his direction, seventh grade gifted and election day. talented students transformed their school into a polling place for a day. Last year, the students conducted a similar mock election using paper ballots. It took hours to count the Cameron County Elections Administrator Amalia ballots and tally the results. Thanks to the voting ma­ Cano loaned the voting machines and booths to Faulk, chines, this year students were able to learn the results in created ballots, and swore in the clerks several days before a matter of minutes. Martin Leal hopes the mock election the election. The entire election process was conducted by will continue to be a tradition at Faulk Middle School, students who served as machine officials, runners, election building confidence, and giving future voters an opportu­ judges, and election clerks. The honor students were nity to have hands-on exposure to the democratic process. graded on how well the election was conducted. Mr. Leal would like to thank all the students, Special attention was given to detail. Inside the teachers and staff of Faulk Middle School, and acknowl­ polling place were four voting booths, complete with edge the following people for their contribution to the curtains, which provided privacy and added a realistic mock election's success: touch. Election officials wore badges, distance markers Mr. Bill Gutierrez, Principal were placed outside the entrance, and instructions were Mr. Rey Arteaga, Assistant Principal posted inside the booths. Runners informed classes when Mrs. Alice Puckett, Assistant Principal it was their turn to vote. Clerks were on hand to assist fellow students with the equipment, and direct voters to the Mrs. Domitila Davila, Instructional Facilitator Ms. Deborah Bycznski, Student Council Sponsor voting booths. The election judges and additional clerks qualified the voters, and had each student sign their name Honorable Gilberto Hinojosa, Cameron County Judge Amalia Cano, Cameron County Election Administrator in the appropriate place on the combination form. Irma Chapa, KGBT Ch. 4 news On the ballot were seven candidates for student Marcial Guajardo, Brownsville Herald council president and one proposition. Proposition No. I Luis Hinojosa, KBSD Ch. 21 news asked students to vote "For" or "Against" adopting a dress behalf of the Secretary of State's Office, thank code which would require students to wear uniforms to On you Faulk Hawks for your participation in the democratic process and in Project V.O.T.E.! Page 4 Project V. O. T.E. Newsbulletin Election Results - March 12, 1996 ~~--------------------------------------------------~ REPUBLICAN PRIMARY Race Name Votes % Race Name Votes % PresidentNice President U.S. Represent.tive District 14 Patrick J. "Pat" Buchanan ......................... 217,974 21.4% Jim Deats ................................................. 8,466 24.4% Bob Dole .................................................. 567,164 55.6% Greg Laughlin·Incumbent ......................... 14.777 42.5% Steve Forbes ............................................. 130,938 12.8% RonP.ul ................................................... 11.112 32.0% U.S. Sen.tor U.S. Represent.tive District 15 Phil Granun·Incumbent ............................. 838,339 85.0% Jose A1iseda ............................................. 3.453 31.0% Henry C. (Hank) Grover ........................... 72,400 7.3% Tom H.ughey ........................................... 7.697 69.0% David YOWlg ........... , ................................ 75,463 7.7% U.S. Represent.tive District 16 U.S. Repre5cntative District 1 Dick Bowen .............................................. 5.225 38.5% Dennis Boerner ......................................... 6,386 29.5% Rick Ledesma ........................................... 8,329 61.5% Hamp Hodges ........................................... 5,150 23.8% Ed Merritt ................................................ 10,133 46.8% U.S. Represent.tive District