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    Harris County Clerk Stan Stanart met with leaders of several local and national voter engagement organizations to discuss his office's role in elections and answer their questions. Stanart provided information on voting options like absentee, early, and Election Day voting as well as the process of counting votes and procedures to ensure accuracy and integrity. Due to redistricting, some voters would have to vote in a different location than usual for the November 6 election. Stanart emphasized following state and federal laws and the importance of dialogue to dispel myths about the voting process.

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    Harris County Clerk Stan Stanart met with leaders of several local and national voter engagement organizations to discuss his office's role in elections and answer their questions. Stanart provided information on voting options like absentee, early, and Election Day voting as well as the process of counting votes and procedures to ensure accuracy and integrity. Due to redistricting, some voters would have to vote in a different location than usual for the November 6 election. Stanart emphasized following state and federal laws and the importance of dialogue to dispel myths about the voting process.

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    2012 08 09 Community Meeting

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    Harris County Clerk Stan Stanart met with leaders of several local and national voter engagement organizations to discuss his office's role in elections and answer their questions. Stanart provided information on voting options like absentee, early, and Election Day voting as well as the process of counting votes and procedures to ensure accuracy and integrity. Due to redistricting, some voters would have to vote in a different location than usual for the November 6 election. Stanart emphasized following state and federal laws and the importance of dialogue to dispel myths about the voting process.

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    STAN STANART

    COUNTY CLERK
    Recording the Major Events of Your Life For Immediate Release August 9, 2012 Contact: Hector de Leon 713.539.0114, 713.274.9560 or hdeleon@cco.hctx.net

    County Clerk Stanart Ensures Every Voter has the Right to Vote
    Meets with Community Organizations to Educate them on Election Process
    Houston, TX On August 8, 2012, Harris County Clerk Stan Stanart met with the leaders of several local and national voter engagement organizations to discuss his office's role in the elections process. My office is open to support organizations that are providing eligible voters the timely and accurate information needed to vote. I take that job very seriously," said Stanart. Organizations present at the meeting included Project Vote, Texas League of Young Voters Education Fund, Mi Familia Vota, NAACP, NALEO Education Fund, and Advancement Project. The County Clerk, along with Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector Don Sumners, answered questions about voter registration and volunteer deputy voter registrar training. Stanart provided information on Harris County's Absentee, Early Voting, and Election Day voting. The process of how elections are conducted in Harris County per Texas Election Code and Texas Secretary of State procedures were reviewed. In addition, Clerk Stanart reviewed the process of counting votes and many of the procedures that ensure every eligible voters vote is accurately counted as well as the procedures to safeguard the integrity of the election. County Clerk Stanart emphasized that due to the 2010 Census and redistricting that some voters would have to vote in a different location than they are accustomed to voting for the November 6, 2012 Election. I encourage everyone for the Presidential Election to Vote Early and go to www.HarrisVotes.com for the latest information about voting in Harris County. The County Clerk emphasized that his office follows Texas state and U.S. federal laws while conducting elections in Harris County. After a successful meeting, Stanart concluded, "We were able to answer all of their questions and then some. I believe dialogue with voter advocates is important because it helps dispel the myths and exaggerations circulated by the uninformed. For more information, please visit www.harrisvotes.com or contact the Harris County Clerks Office at 713.755.6965.

    ### 1001 Preston, 4th Floor P.O. Box 1148 Houston, TX 77251-1148 713.274.9550 www.cclerk.hctx.net

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