Section 5 Changes by Type and Year
- Totals
- Annual Totals -- 2010s
- Annual Totals -- 2000s
- Annual Totals -- 1990s
- Annual Totals -- 1980s
- Annual Totals -- 1970s
- Annual Totals -- 1960s
| TYPE | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | TOTALS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redistricting | 26 | 22 | 943 | 991 |
| Annexation | 2,331 | 501 | 2,604 | 5,436 |
| Polling Place | 2,832 | 552 | 3,089 | 6,473 |
| Precinct | 1,335 | 266 | 1,800 | 3,401 |
| Reregistration or
Voter Purge |
3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Incorporation | 118 | 30 | 97 | 245 |
| Bilingual Procedures | 101 | 18 | 292 | 411 |
| Method of Election | 498 | 123 | 1,081 | 1,702 |
| Form of Government | 64 | 11 | 48 | 123 |
| Consolidation or
Division of Political Units |
66 | 10 | 99 | 175 |
| Special Election | 1,469 | 408 | 1,325 | 3,202 | >
| Voting Methods | 429 | 145 | 508 | 1,082 |
| Candidate Qualifications | 123 | 250 | 238 | 611 |
| Voter Registration Procedures | 230 | 45 | 397 | 672 |
| Miscellaneous | 6,123 | 1,549 | 5,623 | 13,295 |
| Election Law | *** | *** | *** | |
| Not Within the Scope
of Section 5 |
*** | *** | *** |
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