Section 5 Changes by Type and Year
| TYPE | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | TOTALS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redistricting | 163 | 916 | 974 | 512 | 325 | 2,890 |
| Annexation | 4,409 | 2,870 | 2,297 | 2,227 | 3,480 | 15,283 |
| Polling Place | 3,640 | 4,326 | 5,258 | 4,252 | 4,562 | 22,038 |
| Precinct | 1,618 | 3,214 | 5,331 | 3,188 | 2,517 | 15,868 |
| Reregistration or
Voter Purge |
16 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 73 |
| Incorporation | 162 | 115 | 202 | 136 | 98 | 713 |
| Bilingual Procedures | 96 | 103 | 112 | 144 | 91 | 546 |
| Method of Election | 914 | 973 | 1,113 | 1,282 | 738 | 5,020 |
| Form of Government | 211 | 84 | 28 | 20 | 11 | 354 |
| Consolidation or
Division of Political Units |
34 | 91 | 79 | 65 | 25 | 294 |
| Special Election | 1,247 | 946 | 1,286 | 1,269 | 1,152 | 5,900 |
| Voting Methods | 187 | 141 | 134 | 122 | 136 | 720 |
| Candidate Qualifications | 166 | 204 | 223 | 255 | 187 | 1,035 |
| Voter Registration Procedures | 3,076 | 3,554 | 3,294 | 2,050 | 2,568 | 14,542 |
| Miscellaneous | 1,959 | 1,698 | 2,422 | 2,319 | 2,313 | 10,711 |
| Election Law | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 0 |
| Not Within the Scope
of Section 5 |
*** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 0 |
| 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | TOTAL | |
| TOTALS 1990-94 | 17,832 | 19,252 | 22,762 | 17,851 | 18,220 | 95,917 |
| TYPE | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | TOTALS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redistricting | 213 | 116 | 105 | 65 | 67 | 566 |
| Annexation | 3,283 | 3,409 | 3,302 | 3,236 | 3,450 | 16,680 |
| Polling Place | 2,713 | 5,152 | 3,754 | 4,741 | 2,859 | 19,219 |
| Precinct | 1,736 | 2,327 | 3,320 | 1,900 | 1,673 | 10,956 |
| Reregistration or
Voter Purge |
5 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 28 |
| Incorporation | 193 | 119 | 187 | 179 | 197 | 875 |
| Bilingual Procedures | 106 | 97 | 104 | 75 | 69 | 451 |
| Method of Election | 722 | 468 | 541 | 487 | 581 | 2,799 |
| Form of Government | 20 | 28 | 38 | 34 | 45 | 165 |
| Consolidation or
Division of Political Units |
54 | 61 | 55 | 60 | 105 | 335 |
| Special Election | 1,101 | 1,118 | 1,329 | 1,216 | 1,215 | 5,979 |
| Voting Methods | 214 | 260 | 172 | 143 | 188 | 977 |
| Candidate Qualifications | 228 | 147 | 225 | 160 | 209 | 969 |
| Voter Registration Procedures | 1,625 | 1,862 | 466 | 269 | 353 | 4,575 |
| Miscellaneous | 1,936 | 3,427 | 2,246 | 2,256 | 2,614 | 12,479 |
| Election Law | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| Not Within the Scope
of Section 5 |
*** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | TOTAL | |
| TOTALS 1995-1999 | 14,148 | 18,591 | 15,800 | 14,806 | 13,633 | 76,978 |
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