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[News Clip: Dallas commissioners]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a story about the Dallas County Commissioners calling for an election to decide the future of the Dallas County School Superintendent's Office.
Date: March 24, 1969, 11:00 p.m.
Duration: 45 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Stern]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: March 23, 1994, 5:00 p.m.
Duration: 44 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Speeches]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: 1994
Duration: 1 minute 06 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Bushwatch]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: October 26, 1994, 10:00 p.m.
Duration: 41 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Election Results]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: 1994
Duration: 50 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Bush]

Description: B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: 1994
Duration: 1 minute 01 second
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Elections: States, Territories, and the District Are Taking a Range of Important Steps to Manage Their Varied Voting System Environments

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Our Nation's overall election system depends on all levels of government and the interplay of people, processes, and technology, which includes the voting systems that are used during an election. GAO has previously reported on issues and challenges associated with ensuring that voting systems are secure and reliable. The states, territories, and the District of Columbia (District) each play a pivotal r… more
Date: September 25, 2008
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Elections: Federal Program for Certifying Voting Systems Needs to Be Further Defined, Fully Implemented, and Expanded

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The 2002 Help America Vote Act (HAVA) created the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) and, among other things, assigned the commission responsibility for testing and certifying voting systems. In view of concerns about voting systems and the important role EAC plays in certifying them, GAO was asked to determine whether EAC has (1) defined an effective approach to testing and certifying voting systems,… more
Date: September 16, 2008
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Elections: Views of Selected Local Election Officials on Managing Voter Registration and Ensuring Eligible Citizens Can Vote

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "GAO's past work and the work of others has shown that challenges processing voter registration applications and maintaining voter registration lists can result in individuals arriving at polls on Election Day to find they were not listed as registered. GAO surveyed local election officials in 14 jurisdictions in 7 states (AZ, CA, MI, NY, TX, VA, and WI) to obtain their views on managing voter registrati… more
Date: September 27, 2005
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Elections: Federal Programs for Accrediting Laboratories That Test Voting Systems Need to Be Better Defined and Implemented

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The 2002 Help America Vote Act (HAVA) created the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) and assigned both it and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) responsibilities for accrediting laboratories that test voting systems. NIST assesses a laboratory's technical qualifications and makes recommendations to EAC, which makes a final accreditation decision. In view of the continuing concer… more
Date: September 9, 2008
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Elections: Views on Implementing Federal Elections on a Weekend

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "For the 2010 general election, 35 states and the District provided voters at least one alternative to casting their ballot on Election Day through in-person early voting, no-excuse absentee voting, or voting by mail. Specifically, 33 states and the District provided in-person early voting, 29 states and the District provided no-excuse absentee voting, and 2 states provided voting by mail to all or most … more
Date: January 12, 2012
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Elections: Issues Affecting Military and Overseas Absentee Voters

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The extent and quality of federal voter assistance for military personnel and overseas citizens varied considerably during the November 2000 election. The Department of Defense (DOD) has developed some useful information tools, but many overseas military personnel were unaware of them. Moreover, the military services did not always comply with DOD requirements to appoint and train Voting Assistance Officers, brief … more
Date: May 9, 2001
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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[News Script: Texans for Nixon]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a "Texans for Nixon" event in Dallas, where three hundred people showed their support for Presidential hopeful Richard Nixon.
Date: August 11, 1960
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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["Wariness and Optimism Vie as Gays View New President" article, January 26, 2001]

Description: An article written by Elizabeth Becker for the New York Times about the acknowledgement of the Republican Unity Coalition and inclusion of gay and lesbian people in ceremonies. The piece also speaks about the opinions of the new president George W. Bush and vice president Dick Cheney.
Date: January 26, 2001
Creator: Becker, Elizabeth
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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["Gay Republicans protest convention treatment" article]

Description: An article from The Dallas Morning News written by Todd J. Gillman. The piece covers the rally held by the Log Cabin Republicans of Texas protesting their unfair treatment from Republican Convention leaders as well as from spokesman Robert Black, who likened the group to the KKK.
Date: June 1998
Creator: Gillman, Todd J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Republican Unity Coalition press release, October]

Description: A press release from the Republican Unity Coalition stating that they will not be endorsing any candidate in the Presidential elections. They cite Bush's recent statements about amending the U.S. Constitution on the basis of same-sex marriage and state that it is a state's decision not a federal decision. At the top is contact information for Gene Lawson, Executive Director of RUC.
Date: 2004-10~
Creator: Republican Unity Coalition
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: District 8 Discount]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about a Dallas election. In this footage, unidentified men and women discuss the election results. This story aired at 6:00 P.M.
Date: April 25, 1985
Duration: 42 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Elections: Perspectives on Activities and Challenges Across the Nation

Description: A chapter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Events surrounding the 2000 presidential election raised concerns about the reliability of various types of voting equipment, the role of election officials, the disqualification of absentee ballots, and the accuracy of vote counts and recounts. As a result, public officials and various interest groups have proposed reforms to address perceived shortcomings. This report discusses: (1) voter registration; (2) … more
Date: October 15, 2001
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Elections: Voting Assistance to Military and Overseas Citizens Should Be Improved

Description: A chapter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The narrow margin of victory in the 2000 presidential election aroused concern about the reliability of voting machines; the training of polling place workers; and the extent to which local jurisdictions accepted ballots from members of the military, their dependents, or citizens living abroad. The Federal Voting Assistance program developed several useful tools for voters and Voting Assistance Officers, but … more
Date: September 4, 2001
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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[News Script: AFL-CIO Administrative Control]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) President Hank Brown saying he expects a vote at the state convention in Corpus Christi will settle the struggle for administrative control of the organization.
Date: July 2, 1969
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Election Wrap Judge]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: January 4, 1990, 6:00 p.m.
Duration: 39 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Absentee]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: November 9, 1988, 5:00 p.m.
Duration: 52 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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