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COMPLAINT AND APPLICATION FOR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number 0542-14386818). No Summons requested at this time, filed by Latinos for Trump. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - List of State Governors and Secretaries of State, #2 Exhibit 2 - Cain Declaration 20210118, #3 Exhibit 3 - Global Risk Analysis: Special Report, #4 Exhibit 4-1, #5 Exhibit 4-2, #6 Exhibit 4-3, #7 Exhibit 4-4, #8 Exhibit 4-5, #9 Exhibit 4-6, #10 Exhibit 4-7, #11 Exhibit 4-8, #12 Exhibit 4-9, #13 Exhibit 4-10, #14 Exhibit 4-11, #15 Exhibit 4-12, #16 Exhibit 4-13, #17 Exhibit 4-14, #18 Exhibit 4-15, #19 Exhibit 4-16, #20 Exhibit 4-17, #21 Exhibit 4-18, #22 Exhibit 4-19, #23 Exhibit 4-20, #24 Exhibit 4-21, #25 Exhibit 4-22, #26 Exhibit 4-23, #27 Exhibit 4-24, #28 Exhibit 4-25)(Davis, Paul)

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Vote All the Way Down the Ballot 
Now that straight-ticket voting is not an option, how should we talk about voting? 

Most Texas voters will cast their first ballot 
non-straight-ticket voting on November 3, 
2020. 

Slogans 

Vote all the way down the ballot 

Good Democrats vote for all Democrats 

Save our state, vote our Democratic slate 

This fall, vote them all 

This fall, vote Dem all 

Grab some friends, vote for Dems 

Toplines 

Focus on voting and completing their ballot 
Don't get caught up in educating voters that there is no straight-ticket voting. Instead, 
stress the importance of voting for Democrats in every single race. Stress that it is not only 
our duty to vote, we must also complete our ballot.  

Promote MyTexasVotes.com  
Texans can learn more about voting, find their polling place, print their Democratic ballot, 
register to vote, report any challenges while voting, and so much more at 
MyTexasVotes.com -- our online hub for expanding and protecting the vote. We must 
amplify efforts to reach voters who may be unfamiliar with their voting options. Encourage 
Texans to make their voting plan.  

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Encourage voters who can vote by mail to vote by mail 
Remind voters that voting is easy. Promote voting early. While we know losing 
straight-ticket voting will impact voting lines, stay away from language that might make a 
voter stay home because they don’t want to wait. We want voters to be excited about 
voting. “​We’re going to have a record turnout in 2020 and turn Texas Blue! Good 
Democrats get their ballot at home, take their time to mark all the Democrats from 
President to the Courthouse, and mail it in long before voting in person begins. Good 
Democrats don’t take a place in line or in a polling booth that could be occupied by a 
casual voter who won’t wait!” 

Remember Voters already -- ​and frequently​ -- vote without straight-ticket  
33% of Texas voters did not use straight-ticket in 2018. Primary and primary runoffs do not 
have a straight-ticket option. Local, nonpartisan elections do not have a straight-ticket 
option. Most voters who have moved to Texas from another state never had straight-ticket 
voting. Focus on voting and why voting for Democrats is important. 

The straight-ticket voting option does not necessarily affect ballot drop-off.  
People drop off the ballot for various reasons. Example: In 2018, there was 2.5% dropoff and 
in 2014, there was a 19.5% dropoff. Both years had straight-ticket voting.  

​Be Positive 
It’s our job to talk with them about voting all the way down the ballot, our Democratic 
values, and their voting options. We expect record-breaking turnout in 2020. It’s important 
to start conversations now and get people invested in our movement. 

New Voting Experience 

New Machines 
A significant number of counties (and all of the biggest counties expect Harris) will have 
new touch screen and paper trail machines. Voting a complete ballot on these machines 
will be much quicker than using machines with dials. It’s faster to vote, faster to review and 
make corrections (no paging back through the entire ballot). 

Solutions 

Strong Voter Expansion and Protection Programs 
The Texas Democratic Party is committed to expanding and protecting the vote through 
several programs: registering voters; maintaining MyTexasVotes.com, our voter information 
hub; helping hundreds of thousands of Democrats vote by mail; and launching our biggest 
voter protection effort ever. 

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Texas Democrats will meet this opportunity with big organizing on the ground — chasing 
voter registration forms sent to new Texas residents, knocking on the doors of Texans who 
need to get registered, partnering with organizations doing high school and college 
campus organizing, and developing and fostering a culture of registration amongst Texas 
residents across the state. 

In 2020, we will send more than 1,500,000 vote-by-mail applications to help increase the 
Texas vote — more than ever before. The Texas Democratic Party runs the most 
comprehensive, Democratic, statewide vote-by-mail program for seniors and disabled 
voters. In partnership with county parties and Democratic campaigns, over the past three 
cycles, the Texas Democratic Party has nearly tripled the number of Democratic votes by 
mail. 

On January 1st, 2020 we’ll go live with a year-round hotline to answer any voter’s question 
and triage any voter suppression attempt during the primary and the November election. 

We’re teaming up with Democratic lawyers and allies to file lawsuits to block voter 
suppression or intimidations as they happen. And every occasion of voter suppression or 
intimidation will be noted and filed away for future legal challenges and court cases around 
redistricting. 

Promote MyTexasVotes.com  
MyTexasVotes.com is our one-stop voter information hub for Texas Democrats.  

Over 200,000 people visited our one-stop voter information hub for Texas Democrats. Our 
website MyTexasVotes.com does what Texas Republicans have made incredibly difficult for 
voters — helping Texans easily find their polling place, when their polling place is open, 
important information on registering to vote, how to vote by mail, what they need for voter 
ID, and more. Our polling place locator is available in five languages: English, Spanish, 
Vietnamese, Chinese, and Hindi. 

Local policy changes 
The Texas Democratic Party is the lead advocacy group of proactive voter protection 
legislation. We are proud to partner with county elections, county commissioners, and 
county judges to make voting less burdensome. 

By the numbers 

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33% of Texas voters did not use straight-ticket in 2018. 

In 2018, among so-called “swing” (non-straight-ticket) voters, the Republican 
candidate for U.S. Senator did worse than among straight-ticket voters. 

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In 2018, there was 2.5% dropoff and in 2014, there was a 19.5% dropoff. Both years had 
straight-ticket voting.  

Good reads​ 

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Straight-ticket voting study by CPPP and ACC: 
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1r9-vCKwWZkBOAhFT4u-kcwxiyAZ_o0SC/view 
National Conference of State Legislatures: 
http://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/straight-ticket-voting.aspx 
ACC Reports: ​https://sites.austincc.edu/cppps/publications/ 
Effects of STV on incomplete ballots in state Supreme Court races: 
https://www.polisci.pitt.edu/sites/default/files/Electoral%20Studies%20Article.pdf 
More than 30 percent of voters fail to complete their ballots. Don't be one of them: 
https://www.vox.com/the-big-idea/2016/11/7/13553496/down-ballot-vote-local-election
s-informed-voter 

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