Rick Perry signed in June provides no additional Hispanic or "opportunity" districts, generally defined as having a majority of voting-age Hispanics, say critics, including civil-rights groups, the Hispanic and black caucuses of the Texas state House and the Texas Democratic Party. ❋ Jess Bravin (2011)
The Census Bureau's American Community Survey shows that the percentage of non-citizens among the voting-age population has decreased from 8.6% in 2006 to 8.3% in 2010. ❋ Michael P. McDonald (2010)
Our conclusion that the proper benchmark for measuring proportionality is citizen voting-age population is consistent with the caselaw. ❋ Unknown (2010)
A survey by the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU law school shows that only 66 percent of voting-age women with ready access to any proof of citizenship have a document with their current legal name. ❋ Debbie Hines (2011)
Only 65% of voting-age Americans voted in the 2008 Pres. election, and that was a record. ❋ Unknown (2010)
There is nothing more frustrating to me about our citizenry than the fact that almost half of our eligible voting-age population does not vote. ❋ Rob Diamond (2010)
We think that citizen voting-age population is the basis for determining equality of voting power that best comports with the policy of the statute. ❋ Unknown (2010)
With that in mind, the time has come to release the 2010 voting-age and voting-eligible population estimates. ❋ Michael P. McDonald (2010)
Hispanics also represented more than half the growth share of the voting-age population in Texas and California. ❋ Unknown (2011)
Solidly Republican Texas could become more fertile Democratic territory as younger voters and Hispanic immigrants move into the voting-age population. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Up until now, lawmakers' proposals to cut the entitlement programs have met resistance from older Americans, including those 45 and older, who now make up a majority of the voting-age population. ❋ Unknown (2011)
The San Antonio court also created a new district, one in which the majority of the voting-age public is in a minority group, in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. ❋ Ana Campoy (2011)
The picture changes, however, if voting-age, or citizen voting-age, population is used as the benchmark for determining proportional equality of voting power. ❋ Unknown (2010)
It is true that some cases, including one of our own, use voting-age population rather than citizen voting-age population. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Whites have 44 percent of the voting-age population, blacks 36 percent, and Latinos 17 percent. ❋ Unknown (2010)
