Nov 3rd, 2009 - Houston Chronicle
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Today's election ballot is loaded with critical questions: Who will be Houston's next mayor? Is a constitutional amendment warranted to guarantee public access to Texas beaches? Should state money be used to create more Tier 1 universities?
But despite the weightiness of issues, area voters - at least initially - responded with a big ho-hum.
Blessed with a optimum election day weather, voters trickled to the polls - a possible confirmation of pundits' predictions that only 25 percent of registered voters would turn out for the off-year election.
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