Texas' urban counties have a new plan to boost voter participation after the state's 2021 crackdowns. This time, Bexar County is getting in on it.
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“We send each potential voter in your universe customized persuasive messaging and state-specific instructions,” the company’s website says. When people receive that information along with the prefilled form and envelope, it says, “this combination of materials has proven to maximize returns.
Bexar County Commissioner Grant Moody , the court’s lone Republican, pulled the item for discussion at Tuesday’s meeting and cast the sole “no” vote. Two other local GOP activists also signed up to speak against the idea. In Bexar County, CGS has already identified 250,000 potential targets based on its public data compilation — which it estimates is about 75% of all the eligible unregistered voters in the county.
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