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Black voter turnout highest since 1968
T w o - lh ir d s o f v o tin g -a g e B la c k )
sa id th e y r e g is te r e d a n d 5 6 p e rc e n t
a n d 8 o v e r 1 9 7 6 ; th e tu r n o u t w as 5
to 59 percent.
voted fo r President in 1984 T h erefo re
points higher th an in 1980 an d 7 over
T h e W h ile re g is tra tio n in 1984 was
cautio n should be used in in terp retin g
reported casting ballots in last N o v e m
1976. Y o u n g B la c k s u n d e r 25 m a d e
7 0 p e rc e n t, o r I p o in t h ig h e r th a n in
s m a ll d iffe r e n c e s in th e p e rc en tag e s
ber's presidential election, according to
die most dram atic gains, increasing 12
both 1980 and 1976. T h e W h ite voter
a s u rv e y b y th e C o m m e r c e D e p a r t
p e rcentage p o in ts o v e r 1980 in reg is
turnout o f 61 percent showed no change
reported vo tin g an d registering am on g
d iffe r e n t p o p u la tio n g ro u p s a n d b e
m ent's Census B ureau.
tra tio n an d 10 in tu rn o u t, b o th highs
fro m 1980
H isp anic tu rn o u t was 33 percent in
tween d iffe re n t election years.
unce the voting age was lowered to 18
years
1984, n o t s ta tis tic a lly d iffe r e n t fr o m
ject to sa m p lin g v a ria b ility and errors
o f response.
T h e B lack vo ter registratio n rate o f
6 6 p e rc e n t m a tc h e d p r e v io u s h ig h s
In 1 9 8 0 , th e u n d e r-2 5 B la c k
recorded in I96X and I ¥72. and lb . ac
registration was 4 1 .3 percent an d tu rn
1980. But the 1984 rate uses to 4 8 per
tual tu rn o u t was the highest since I ‘.168,
out 30.1.
cent w h en in e lig ib le n o n -c itir e n s a re
w h en 58 p e rc e n t r e p o rte d v o tin g
to ta l o f 1 2 .2 m illio n B lac ks re p o rte d
tion rose 6 percentage points over 1980
being registered a n d 10.5 m illio n said
to 6 6 p e rc e n t a n d in th e N o r t h a n d
weeks a fte r the N o v e m b e r 6 ele ctio n .
(G P O S to c k N o . 0 0 3 0 0 1 9 0 7 9 6 8 ) ,
they voted in 1984 co m p ared w ith a 9 8
West com bined, it went up fro m 61 to
T h e percentages and num bers o f peo
are a v a ila b le fo r 1 1 .0 0 e a c h p re p a id
in th e E le c t io n o f N o v e m b e r . 1 9 8 4
T h is s u rv e y w as c o n d u c te d tw o
67 percent. Black voter tu rn o u t in the
ple reported as voting are considerably
fr o m th e S u p e r in t e n d e n t o f D o c u
South rose fro m 48 to 53 percent. F o r
higher than the o ffic ia l counts to date,
m e n ts , U .S . G o v e r n m e n t
percentage po ints higher th an in 1980
the rest o f the co un try it grew fro m 53
w h ich in d ica te th at 93 m illio n p eop le
O ffic e , W a s h in g t o n . D .C
P r in tin g
20402.
Lottery retail applications now available
14125, S alem , O R 97309.
R o b ert W . S m ith to d ay announced
ta ile rs o f O r e g o n S ta te L o tte r y " i n
stant g a m e " tickets are no w av ailab le.
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M o n d a y S un day Z O a y t a W e a k
p r o v a l a n d b e a w a r d e d c o n tr a c ts .
the premises.
S m ith e x p la in e d th a t n e a r ly a n y
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(A d v a n c e R e p o r t ) . P 2 0 , N o . 3 9 7
T h e 1 9 8 4 r e g is tr a tio n r a le w as 6
th a t a p p lic a tio n s fo r p ro s p e c tiv e r e
S m it h sa id s u cce ssfu l lic k e t sales
S m ith said a p p lic a tio n s w o u ld be re
es tab lish ed business in O re g o n c o u ld
o u tle ts h a ve in c lu d e d s u p e rm a rk e ts ,
tu rn e d fo r ; in c o m p le te in fo r m a tio n ;
q u a lify as a retailer as long as it meets
c o n v e n ie n c e s to re s , fo o d a n d d r in k
fa ilu re to enclose J25 processing fees;
T h e ap p lic atio n packets co ntain form s
" th e legal requirem ents that restrict or
es tab lish m en ts, state liq u o r an d d ru g
in d ic a tio n o f fe lo n y o r g a m b lin g -
3117 NE Union
fo r p e rs o n a l a n d c o m p a n y in f o r m a
p ro h ib it persons co nvicted o f a felon y
and variety stores.
related o ffen se co n victio n ; an d fa ilu re
Located maid« the Q ing ^braed BookhouM
tio n , instructions an d a contract.
o f a g a m b lin g -r e la t e d o ffe n s e fr o m
S m ith said several hu nd red a p p lic a
to sign contract or other form s. S m ith
S m ith sa id a p p lic a tio n s m a y be
acting as a retail ag en t.” H e noted that
tions w o u ld be m ailed in the next few
a d d e d th a t th e g o a l is to e s ta b lis h a
o b ta in e d at m ost D e p a rtm e n t o f M o
all ap p lic a n ts w ill be subject to b a c k
days in response to inquiries, altho ugh
b r o a d base a v a ila b ilit y f o r (h e p u r
to r V e h ic le s o f fic e s t h r o u g h o u t th e
g r o u n d ch e c k s b y th e L o t t e r y ’ s se
not a ll w o u ld necessarily receive a p -
chase o f lo ttery tickets.
s ta te b y F e b r u a r y 2 1 , 19 85 a n d at
c u r it y d iv is io n . S u c h c h eck s w ill be
th e o f f ic e o f th e O r e g o n S la te L o t
m ade in to a c o m p a n y ’s past Financial
te ry, 27 67 22 n d S treet S .E ., in S alem .
a n d c r e d it p e r f o r m a n c e ; a n o w n e r -
T h e y also m ay be o b ta in e d by w ritin g
o p e r a to r ’ s c r im in a l h is to ry ; a f i r m ’s
to the O reg o n State L o tte ry , P .O . Box
integrity and re p u ta tio n w ith in a c o m
a
Erenchbreid» • C o rn ro w t
B ox/Spider Bralda • Extensiont
C o p ies o f P o rin g a n d R e g is tra tio n
In th e S o u th , B la c k v o te r re g is tra
m illion an d 8 .3 m illio n in 1980
y
A s in a ll surveys, the d a ta are sub
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excluded.
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