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Pet election aims to demystify voting, teach new voters how the process works
By Abigail Jones at KXAN (NBC Austin) - Local News
· July 1, 2026
· 1 min read
The Wednesday event, which was held at the Manor Community Center, was one of several "Paws to the Polls" mock elections planned ahead of the November election as Get Out The Vote efforts.
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Category: government ·
Published: July 1, 2026 ·
Source: KXAN (NBC Austin) - Local News ·
Reading time: 1 min
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