[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 66 (Wednesday, April 7, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16898-16899]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-8723]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Office of the Secretary


Estimates of the Voting Age Population for 1998

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Commerce.

ACTION: General Notice Announcing Population Estimates.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the voting age population estimates, as 
of July 1, 1998, for each state and the District of Columbia. We are 
giving this notice in accordance with the 1976 amendment to the Federal 
Election Campaign Act, Title 2, United States Code, Section 441a(e).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John F. Long, Chief, Population 
Division, Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce, Room 2011, 
Federal Building 3, Washington, DC 20233, telephone 301-457-2071.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the requirements of the 1976 amendment 
to the Federal Election Campaign Act, Title 2, United States Code, 
Section

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441a(e), I hereby give notice that the estimates of the voting age 
population for July 1, 1998, for each state and the District of 
Columbia are as shown in the following table.

 Estimate of the Population of Voting Age for Each State and District of
                         Columbia: July 1, 1998
                             [In thousands]
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                                                             Population
                           Area                              18 and over
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    United States.........................................       200,426
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Alabama...................................................         3,268
Alaska....................................................           422
Arizona...................................................         3,405
Arkansas..................................................         1,885
California................................................        23,755
Colorado..................................................         2,930
Connecticut...............................................         2,483
Delaware..................................................           565
District of Columbia......................................           420
Florida...................................................        11,376
Georgia...................................................         5,620
Hawaii....................................................           895
Idaho.....................................................           878
Illinois..................................................         8,858
Indiana...................................................         4,382
Iowa......................................................         2,140
Kansas....................................................         1,932
Kentucky..................................................         2,948
Louisiana.................................................         3,178
Maine.....................................................           953
Maryland..................................................         3,848
Massachusetts.............................................         4,689
Michigan..................................................         7,266
Minnesota.................................................         3,466
Mississippi...............................................         1,995
Missouri..................................................         4,032
Montana...................................................           656
Nebraska..................................................         1,217
Nevada....................................................         1,280
New Hampshire.............................................           886
New Jersey................................................         6,125
New Mexico................................................         1,233
New York..................................................        13,673
North Carolina............................................         5,627
North Dakota..............................................           476
Ohio......................................................         8,365
Oklahoma..................................................         2,467
Oregon....................................................         2,457
Pennsylvania..............................................         9,142
Rhode Island..............................................           751
South Carolina............................................         2,877
South Dakota..............................................           537
Tennessee.................................................         4,099
Texas.....................................................        14,130
Utah......................................................         1,398
Vermont...................................................           450
Virginia..................................................         5,147
Washington................................................         4,217
West Virginia.............................................         1,407
Wisconsin.................................................         3,872
Wyoming...................................................           352
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    I have certified these counts to the Federal Election Commission.

    Dated: March 31, 1999.
William M. Daley,
Secretary, Department of Commerce.
[FR Doc. 99-8723 Filed 4-6-99; 8:45 am]
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