[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 47 (Thursday, March 9, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12508-12509]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-5593]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Office of the Secretary


Estimates of the Voting Age Population for 1999

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, 1999, 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 441a(e), I hereby give notice that the estimates of the voting 
age population for July 1, 1999, 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, 1999
                             [In thousands]
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                                                              Population
                            Area                                18 and
                                                                 over
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United States...............................................    202,491
Alabama.....................................................      3,304
Alaska......................................................        423
Arizona.....................................................      3,444
Arkansas....................................................      1,891
California..................................................     24,222

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Colorado....................................................      2,991
Connecticut.................................................      2,454
Delaware....................................................        571
District of Columbia........................................        424
Florida.....................................................     11,541
Georgia.....................................................      5,731
Hawaii......................................................        896
Idaho.......................................................        901
Illinois....................................................      8,947
Indiana.....................................................      4,414
Iowa........................................................      2,150
Kansas......................................................      1,955
Kentucky....................................................      2,995
Louisiana...................................................      3,182
Maine.......................................................        963
Maryland....................................................      3,862
Massachusetts...............................................      4,707
Michigan....................................................      7,303
Minnesota...................................................      3,504
Mississippi.................................................      2,016
Missouri....................................................      4,069
Montana.....................................................        659
Nebraska....................................................      1,222
Nevada......................................................      1,318
New Hampshire...............................................        897
New Jersey..................................................      6,140
New Mexico..................................................      1,244
New York....................................................     13,756
North Carolina..............................................      5,710
North Dakota................................................        474
Ohio........................................................      8,413
Oklahoma....................................................      2,476
Oregon......................................................      2,489
Pennsylvania................................................      9,141
Rhode Island................................................        750
South Carolina..............................................      2,930
South Dakota................................................        535
Tennessee...................................................      4,143
Texas.......................................................     14,325
Utah........................................................      1,422
Vermont.....................................................        454
Virginia....................................................      5,208
Washington..................................................      4,270
West Virginia...............................................      1,403
Wisconsin...................................................      3,902
Wyoming.....................................................        353
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    I have certified these counts to the Federal Election Commission.

    Dated: February 28, 2000.
William M. Daley,
Secretary, Department of Commerce.
[FR Doc. 00-5593 Filed 3-9-00; 8:45 am]
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