GlendatheGayWitch

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[–] GlendatheGayWitch 12 points 4 months ago

Not when a political party who loses when voter turnout is high is allowed to make rules around registering to vote.

[–] GlendatheGayWitch 2 points 4 months ago

Maybe M. Night Shamalan is directing

[–] GlendatheGayWitch 2 points 4 months ago

That's more than Hillary and Biden needed to win the state in their respective elections.

[–] GlendatheGayWitch 5 points 4 months ago

I was hoping you'd be able to find it.

Maybe you can contact your county registrar and see what happened. The deadline for voter registration for the presidential election was October 7. Maybe there's something that can be done.

[–] GlendatheGayWitch 17 points 4 months ago (3 children)

That doesn't look like the site specifically for TX. Not sure if there might be something that could cause another site to report an error.

Double check at

www.votetexas.gov

You'll need to enter your TDL (Texas Driver's License Number) and date of birth after clicking the "Am I Registered?" button

[–] GlendatheGayWitch 3 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I was surprised to learn that there are still states where you can only vote one day. California and Texas have allowed early voting for over 40 years and it's so easy to vote. Texas even passed a law requiring polls to be open at least 9 hours the first week of voting and at least 12 hours the second week and final day of voting. I've only waited in line twice and the longest I've waited was 10 minutes.

[–] GlendatheGayWitch 9 points 4 months ago

Kind if reminds me of the scene in The Truman Show when they talk about the cereal to the hidden camera.

[–] GlendatheGayWitch 2 points 4 months ago

I thought they were banned to prevent free food and thus discouraged homeless people.

[–] GlendatheGayWitch 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Idk why people procrastinate and go the last day. Texas was the first state to allow early voting in person(1980). It's been around long enought that everyone should know about it. The people I've talked to who don't vote just come up with excuses about not voting and the voter apathy is really strong here. The idea that your vote doesn't count also needs to go away, TX has been very close to turning blue for a while. In 2016, Hillary needed only 5% more of the registered voters to win TX, in 2020 Biden needed less than 4%. In fast in 2020, Biden won more votes in TX than NY and Trump won more votes in CA than TX. We are so close, people just need to look up their local polling place and get there. Some are even open on the weekends.

Edit: I've only waited in line once to vote, because I always vote in the first 2 weeks of voting and that was for less than 10 minutes. The long line excuse only works on the final day to vote with everyone procrastinating. The polls are typically open the same hours during the second week of voting as the last day, so there isn't really any special reason to go on the last day.

[–] GlendatheGayWitch 5 points 4 months ago

Only for certain people. However we were the first state to have early in-person voting!

[–] GlendatheGayWitch 9 points 4 months ago

Hillary only needed 5% more of the registered voters to win in 2016. Biden needed less than 4%. We just need people to turn out.

In 2020, Biden received more votes in TX than NY and Trump received more votes in CA than TX.

[–] GlendatheGayWitch 47 points 4 months ago (3 children)

www.votetexas.gov has everything you need for the election. You can register to vote, check your voter registration, check your polling locations and hours, and see the important dates. Voter registration must be received by Oct 7.

Polls open Oct 21-Nov 1, with a final day to vote on Nov 5. Polls will be open at least 9 hours the first week and at least 12 hours the second week and final voting day. Go in the first 2 weeks and there won't be a long line! I've never waited more than 10 minutes when voting the first two weeks.

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