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soothsayer

(38,601 posts) Thu Oct 1, 2020, 02:06 PM Oct 2020

Gov. Abbott issues proclamation CLOSING (as of Oct. 2) satellite offices where voters can drop off c

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Tim Murphy
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Harris County is larger than Rhode Island and has 4x more people.

Chuck Lindell
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BREAKING: Gov. Abbott issues proclamation CLOSING (as of Oct. 2) satellite offices where voters can drop off completed mail-in ballots.
Counties can only have 1 dropoff point, he says.
Travis has 4, including 3 downtown.
Harris has 12.

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Gov. Abbott issues proclamation CLOSING (as of Oct. 2) satellite offices where voters can drop off c (Original Post) soothsayer Oct 2020 OP

Trying to suppress the progressive Houston vote, eh Governor? Aristus Oct 2020 #1

Yeah, one location is enough for 4.7 million people dalton99a Oct 2020 #2

Democrats must be doing pretty good in Texass calguy Oct 2020 #3

How can he do this unilaterally? liberalmediaaddict Oct 2020 #4

This will only incite more people to vote all republicans out of office ASAP duforsure Oct 2020 #5

He is literally putting people at greater risk of getting Covid-19 TheRealNorth Oct 2020 #6

Aristus

(72,516 posts)

1. Trying to suppress the progressive Houston vote, eh Governor?

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Thu Oct 1, 2020, 02:08 PM

Oct 2020

dalton99a

(95,251 posts)

2. Yeah, one location is enough for 4.7 million people

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Thu Oct 1, 2020, 02:09 PM

Oct 2020

calguy

(6,168 posts)

3. Democrats must be doing pretty good in Texass

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Thu Oct 1, 2020, 02:10 PM

Oct 2020

If they have to shut down polling locations to slow the surge. The big blue tidal wave will wash them all away.

liberalmediaaddict

(998 posts)

4. How can he do this unilaterally?

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Thu Oct 1, 2020, 02:14 PM

Oct 2020

The Texas Board of Elections and Secretary of State should stop this. A Republican Governor shouldn't be able to interfere in anyway to help a Republican President win re-election.

duforsure

(11,885 posts)

5. This will only incite more people to vote all republicans out of office ASAP

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Thu Oct 1, 2020, 02:28 PM

Oct 2020

Abbott will never win another election, and his actions will make Texas turn blue quicker.

TheRealNorth

(9,647 posts)

6. He is literally putting people at greater risk of getting Covid-19

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Thu Oct 1, 2020, 02:59 PM

Oct 2020

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