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[tblue37]

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Paul Begala
@PaulBegala
For those of you not from Texas, Harris County includes Houston, and has more people than 24 states. It will have one drop box.
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Chuck Lindell
@chucklindell
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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.

[Walleye]

1. Republicans are terrified that people will turn out and vote

[Funtatlaguy]

2. What reasoning was GIVEN by the Governor for doing this?

[Stallion]

17. The Real Reason Is that this Will Burden Large Counties and not Inconvenience Small Counties

its easy to drive anywhere in a small rural county while that same trip might be much more time consuming in large counties. They hope people won't bother

[pwb]

3. My postage was 65 cents with no travel.

Very easy and very safe.

[Blue_true]

6. I was adamant against us risking mailing our ballots back.

But with ballots coming to people in September, anyone who doesn’t procrastinate should have their properly completed ballot back to the elections office by mid-October at the latest.

My registrar sent me a mail ballot, even though I had indicated that I would vote in person. The ballot arrived at my home three days after it was sent from the elections office.

[Blue_true]

8. You have to pay postage? Mine had return postage paid. nt

[pwb]

10. Yes. The Ballot requires postage back to the County Board of Elections..

Every state is unique in that regard.

[Blue_true]

12. What state do you live in? nt

[pwb]

13. N Y

It is in my profile.

[Blue_true]

15. That is not prepaid, neither is Florida. nt

[pwb]

16. 65 cents and no worries.

I can track it too. Mailing it tomorrow at the Postal Service window requesting a dated postal meter tape put on while I watch.

[grumpyduck]

4. Time for the courts to get involved.

And for him to go away.

[Blue_true]

9. The Courts will back him.

That is the price that is being paid for the Susan Sarandon, Cornell West, Jill Stein attack on Hillary in 2016 and gullible voters listening to them.

[dalton99a]

5. ONE drop box for 1,777 square miles and 4.713 million people

[LisaL]

20. That's what OH is doing too.

One drop box per county, regardless of the size of the county. Granted our counties aren't as big as 4 million people, but still it's ridiculous.

[NoRoadUntravelled]

27. Yea, it will probably be the size of a regular mailbox, too.

They're so blatant in their voter suppression efforts now. They're not even trying to hide the fact that they're so turned on by the thought of an authoritarian regime instead of a Democratic Republic.

[onecaliberal]

7. Where are the lawyers and the lawsuit.

[Le Roi de Pot]

11. Can this be challenged in court

Unequal access per capita

[mnhtnbb]

22. Rachel just reported a Latino Rights organization is filing

suit.

[Lonestarblue]

24. It can, but we have lots of Republican judges who put party before law.

Abbott gave an excuse of the pandemic, but this decision actually makes things worse. People who could have voted by mail may now be forced to vote in person or wait in long lines to be checked in to drop off a mail ballot. Austin has set aside an entire downtown garage so people can line up to drop off their ballots. This is nothing more than voter suppression. I’m so fed up with these Republicans who think they have a right to be in power forever, regardless of what voters want.

[Indykatie]

14. If I Recall 12 Black Women Won Judicial Races in Harris County in 2018

Beto's coattails delivered these and other wins despite his loss. TX Repubs are hell bent on Harris County not recording that type of outsized win for Democrats in 2020. The GOP has no f**king shame.

[Ferrets are Cool]

18. Something a 3rd world dictator would do.

God Damned Fucker.

[BigmanPigman]

19. The GOP states are doing all they can to

guarentee a tRump win. PA is going to be a fucking mess. So much for Fed laws when the state enablers pull this shit.

[DallasNE]

21. Is That Even Legal?

I presume Texas law is close to what the law is in other states. The operating officer for elections is the Secretary of State. Now he could issue such an order by how can the Governor issue an order like that? I don't see where he has the legal authority to issue that order - and this is why.

[rickyhall]

23. So much for Texas being a battleground state. Fucking Fascists.

[fierywoman]

25. Calling Gov Schwarzenegger !

[BootinUp]

26. wtf these fuckers have no shame. nt