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Hoyt

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26. Fine. You discourage everyone from voting. I prefer to educate them so their vote counts.

Mon Feb 28, 2022, 12:19 PM

Feb 2022

The law is not going to change in next few months. So the only option is to educate people, unless you want to just give up.

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Nearly 40% rejection rate of mail in ballots in Texas! We need to stop authoritarians in America !! [View all] uponit7771 Feb 2022 OP

I kept saying that GOTV on its own wasn't enough. gab13by13 Feb 2022 #1

+1, MANY MANY people on DU have said this and were called "doom and gloomers". You CAN NOT uponit7771 Feb 2022 #6

People are Shocked Shocked at the warnings that brute force voting don't work against uponit7771 Feb 2022 #38

remember pre covid mail in and absentee ballot use was majority republican. bullimiami Feb 2022 #2

Agree Johnny2X2X Feb 2022 #13

Thats wishful thinking TheRealNorth Feb 2022 #19

one thing in our favor here: COunty wide voting aka Voting Centers yellowdogintexas Feb 2022 #54

K&R spanone Feb 2022 #3

I'm sure pdxflyboy Feb 2022 #4

In Tarrant County (Fort Worth) it is most definitely a bi-partisan board. yellowdogintexas Feb 2022 #48

I stand corrected, pdxflyboy Mar 2022 #57

Hopefully most of the 40% voters are repugs. lark Feb 2022 #5

I wish, the rejections are coming from Urban areas. The TX SoS sent out different ballots to ... uponit7771 Feb 2022 #8

Aren't these ballots for primaries? I'd expect them to be different. Hoyt Feb 2022 #18

yes. Everyone puts their party preference on the APPLICATION, yellowdogintexas Feb 2022 #35

Do they contact people? Tree Lady Feb 2022 #14

Depends on the county. lark Feb 2022 #15

Per our local elections board, voters were supposed to be contacted yellowdogintexas Feb 2022 #44

How can we borrow courage from Ukraine to stop Putin/GOP autocracy here in the US? Irish_Dem Feb 2022 #7

We ***MUST*** ... ***MUST*** borrow UKR message mechanics. I've been screaming about uponit7771 Feb 2022 #9

If we don't, Putin is successful in his invasion of the US via the GOP. Irish_Dem Feb 2022 #10

Yep, looks like UK wants to expose Tory ties to Putler ... they're sick of it uponit7771 Feb 2022 #12

We should be sick of it too. Irish_Dem Feb 2022 #20

+1, someone mentioned Pelosi should prose a non biden resolution against Russia and see who uponit7771 Feb 2022 #21

Can we fight as hard to save our democracy as Ukraine? Irish_Dem Feb 2022 #24

Yes, if we can keep from being lulled to sleep as "doomers and gloomers" when we warn that uponit7771 Feb 2022 #34

Biden is using CIA tactics against Putin now. Irish_Dem Feb 2022 #47

+1, I think people are lulled to sleep that the GQP can be gotten around with brute force voting ... uponit7771 Feb 2022 #49

Putin's GOP is obtaining control of the voting system. Irish_Dem Feb 2022 #50

don't forget the impact of the new redistricting maps yellowdogintexas Feb 2022 #55

We need massive protests against the supreme court. This is on them. BComplex Feb 2022 #11

PAXTON saved Texas for Drumpf by blocking mail-in ballots applications UTUSN Feb 2022 #16

Paxton is such a dipstick. These rules were not in effect in 2020. yellowdogintexas Feb 2022 #39

I should have said "in *related* " topics, not appearing to conflate with the current shenanigans. UTUSN Feb 2022 #56

Right now, we need to do a better job of educating voters to put a few numbers on their ballot. Hoyt Feb 2022 #17

No one can remember what number they used 2 years ago ... come on. It's not just a "few numbers" uponit7771 Feb 2022 #22

Then, put every number you have on there. I don't believe Democrats are as stupid as some think. Hoyt Feb 2022 #23

WTF ?!?! PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WARNING OF THIS FOR OVER A YEAR !! You can ***NOT*** brute ... uponit7771 Feb 2022 #25

Fine. You discourage everyone from voting. I prefer to educate them so their vote counts. Hoyt Feb 2022 #26

Fuck that bullshit, warning people of what's coming is not "discouraging" to vote its making sure uponit7771 Feb 2022 #27

It's simple, as explained here. Could do without the Texas drawl, though. Hoyt Feb 2022 #29

You seriously posted a YT vid with 531 views ?! There are millions of voters in TX who need to see uponit7771 Feb 2022 #42

I swear, I don't think you are paying attention. It is on the state election website. And every Hoyt Feb 2022 #45

wow Hoyt, did you not know it was past the deadline for mail in corrections already? uponit7771 Feb 2022 #46

Then, if you want to vote in the 2022 primary, better get to the polls. Hoyt Feb 2022 #52

+1, I think this has to be the message now uponit7771 Feb 2022 #53

our elections office encouraged voters to put both the DL number and the last 4 of SSN yellowdogintexas Feb 2022 #28

Exactly. It's not that hard. Hoyt Feb 2022 #30

Or true, no one has verified if two numbers on one registration is work either in TX. Come on keep uponit7771 Feb 2022 #32

Watch this and tell me it's just too difficult for Democrats. Hoyt Feb 2022 #33

WOW !!! So the avg primary voter in Sugarland TX has watched this and heed to it? What about uponit7771 Feb 2022 #36

Christ, that's what local Democratic organizations are for-- educating voters. Hoyt Feb 2022 #37

You're right & there's what 13 million of them in every TX county hunh ?! We WARNED people this was uponit7771 Feb 2022 #40

"I don't know how other counties are handling all these nuances." That's the point of the GQP ... uponit7771 Feb 2022 #31

I think they do not realize there is a very strong possibility of shooting themselves in the foot yellowdogintexas Feb 2022 #41

True, but they are counting on a ratio to win and there's no one overseeing Paxton's in place ... uponit7771 Feb 2022 #43

Why were they rejected? dumbcat Feb 2022 #51