Chaos at the polls in Texas - Just as the repubs planned.

[Liberal In Texas]

Instead of voting anywhere in the county like we normally do, republicants want voters to go to the exact polling place in their precinct.
A necessary change, I supposed, because voting was just so darned easy.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

1. This is a dirty trick by the Dallas and Williamson Republicans by not agreeing to joint primaries

I was on the committee that adopted county wide voting from my county back in 2017. I also testified to the Harris County Commissioners court on the use of county wide voting. In Harris County and most other counties with county wide voting, there are joint primaries. This means that when a voter checks in, they pick one party and the front desk checks them in and they are issued a card/paper ballot that lets them vote in that party's primary. The assholes in the Dallas republican party blocked a joint primary

Link to tweet

Most counties have joint party primaries. This stunt will not work for the general election

[Lonestarblue]

2. We can expect mire such dirty tricks thus Fall, along with outright election interference by Republicans.

They only want white people who support them to be allowed to vote.

[jmbar2]

3. Ex-Houstonian here

I hope the blues sweep the bastards out. They are rotten to the core.

[BComplex]

14. I love your pic of Kamala. She is my president. Actually, she's our elected president.

Trump and Elon and the silicon valley hackers, with help from the russians, stole the election in 2024.

If we don't start fighting like hell, they're going to do it every election cycle.

[calimary]

4. This kind of crap should tell you ALL you EVER need to know about Republicans.

They REALLY AND TRULY, and rather ARDENTLY do not want you to vote. They don’t want you to have the RIGHT to vote. Especially if they’re pretty sure you won’t be voting the way they want or need you to vote.

[BigDemVoter]

9. I absolutely DESPISE Republicans.

[calimary]

10. Yep. Me too.

Can’t help it. Over lots of years and election cycles, I just cannot help what I see, know, have observed, and/or have suspected.

[Cheezoholic]

5. You think we've seen repuke corruption? Just wait if Paxton gets into DC. You'll need a mask to cover the stench n/t

[Cheezoholic]

15. Wow, that was quick!! n/t

[mysteryowl]

6. I think Texas is the worst state for voting.

I don't know of a state worse.

They screw up people on purpose!!

[LetMyPeopleVote]

7. A judge has extended the voting period in Dallas County until 9 p.m. to deal with GOP dirty trick on voting locations

This makes me smile

Link to tweet

[mdbl]

8. And it''s just the primary.

[pat_k]

11. At least a judge ordered the polls in Dallas county to stay open two more hours.

But that doesn't address the problem. The number of lost votes will never been fully quantified, but when there is a long line, at least 1 in 10 who are confronted with the line just go home.

Time is money. Lines and having to take time to hunt for your proper voting location is an intolerable poll tax.


The ONE national reform I would like to see when sane people have the majorities. A Lines = Fines bill. Any jurisdiction that under-allocates resources or otherwise mismanages their elections in such a way that voters are subjected to lines of more than 30 minutes needs to face substantial fines -- fines that cost them a lot more than whatever they may have saved. And with that, there need to be standards for the maximum drive time to a ballot drop box or polling place.

Report from the Texas Democratic Party
https://www.texasdemocrats.org/media/hundreds-of-voters-in-dallas-and-williamson-counties-affected-by-polling-location-confusion

[RainCaster]

12. I hope this screws the Republicans more

Fucking over a voter right as he/she goes to the polls is not a good way to endear yourself to the populace.

[BComplex]

13. I'm in North Carolina. Early voting allows us to go to the central election office.

Once early voting is over and it's the actual election day, we have to go to our precinct to vote.

I'm, however, an 8th generation Texan, and my heart goes out to all of you who are having to put up with what Texas has become under republican rule. It breaks my heart every day to see what has happened to such a great State.

Republicans are great at cheating, lying, grifting and destroying government efficiency. They are really rotten at governing.