Daughter and I just early-voted in rural East Texas.

[Laelth]

We could have voted as early as ten days ago, but each time we went by the county’s sole early-voting location the line was long, and we decided to try again later. Today, we were determined, and we got it done.

Our county has about 55,000 residents. It’s comparatively cold and rainy today, so we figured that the line would be short. It was, comparatively. When we lined up, there were only about 40 people ahead of us. Social distancing was not observed in the line. Roughly 50% of the people in line were wearing masks. Social distancing was required inside the actual polling location. Mask use was not enforced. The whole process took 40 minutes.

That’s all I have to report, but it feels good to have registered two more votes for Biden/Harris.



-Laelth

[Hugin]

1. !

[Laelth]

16. Thanks. n/t

-Laelth

[FM123]

2. Yay!

Thank you thank you!!

[Laelth]

3. My pleasure, I assure you. n/t

-Laelth

[Sherman A1]

4. Excellent!

[Laelth]

14. I feel much better. Thank you. n/t

-Laelth

[roamer65]

5. TX is gonna be a squeaker.

I think JOE will win it.

[Laelth]

6. The turnout is incredible.

I dare not hope (too much), but Biden/Harris CAN carry TX if the votes keep coming in, and what we have seen so far is unprecedented.

-Laelth

[SheltieLover]

7. Yaaaaaay!

Ty!

[Laelth]

17. Blue Texas. Who would have thought it possible this cycle?

BUT IT IS. Turnout has been incredible ... unprecedented. I dare not hope, but ...



-Laelth

[SheltieLover]

18. Absolutely!

[Midnight Writer]

8. Thank you for your service to our country.

[Laelth]

15. My pleasure. n/t

-Laelth

[Sogo]

9. Yay!!

I read that Kamala will be coming to Texas this week....

[SWBTATTReg]

10. Congrats! As we all know, every little bit helps and I think we're going to see just how many of...

us are indeed sick and tired of the chaos, the BS, etc. Voting despite the CV is at record levels. trump and all things trump are getting the boom delivered upon them big time. Republicans and all of their tricks to steal our votes or make them worthless are failing miserably.

Congrats and thank you!!!

[LAS14]

11. Be sure to visit the OFFICIAL I VOTED thread.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100214258305

[Laelth]

13. Done. n/t

-Laelth

[LeftInTX]

12. I voted in Bexar County on Oct 15th

It took 12 minutes.

I went to a large quiet vote center. My suburban center had a long line, so I drove in town in search of a spot. I arrived at 3:48 and it took 12 minutes. As I left a long line was forming outside. It seems time of day is a factor!

[Horse with no Name]

19. I voted Saturday in rural East Texas

Small county. I was the only one there at the time but they said there were 102 that day.
Two young ladies about 18-19 were going in as I was leaving.

[Laelth]

20. Your county must be smaller in population.

Daughter and I are in Van Zandt. Never expected to see lines (at all) for early voting, but we have them this year. Strange.



-Laelth

[Horse with no Name]

25. We only have 12,000 in the entire county

We have broken records for early voting.

[BelieveCassandra]

26. Voted (by mail) in Van Zandt County, too!

Also strange in VZ County is the lack of Trump/Republican signs at the early voting location.

[Laelth]

27. Van Zandt doesn't do signs.

Or, so I thought. Many here make their living off of “trade days,” and there’s no incentive to rock the boat by announcing one’s political affiliation. Thus, I hardly saw any political signs in this county before a couple of weeks ago. Then the Biden signs started to appear, and there are a lot of them now—five or six directly across from our early-voting location, and plenty of them along the major thoroughfares. There are few, if any, Trump signs in this VERY red county.

Don’t get me wrong. This is a red county. There’s no way that Biden/Harris will win a majority of the county’s vote, but the turnout has been unprecedented. A large number of Biden/Harris voters are out and proud in this county. Turnout throughout Texas has been inordinately high. If only 40% of Van Zandt county votes for Biden, Biden will win this state.

Blue Texas?



-Laelth

[ffr]

21. TY and stay safe and healthy for the victory you helped inspire

[Laelth]

29. Our pleasure. Same to you. n/t

-Laelth

[smirkymonkey]

22. Good for you and your daughter!

[bigtree]

23. 100% masking in my Md. polling place

...distancing okay, but much to be desired about the maze through the school to get to the voting booths.

[BeckyDem]

24. Wonderful! It feels good to vote early, it lessens the anxiety for me and

my husband too.

[Laelth]

32. The relief is palpable. n/t

-Laelth

[roamer65]

28. Joe and Kamala are heading to TX and GA.

[Demsrule86]

30. Good for you...fingers crossed.

[Laelth]

31. Fingers crossed. Indeed.

Turnout is so high that anything is possible.



-Laelth

[MustLoveBeagles]

33. A big thank you to you and your daughter

[Laelth]

34. Our pleasure. n/t

-Laelth