My wife was able to vote in Texas this morning

[TexLaProgressive]

Why that extraordinary?
For the past elections we received mail in ballots because of age. The Dishonorable gOV aBBOTT basically did away with that. He also signed into law photo id.

My wife has an expired driver's license which is not approved for voting, yet she was allowed to vote.

I wonder is she'd have gotten a pass if she was she were brown or black?

Yeah, I voted too, but I have a valid id.

[Joinfortmill]

1. Interesting

[txwhitedove]

2. Glad you both voted. Voting by mail-in ballots is still done,

but had to be applied for by October 28th. See, Texas is not so backwards, we just need elect better leaders.

Texas' ballot-by-mail application deadline: Oct 28, 2022

Registered Texas voters may vote by absentee ballot if they meet the specified criteria. Applications can be download online or obtained from your early voting clerk.

[Paladin]

3. My wife and I sent in our TX ballots a few days ago.

No evident problems.

[txwhitedove]

4. Yay! I voted early a week ago. The line was longer than I've

ever seen, but moved fast. My grandkids are out of school today due to voting at the schools.

[Paladin]

6. Glad to hear news of long voting lines.

Hope the big turnout leads to some much-needed changes.

[TexLaProgressive]

5. When we passed 65 we did not have to apply.

The ballots were mailed to us including the Democratic primary ballots. With the new laws it is harder to apply and if I understand correctly we would have to go to the county clerks office to show valid photo ID and do the request.

In the past we never ask for the ballots. It like if you were a senior citizen you got them.

My wife is a functional invalid. It is very difficult for her to get in and out of the car, with a bum knee and hip (different legs).