Texas Dems - How do I vote? RE: Prop 12

[Trek234]

Hi all,

Can anyone in Texas tell me how to go about voting against Prop 12? How do I find out where I need to go to vote against this?

Thanks!

[efhmc]

1. Are you registered to vote? Look on your voter's registration card for

your precinct. You do know that early voting is finished?(I think it ended yesterday.) Anyway, use that info on your precinct to do a web search or call your Dem. county Chair or call the courthouse or check the local paper to get the location for voting. If you tell me your presinct and county, I'll do it for you. We need all the anti-12 votes we can get.

[Trek234]

9. Thanks for the help!

I've PMed it to you.

I've never voted before except in the 2002 elections, and that was at an alternate location because of major flooding at the time.

[efhmc]

18. I can't reply since it says you do not receive private e-mails. I need the

county where the precinct is located.

[Trek234]

20. Sorry

Feel free to post the location here.

It's Harris county.

[efhmc]

21. I figured it was a biggie with that number. I 'm going to work on it now.

[efhmc]

24. Everything seems to be closed for the day, but here are two numbers

that should work tomorrow after 8 AM: 713 755 6411 or 4983. Also, if you have a neighbor that you can ask, that would be a quick way to get the answer. The Chronicle will list the voting location on Sept. 13th, in case all else fails.

[Trek234]

26. Awesome!

Thank you very much! :)

[efhmc]

27. I am always happy to help a Dem. voter.

[0007]

12. ck. your mail box

thanx

[cjbuchanan]

2. Look here

You can look around on-line here http://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/index.shtml

or you may phone the Elections Division toll-free at 1-800-252-VOTE(8683)

Get the vote out against Prop 12

[goobergunch]

3. What's Prop 12?

Inquiring out-of-state minds want to know!

[Yupster]

7. Allows the legislature to limit

non-economic damages in lawsuits.

[goobergunch]

10. Looks bad.

I concur: :thumbsdown:

[GoodSpud]

4. Go to your normal polling place Saturday 09-13-03

Early voting is over so it will work just like a general election.

If you have time talk to folks about it. It is a truly horrible ammendment.

Supporter and opposer info is available at http://www.texansagainstprop12.com/

Info on other props is available at:
http://www.austinchronicle.com/issues/dispatch/2003-09-05/pols_feature6.html

TDPR

[meg]

5. Prop 12 is a proposed amendment to the Texas constitution

See
http://www.tdw.org/CurrentLegislatureNews.html#props

http://www.tdw.org/ReadySetVote.html

[Yupster]

6. It's a hard one

Insurance companies versus personal injury lawyers.

I don't like either one of them.

I think I've decided to vote yes just because of a personal experience I had, but there aren't any good guys in my opinion here.

[cjbuchanan]

8. Please vote no

I do not know your personal experience, but allowing the state legislature to decide how much a person or company would have to pay for medical or other mistakes is a bad idea.

Again, I do not know your story, but I ask you to vote no.

By the way, I am not a lawyer, so this is not personal for me.

[GoodSpud]

11. It isn't just the insurance companies...

The language of Prop 12 would apply to ALL product liability suits. It is poorly written and poorly thought out.


TDPR

[sham]

13. I'm voting no.

"The constitutional amendment concerning civil lawsuits against doctors and health care providers, and other actions, authorizing the legislature to determine limitations on non-economic damages."

That means that caps could also be applied to all civil suits, not just medical suits. No way in hell will I vote for that.

And if that doesn't sway you, consider that that asshat Rick Perry has been on TV and travelling all over the state campaigning for this amendment. Anythiing that fascist supports is probably something Dems want to oppose.

[GoodSpud]

15. Also supported by....

{Partial list)
ExxonMobile
TX Hospital Association
TXU Corp
SBC Communication
Time Warner
The TX Medical Association

Opposed by (Partial List):
AARP
AFL-CIO
American Civil Liberties Union, Texas
American G.I. Forum of Texas
Common Cause Texas
League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), Texas
MADD
People for the American Way
Sierra Club
Texas Eagle Forum
Texas Federation of Teachers
Texas NAACP
Texas Public Citizen
The Gray Panthers
The Older Women’s League
UFW
and pretty much every Police and Fire organization in the state.

Vote no.

TDPR

[efhmc]

16. My husband was killed in a car accident, totally not his fault. Even

with the help of a great attorney (who is now a Travis county judge, Dem., of course)the company was able to hide their assets and intimate that if they had to pay, they would go out of business and we would get nothing. We settled for the insurance and little else. Their business is still going strong. With a amendment like this in place, we would have zippo in place and we would have lost our family business because the main person running it was dead and we would have nothing to help get through that hard time.

[Ilsa]

14. The doctors and Insurance companies are all for it.

They both stand to make/save money by limiting awards. I wouldn't mind limiting doctor's awards because as people, they tend to not have the same cavalier attitude about their patients as hospitals. But hospitals, medical equipment companies, etc, can be awfully cold hearted in comparing costs to lives.

And another thing that bothers me is that they can assign your economic value as they perceive it, so injury to a disabled child, or older nonworking woman may not have much in the way of punitive (and therefore discouraging malpractice) payment.

[Imalittleteapot]

25. Voting no.

If the insurance companies are for it, then I'm against it.
The doctors claim that enormous court settlements have driven up their malpractice insurance premiums. Do they really expect their premiums to be reduced if Prop 12 passes? Rather than target patients and the legal profession, they should be after the insurance companies.

[lindashaw]

17. I voted early and voted no...

but probably for a wrong reason. I just kept getting mail from Rick Perry wanting me to vote Yes. Hmmm...oh well, I would still vote no.

[efhmc]

19. Also already voted. I really think it is not going to pass but I've been

wrong before. Hope not.

[indigo11153]

22. Voting no!

I am voting no on all the props.

[sugarcookie]

23. A "No" vote here

I will be voting against Prop 12. I live in Brazoria County and we get our local news from Harris County. They have been airing a commercial about a girl who lost her legs in a car accident that is very eye opening. Has any one else seen it?