Absentee Ballot ???

[RogerFGay]

I recently recieved an absentee ballot to vote on proposed constitutional amendments in Texas - so obviously I'm still registered to vote there. How do I get an absentee ballot to vote in the Republican primary?

[spiderman]

Try the Texas voting authorities at this site.

http://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/pamphlets/largepamp.shtml

Good luck

[Naturalized-Texan]

I recently recieved an absentee ballot to vote on proposed constitutional amendments in Texas - so obviously I'm still registered to vote there. How do I get an absentee ballot to vote in the Republican primary?
The Republican Primary isn't until next year. You can get an absentee ballot about a month prior to that election.

[Faithful_Servant]

You wouldn't have to ask for an absentee ballot if Texas would do the intelligent thing and go to Vote by Mail like we do here in Oregon. It's cheaper, easier, creates an easily verfied paper-trail and enfranchises people who would otherwise be unable to vote. A nationwide VBM requirement could also eliminate exit polls by not allowing any election results to be released until all votes were in, tallied and confirmed. Make the day after Thanksgiving the day the results are released to the public and make any leaking of the results a criminal offence punishable by a mandatory $25,000 fine.

[Naturalized-Texan]

Texas does have voting by mail for senior citizens. We get applications for mail-in ballots prior to every election. We've never taken advantage, preferring to vote in the early voting that takes place for about 2 weeks prior to the election.

[Longhorn_Platinum]

:unsmile: I prefer voting early to voting absentee. One thing we learned from the 2000 post-election mess is that absentee ballots aren't counted unless they would affect the outcome. Even then, the demonic rats will try to circumvent counting them, if there's a chance they'll break heavily for the Republican candidate. Although that latter possibility wouldn't apply to a primary.

[Eagle1]

make sure you dont have to request one for each election, some states will hose you on that

[Naturalized-Texan]

:unsmile: I prefer voting early to voting absentee. One thing we learned from the 2000 post-election mess is that absentee ballots aren't counted unless they would affect the outcome. Even then, the demonic rats will try to circumvent counting them, if there's a chance they'll break heavily for the Republican candidate. Although that latter possibility wouldn't apply to a primary.
AlGore successfully prevented the counting of 2,400 legal military absentee ballots in Florida in 2000. It's a sure bet that Bush would have received more than 1,600 of those.

[RogerFGay]

I'm not a senior citizen yet, just old enough to join AARP. The trip from Sweden to take advantage of early voting would be a bit costly. Although I've never actually witnessed anyone counting my vote, I guess it gets counted.

Anyone from Texas? What's the deal with all these proposed constitutional amendments? They all look like ordinary legislation issues - not constitutional issues. On that basis, it seems like I should be against all of them, no matter what the details.

[RogerFGay]

You wouldn't have to ask for an absentee ballot if Texas would do the intelligent thing and go to Vote by Mail like we do here in Oregon. It's cheaper, easier, creates an easily verfied paper-trail and enfranchises people who would otherwise be unable to vote. A nationwide VBM requirement could also eliminate exit polls by not allowing any election results to be released until all votes were in, tallied and confirmed. Make the day after Thanksgiving the day the results are released to the public and make any leaking of the results a criminal offence punishable by a mandatory $25,000 fine.

I don't really follow. Using an absentee ballot is voting by mail. Exit polls - that's a different subject. They don't allow that sort of thing in Sweden; but then, Sweden has a different constitution, etc. I wouldn't trade American rights for the Swedish version. I'm for re-instating the Bill of Rights in the US; not burying the ashes now that Congress has burnt it to a crisp.

[Faithful_Servant]

I don't really follow. Using an absentee ballot is voting by mail. Exit polls - that's a different subject. They don't allow that sort of thing in Sweden; but then, Sweden has a different constitution, etc. I wouldn't trade American rights for the Swedish version. I'm for re-instating the Bill of Rights in the US; not burying the ashes now that Congress has burnt it to a crisp.Except that the default here is to get your ballot in the mail. You can still vote at the courthouse if you want, but if you're a registered voter, you automatically get your ballot in the mail and then get to vote at your leisure. We don't have the cost of paying as many election workers, ballot collectors, etc. VBW is far and away the best way to execute an election. Call your state election people and start demanding VBM today.