Texas
Related: About this forumI was "warned" today. IE: Voting
My TX ID has my full middle name. My TX Voter ID has my middle initial. Dude told me: "You get to vote but I'm just warning you, there might be a problem."
Holy fucking hell.
elleng
(130,908 posts)They'll do ANYTHING to keep people from voting!
Skink
(10,122 posts)blogslut
(38,000 posts)There were a bunch of people at the vote center and that's during work hours and after the lunch hour.
blogslut
(38,000 posts)The gave me two "I Voted" stickers. Think I could start a wingnut freakout if I offered them as PROOF they let me vote twice?
SleeplessinSoCal
(9,120 posts)and the count is high, how would we know that votes weren't counted twice?
Melissa G
(10,170 posts)It was a friendly warning (Travis county) and I politely told them if my full middle name on my driver's license instead of my middle initial precluded my voting... well, that was so ridiculous that it was a fight I would welcome!
No, no, I would not be changing my driver's license because some idiot law wanted it exactly to match my signature.
It was too insane a proposition to be pursued. I would not be chased into such insanity by Republican tactics. No. Effing. Way.
blogslut
(38,000 posts)...that if some race comes down to ballot-counting, my vote gets tossed out.
I won't change my ID either but I will make sure to put my full middle name when I renew my voter registration - although I shouldn't have to.
sulphurdunn
(6,891 posts)You know, like if you're wearing blue in one and red in another, or your hair isn't the same. Then what? Truth is, photo ID or any other kind of ID doesn't absolutely prove you are who you say you are. Finger printing, genetic screening and retinal scans can't be far off, and if you don't pass all three you get taken away to an undisclosed location for enhanced interrogation. That should lower voter turnout big time.
Gothmog
(145,256 posts)It is not hard to change your name on the voter registration records to match your id. Out of 176 votes, I had over 30 name changed forms completed which should make the general election easier
C_U_L8R
(45,002 posts)And see if that little problem becomes no problem.
n2doc
(47,953 posts)Problem goes away!
Dont call me Shirley
(10,998 posts)n2doc
(47,953 posts)I wonder how that goes. If I wore a "Gore 2000" button would that be forbidden?
Dont call me Shirley
(10,998 posts)My answer would be no political buttons at all, old, present or future.
Kalidurga
(14,177 posts)But, most likely it's from someone that likes to talk big but runs when confronted.
evemac
(132 posts)How do you remedy the situation? Do you stop and go back and find an appropriate ID that Texas will allow to let you vote that day, or can you come back another day to vote?
This 4th generation Texan is happy to say that I just voted in the election in Colorado and boy is it different. Sorry to know it's so difficult there.
blogslut
(38,000 posts)But as I said upthread, I think that ultimately, if some race comes down to a ballot count, my vote gets thrown out.
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)OldRedneck
(1,397 posts)"Yes, I get to vote and you get to keep all your teeth. Now get the fuck out of my way."
C Moon
(12,213 posts)Gothmog
(145,256 posts)You should be allowed to vote. If not, called the TDP at l 844-TXVOTES where there are attorneys who can answer their questions and help them out.
blogslut
(38,000 posts)But, just the same, being "warned" beforehand pissed me off. I didn't protest too much. I said: "Really?" and "I'm the only person with my name in the entire USA."
Gothmog
(145,256 posts)The TX Sec. of State power point for election judges is okay on this but there will be confusion in this election. Senator Wendy Davis got the substantially similar language added to SB14. Without that language, this election would be a nightmare and I am not sure that there will not be meltdowns along the way. My county has already reported a couple of incidents to the state party
RussBLib
(9,014 posts)from here
Q6: My name on my approved photo ID does not exactly match my name on my voter registration card. Can I still vote?
Election officials will review the ID and if a name is substantially similar to the name on their list of registered voters, you will still be able to vote, but you will also have to submit an affidavit stating that you are the same person on the list of registered voters.
Q7. What does substantially similar mean?
A voters name is considered substantially similar if one or more of the following circumstances applies:
The name on the ID is slightly different from one or more of the name fields on the official list of registered voters.
The name on the voters ID or on list of registered voters is a customary variation of the voters formal name. For example, Bill for William, or Beto for Alberto.
The voters name contains an initial, middle name, or former name that is either not on the official list of registered voters or on the voters ID.
A first name, middle name, former name or initial of the voters name occupies a different field on the presented ID document than it does on the list of registered voters.
In considering whether a name is substantially similar, election officials will also look at whether information on the presented ID matches elements of the voters information on the official list of registered voters such as the voters residence address or date of birth.
It's a mess.
tom_kelly
(960 posts)The old codger said "the address on your license is different from the one on you voter registration." I said okay thanks. He just continued to look at me. Then he showed his partner who told him it doesn't matter what the license says which made this guy look all deflated like he just missed a big bust or something. I should have told him I was voting straight Democrat for more of a reaction.
Hissyspit
(45,788 posts)At least you paid your poll tax.
randys1
(16,286 posts)they are stealing elections, this is not in doubt.
https://twitter.com/DidTheyLetUVote
tweet any info you have about this and we will get it to the DOJ voting rights division...
calimary
(81,267 posts)GREAT info, randys1!!! If I may ...
they are stealing elections, this is not in doubt.
https://twitter.com/DidTheyLetUVote
tweet any info you have about this and we will get it to the DOJ voting rights division...
randys1
(16,286 posts)the more followers we have the more legitimate we are the more the DOJ voting rights folks will pay attention to us when we refer info to them...
https://twitter.com/DidTheyLetUVote
calimary
(81,267 posts)I am pretty fluent in Facebook. But Twitter and the other stuff like Instagram etc just completely escape me.