Go vote early!
Wow, it's been a while since I've had time to post. I've got a bit of a breather today, sitting at campaign headquarters, and I'm thinking about voting.
Texas is not the most progressive state on voting rights. We have an awful history of discrimination against people of color. You have to register weeks before Election Day. First-time voters have to show ID. Etc, etc.
But we're getting better. And there are a few things we do right. Voting rights are restored to felons who've paid their debt to society. Seniors, the disabled, those who are in jail but are still eligible to vote, and people who will be out of the country can vote by mail.
And my favorite by far is Early Voting. Voting should be as easy as possible, and EV is all about making it easy. For nearly two weeks leading up to Election Day, including a Saturday and a Sunday, you can vote at your local grocery store, the mall, or the library - places you go in your daily life. I think this is great in large part because it's really respectful of working people and busy parents for whom business hours on Tuesday are just not feasible. Love it.
Early Voting starts this Monday, October 23, and extends till the following Friday, November 3. So you've got no excuse. Check out your local candidates, and then get thee to a polling place!
Info for...
* Austin and Travis County
* Dallas County
* El Paso
* Fort Worth and Tarrant County
* Houston and Harris County
* San Antonio and Bexar County