complaining about lines to vote in california is particularly rich considering California was allowing ALL voters to vote by mail, for free (ie no postage), with no excuse required to be eligible.
https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/vote-mail/
You don't even have to have it arrive before election day. As long as it is postmarked on election day, it can arrive a week later and still be counted (which is why the CA totals won't be finalized for a while).
Texas on the other hand definitely is republican fuckery around closing off ballot access through fewer polling locations, etc.
Texas lets rather few people vote by mail:
https://www.sos.texas.gov/elections/voter/reqabbm.shtml
(note - largest category here by far is the old people, who are more likely to vote republican. Hardly providing ballot access to everyone equally here!)
https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/vote-mail/
You don't even have to have it arrive before election day. As long as it is postmarked on election day, it can arrive a week later and still be counted (which is why the CA totals won't be finalized for a while).
Texas on the other hand definitely is republican fuckery around closing off ballot access through fewer polling locations, etc.
Texas lets rather few people vote by mail:
https://www.sos.texas.gov/elections/voter/reqabbm.shtml
(note - largest category here by far is the old people, who are more likely to vote republican. Hardly providing ballot access to everyone equally here!)
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