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127,000 drive-thru votes will be allowed in Harris County, TX
Posted on 11/2/20 at 2:36 pm
Posted on 11/2/20 at 2:36 pm
Just heard on CNN, no link yet.
Texas Supreme Court said they would be allowed, case then brought to federal court, ruling today was from federal court.
Case can still be appealed.
ETA:
https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/02/politics/texas-houston-republican-drive-thru-ballot/index.html
Texas Supreme Court said they would be allowed, case then brought to federal court, ruling today was from federal court.
Case can still be appealed.
ETA:
https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/02/politics/texas-houston-republican-drive-thru-ballot/index.html
quote:
A federal judge in Texas rejected a GOP-led challenge Monday seeking to invalidate nearly 127,000 drive-thru ballots cast in the Democratic-leaning Houston area.
The lawsuit is a major last-minute challenge to voting rules in closely watched states ahead of the election, in which some officials have made special accommodations amid the coronavirus pandemic. An appeal is possible.
Throughout the hearing, Hanen appeared to grapple with the idea that nearly 127,000 people had already voted in the drive-thru polling centers and whether, if he invalided the process, they would be able to vote on Election Day.
This post was edited on 11/2/20 at 2:38 pm
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Posted on 11/2/20 at 2:37 pm to Mickey Goldmill
Whats the argument against these counting? I haven't heard the pros or cons yet....
Posted on 11/2/20 at 2:37 pm to Mickey Goldmill
Duh
Posted on 11/2/20 at 2:37 pm to Mickey Goldmill
I have no real issue with this. So long as "legit" votes. I am not upset at things being done slightly wonkily given 2020 and shite.
Posted on 11/2/20 at 2:37 pm to Mickey Goldmill
Assuming those break 70-30 for Biden, Trump will only win Texas by 1.5M now.
Posted on 11/2/20 at 2:37 pm to TheHumanTornado
quote:
Whats the argument against these counting?
They're from largely blue Houston.
Posted on 11/2/20 at 2:38 pm to Drew Orleans
quote:
Whats the argument against these counting? I haven't heard the pros or cons yet....
The argument was that the State Constitution allowed for this ONLY for handicapped voters. Because of "2020", they allowed others to use the method.
Posted on 11/2/20 at 2:38 pm to Mickey Goldmill
What was the argument against it, just seems like another early vote method.
Do not panic people, those 127,000 would have probably voted anyways. Texas does 3 weeks of early voting.
Do not panic people, those 127,000 would have probably voted anyways. Texas does 3 weeks of early voting.
Posted on 11/2/20 at 2:39 pm to Mickey Goldmill
It’s okay we want them to shoot their entire wad so we know what we need in 2022 and 2024
No reason to worry about Tejas this year
No reason to worry about Tejas this year
Posted on 11/2/20 at 2:40 pm to Drew Orleans
quote:
Whats the argument against these counting?
quote:
U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen was set to hear an emergency bid at 10:30 a.m. local time (16:30 GMT) by a Republican state legislator and others who accuse Harris County Clerk Chris Hollins, a Democrat, of exceeding his constitutional authority by allowing drive-through voting as an alternative during the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted on 11/2/20 at 2:41 pm to BlackHelicopterPilot
quote:
The argument was that the State Constitution allowed for this ONLY for handicapped voters. Because of "2020", they allowed others to use the method.
While it was a BS call, I do not think they should waste time fighting it. This is not a net 127,000 vote jump for the D party. As long as they do not suspect fraud, let it go.
Posted on 11/2/20 at 2:43 pm to Mickey Goldmill
quote:
127,000 drive-thru votes will be allowed in Harris County, TX
Thank god
This lawsuit is disgraceful. It's vote suppression. I'm yet to hear who these people are pushing for this, but they should put their faces out there to be shamed publicly. They're doing it for one reason: scared tx will turn blue.
Posted on 11/2/20 at 2:47 pm to Haydo
The issues in the case have been out there for months, so to wait to file until the early voting period is a strategy.
This post was edited on 11/2/20 at 2:48 pm
Posted on 11/2/20 at 2:47 pm to Drew Orleans
quote:
Whats the argument against these counting?
There have been issues with people in Harris county fraudulently casting ballots. There was a picture posted of a polling window with a stack of driver's licenses sitting on the desk and they were handing them to people and having them vote using those IDs.
Posted on 11/2/20 at 2:48 pm to Mickey Goldmill
So long as the voters identities are verified, I don't see the big deal in allowing drive thru votes.
Posted on 11/2/20 at 2:50 pm to Indefatigable
I'm curious how it works though. Do you drive up to a kiosk? Or do you fill out on paper?
Posted on 11/2/20 at 2:52 pm to Nado Jenkins83
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Or do you fill out on paper?
My Mother in law filled out a paper ballot at a drive through location in Missouri.
Posted on 11/2/20 at 2:53 pm to BlackHelicopterPilot
quote:
I have no real issue with this. So long as "legit" votes. I am not upset at things being done slightly wonkily given 2020 and shite.
I agree. It seems to be a pretty bad look for Texas R's to try this. It'd be one thing if people were allowed to cast ballots in some unverified manner, but I believe restrictions to only allow this for handicapped were put in place because of the resources required and wait times. I don't see how drive thru voting would be significantly less secure than walk-up voting.
This post was edited on 11/2/20 at 2:57 pm
Posted on 11/2/20 at 3:00 pm to Haydo
For those clowns downvoting me: please explain why you side with the snakes pushing to have these votes thrown out?
My sister voted at one of these locations, it's legit. You still have to show your ID just like any other location. Odds are most of these votes are for Biden. Aside from that obvious, why do you want them thrown out?
This is an awful look by labeling the suit as being backed by GOP people. It's another bullet people can use in their ammunition of saying R's and Trump will lie, steal, and cheat.
My sister voted at one of these locations, it's legit. You still have to show your ID just like any other location. Odds are most of these votes are for Biden. Aside from that obvious, why do you want them thrown out?
This is an awful look by labeling the suit as being backed by GOP people. It's another bullet people can use in their ammunition of saying R's and Trump will lie, steal, and cheat.
Posted on 11/2/20 at 3:03 pm to the808bass
I will never vote that way. Just my opinion its retarded.
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