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DFW

(59,991 posts)
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 06:43 PM Tuesday

Well, that's one way to keep people from voting in the primary [View all]

I got a notice today that I had to make a special application to vote absentee in the Texas primary. I called up the Dallas County voting office, who told me I was too late to get an absentee ballot to vote in the primary.

At least I KNOW when the November election is, and I will go down there in person when I am there in August if I have to.

Way back when, Dallas used to send overseas voters their absentee ballots automatically. I guess that has gone out the tenth story window along with Russian dissidents.

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I'm voting in person from now on Tribetime Tuesday #1
I voted by mail once... and I loved it! slightlv Tuesday #4
I've been voting by mail since 2020 here in Michigan.... Jack Valentino Tuesday #12
Same. ananda Tuesday #14
Thank you for fighting back. Nt spooky3 Tuesday #2
Assuming of course that your ballot would get delivered. progressoid Tuesday #3
Since they take photos of your mail before delivery... MaeScott Tuesday #5
Texas Secretary of State... BaileyBill Tuesday #6
Can you vote with a provisional ballot? Envirogal Tuesday #7
When I lived in California, PatSeg Tuesday #8
I get an application for a ballot iemanja Tuesday #10
Do they automatically send you the application? PatSeg Tuesday #13
Yes, if you've voted absentee before. iemanja Tuesday #16
That is fairly similar to how California works PatSeg 15 hrs ago #22
I was caged in TX myself iemanja Tuesday #9
I always get a vote by mail ticket.. I then physically go down to the Elections Office and physically hand it in... mitch96 Tuesday #11
I would if it were possible DFW 20 hrs ago #18
I have always wondered why the overseas voter tally is a non-topic. peacebuzzard Tuesday #15
We Americans Abroad are a convenient group to ignore. DFW 20 hrs ago #19
That is a huge number. 5-9 million. The overseas US troop vote at one time peacebuzzard 17 hrs ago #20
My number didn't even include the military DFW 16 hrs ago #21
The SAVE Act is designed to hurt American living abroad LetMyPeopleVote 9 hrs ago #24
Republicans are not all complete idiots DFW 7 hrs ago #25
Yeah, Texas is just about dead last in helping citizens vote. summer_in_TX 23 hrs ago #17
Thanks for the reminder Saoirse9 14 hrs ago #23
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