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DFW

(60,464 posts) Tue Feb 24, 2026, 07:43 PM Feb 24

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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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Well, that's one way to keep people from voting in the primary [View all] DFW Feb 24 OP

I'm voting in person from now on Tribetime Feb 24 #1

I voted by mail once... and I loved it! slightlv Feb 24 #4

I've been voting by mail since 2020 here in Michigan.... Jack Valentino Feb 24 #12

Same. ananda Feb 24 #14

Thank you for fighting back. Nt spooky3 Feb 24 #2

Assuming of course that your ballot would get delivered. progressoid Feb 24 #3

Since they take photos of your mail before delivery... MaeScott Feb 24 #5

Texas Secretary of State... BaileyBill Feb 24 #6

Can you vote with a provisional ballot? Envirogal Feb 24 #7

When I lived in California, PatSeg Feb 24 #8

I get an application for a ballot iemanja Feb 24 #10

Do they automatically send you the application? PatSeg Feb 24 #13

Yes, if you've voted absentee before. iemanja Feb 25 #16

That is fairly similar to how California works PatSeg Feb 25 #22

I was caged in TX myself iemanja Feb 24 #9

I always get a vote by mail ticket.. I then physically go down to the Elections Office and physically hand it in... mitch96 Feb 24 #11

I would if it were possible DFW Feb 25 #18

I have always wondered why the overseas voter tally is a non-topic. peacebuzzard Feb 24 #15

We Americans Abroad are a convenient group to ignore. DFW Feb 25 #19

That is a huge number. 5-9 million. The overseas US troop vote at one time peacebuzzard Feb 25 #20

My number didn't even include the military DFW Feb 25 #21

And politics has become a circus because of this... peacebuzzard Feb 26 #26

I think that decision haunted O'Connor to her grave DFW Feb 26 #27

The SAVE Act is designed to hurt American living abroad LetMyPeopleVote Feb 25 #24

Republicans are not all complete idiots DFW Feb 25 #25

Yeah, Texas is just about dead last in helping citizens vote. summer_in_TX Feb 25 #17

Thanks for the reminder Saoirse9 Feb 25 #23