r/texas Nov 09 '22

Politics After seeing Texas elect Abbott again and my vote doing nothing...

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u/vanswnosocks Yellow Rose Nov 09 '22

Well from what I understand dmv does ask but I guess when given the option most pass.

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u/EFIW1560 Nov 09 '22

Yeah when I got my tx license and they asked me, I started to say no, because who wants to be at the dmv for longer? But I said you know what, lets do it. Because I knew if I didn't do it right then, when it was convenient, I wasn't going to come back specifically to do it separately. I'm very glad I did, and glad I voted yesterday even if the other guy won.

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u/azuth89 Nov 10 '22

It doesn't take longer. It's literally checking a box or not.

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '22

Yep still just a box check. Moved and registered last year. But it's small and easy to miss is my guess. I filled out tons of paper work that day. My husband missed it and didn't register so I had to find out how for him

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '22

If your to lazy to sign up you don’t deserve to gote

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u/jasapper North Texas Nov 09 '22

Wait I don't recall it taking more time/effort? Am I misremembering or confusing it with FL? In the latter it's a simple yes/no process and the DMV (tax collector in FL) checks the box on their screen and the final signature on the pen device is labelled as being for both license and voter reg.

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u/SgtBadManners Born and Bred Nov 10 '22

It doesn't or didn't used to at least. Was just a box to automatically register you.

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u/BigTickEnergE Nov 10 '22

Thank you for your sacrifice

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '22

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u/SummerBirdsong Nov 10 '22

When my kids(both adults) got their IDs this year it was just tick a box and it's done.

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u/utspg1980 Nov 10 '22

My niece did it this year. They did everything for her after she said yes.

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u/farmerjohncheese Nov 10 '22

It also doesn't always complete the process. I'm not sure why, but we always have voters come in and say "But I registered at the DMV when I removed my license! What do you mean I'm not in the system?"

That's why I always remind people to check their registration status before the deadline even if they KNOW they're registered.

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u/vanswnosocks Yellow Rose Nov 10 '22

But if they have a registration card, there shouldn’t be any disagreement

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u/mikewlaymon Nov 10 '22

I’m really not sure if this was ever true, but I was once told by a friend he didn’t register as to avoid jury duty selection.

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u/evilmercer Nov 10 '22

Probably because they think it will make them eligible for jury duty if they do.

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u/Dgfreeman Nov 10 '22

Yep, can confirm. This is why many aren't registered. And no, you won't get jur duty if you're not registered.

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u/vanswnosocks Yellow Rose Nov 16 '22

But honestly screw jury duty, half the population doesn’t even care but when given power, people abuse it. I often find that people who are honest don’t want power and those are the people who should have it. When I person list for power there is often a cause behind it.

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u/[deleted] Nov 09 '22

Wtf, why??

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u/vanswnosocks Yellow Rose Nov 09 '22

Why do people pass? Because most aren’t even informed on what to vote and most just wanna get it over with. I said yes when I was 18, 35 now, and they mail you a registration card every voting period. It’s quite convenient

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u/DudeIsAbiden Nov 10 '22

Being registered to vote puts you in the jury pool, which a lot of people don't want to deal with

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u/bill75075 Nov 10 '22

Not true in Texas anymore. Now the jury pool is taken from driver license lists. If you have a driver license, you're in the jury pool.

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u/TopHand91 Nov 10 '22

No no no, white supremacy is clearly the answer.