<div dir="ltr">We all know what the motivation behind the Texas voting restriction law is about. All those damn minorities vote against misogyny, racism, and social benefit. We gotta stop them. Maybe reinstating slavery is our best bet. </div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Sep 12, 2021 at 10:08 AM g crabtree <<a href="mailto:direoutcome@gmail.com">direoutcome@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><i>"One key issue the Texas voting law impacts . . .</i></div><div dir="ltr"><i><br></i></div><div dir="ltr"><i>It terminates absentee voting (mail-in ballots). In other words . . . our troops overseas will not be allowed their basic right to vote."</i></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div>This assertion is in no way correct. From the bastion of conservative truth, CNN...</div><div><br></div><div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:15px;font-family:CNN,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Utkal,sans-serif;font-size:1.2rem;line-height:1.66667;margin-right:0px;color:rgb(38,38,38);background-color:rgb(254,254,254)">Texans who are voting by mail -- those who are over age 65, out of the county on Election Day or have a disability or illness that prevents them from voting in person are eligible -- will now need to provide either their driver's license number or the last four digits of their Social Security number twice: once on their absentee ballot application forms and once on the envelope in which they return their ballots.</div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:15px;font-family:CNN,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Utkal,sans-serif;font-size:1.2rem;line-height:1.66667;margin-right:0px;color:rgb(38,38,38);background-color:rgb(254,254,254)">Those numbers will then be matched against voters' records to confirm they are who they say they are -- a change from the current signature matching process. Those whose votes are at risk of being rejected because of technical errors can make corrections online under the new law. If time is short, counties can notify voters by phone or email that they can cancel their mail-in ballots and vote in person.</div></div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:15px;line-height:1.66667;margin-right:0px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Also, the bill in no way changes the way overseas troops (along with their spouses and eligible dependents) vote. All provisions of the FVAP remain in place including the FPCA. Please see </span><a href="https://www.votetexas.gov/military-overseas-voters/" target="_blank">https://www.votetexas.gov/military-overseas-voters/</a></div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:15px;line-height:1.66667;margin-right:0px"><br></div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:15px;line-height:1.66667;margin-right:0px"><h2 style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(229,27,36);margin:10px 0px;background-color:rgb(245,245,245)">Military and Overseas Voters</h2><p style="margin:0px 0px 8px;font-size:13px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Tahoma,serifSansSerifMonospace,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(245,245,245)">First and foremost, we would like to thank you, the military voters, for your service to our country. To all U.S. citizens overseas, thank you for your interest in your country’s elections while far away. (Federal voting law defines “overseas” as anywhere outside the United States. This includes Canada and Mexico.) Military and overseas voters are welcome to use the regular registration and early voting by mail process (also known as absentee voting) available to all voters away from their home county on Election Day. However, there are also special provisions for you.</p><h2 style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(229,27,36);margin:10px 0px;background-color:rgb(245,245,245)">The process is as easy as ABC:</h2><p style="margin:0px 0px 8px;font-size:13px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Tahoma,serifSansSerifMonospace,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(245,245,245)"><strong>A (<a href="https://www.votetexas.gov/military-overseas-voters/#a" style="color:rgb(25,89,153)" target="_blank">Application</a>)</strong><br style="clear:both">Fill out and file your FPCA (Federal Postcard Application) as soon as possible but no later than the 11<span style="font-size:9.75px;line-height:0;vertical-align:baseline">th</span> day before Election Day.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 8px;font-size:13px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Tahoma,serifSansSerifMonospace,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(245,245,245)"><strong>B (<a href="https://www.votetexas.gov/military-overseas-voters/#b" style="color:rgb(25,89,153)" target="_blank">Ballot</a>)</strong><br style="clear:both">Receive your ballot or use the FWAB (Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot).</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 8px;font-size:13px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Tahoma,serifSansSerifMonospace,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(245,245,245)"><strong>C (<a href="https://www.votetexas.gov/military-overseas-voters/#c" style="color:rgb(25,89,153)" target="_blank">Casting and Counting</a>)</strong><br style="clear:both">Cast your vote by returning your marked ballot by Election Day, or the 5th day after if voting from overseas.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 8px;font-size:13px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Tahoma,serifSansSerifMonospace,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(245,245,245)"><a href="https://webservices.sos.state.tx.us/FPCA/index.aspx" style="color:rgb(25,89,153)" target="_blank">TRACK THE PROGRESS OF YOUR FPCA AND BALLOT</a></p></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Sep 12, 2021 at 6:13 AM Tom Hansen <<a href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com" target="_blank">thansen@moscow.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Courtesy of the Texas Tribune at:</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/01/texas-voting-bill-greg-abbott/" target="_blank">https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/01/texas-voting-bill-greg-abbott/</a></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">—————————————————</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">One key issue the Texas voting law impacts . . .</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">It terminates absentee voting (mail-in ballots). In other words . . . our troops overseas will not be allowed their basic right to vote.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">While serving in the Army (accompanied by my wife, Rodna) . . . stationed overseas (Anjong-Ri, Korea - 1976, Stuttgart, Germany - 1980, Kitzingen, Germany - 1988), we both voted, Each unit had a voting officer, who delivered the absentee ballots to the battalion voting officer, who sent them to our nation’s capital..</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><b><u>DO YOU TRULY SUPPORT DENYING OUR OVERSEAS TROOPS OF THEIR RIGHT TO VOTE ? ! ? !</u></b><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><a href="http://www.MoscowCares.net" target="_blank">http://www.MoscowCares.net</a></span></div><div><br></div><div><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div><br></div><div>“A stranger is just a friend you haven’t met.”</div><div>- Roy E. 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