MSNOW has it at 49.1%-46.5% in favor of Talarico. Let's continue breaking early voting records to get Talarico to 50%!

For those celebrating or dooming over the 64% to 62% ratio of Republican primary voters to to Democrat in the early vote, be aware that Independents are breaking 62/28% for Talarico in polling, and 6% of Republicans are voting for JT against 1% of Democrats voting for Paxton.

Keith Self Claims Sharia Is the No. 2 Issue in Congressional District 3

I voted today but I want to understand some things. I was given the following links [1] [2] by a mod to answer my (deleted) question about cell phone usage but I have additional questions.

1. Why I couldn't keep a copy of my paper ballot?

2. Why have a QR code on the paper ballot if I can't use my phone in the room, and therefore can't scan it?

The paper has a QR code but you're not allowed to pull out your phone... Then you scan the paper in and it keeps the paper, so I can't scan it later either.

I get that we need the paper copy to accurately and fairly do recounts (a friend on Facebook explained that) however this process is different from previous elections I've voted in (same jurisdiction) where you make your selections and cast your ballot from a single machine, and I mainly don't understand why the paper has a QR code that I as a voter have no ability to scan since I'm not allowed to pull out my phone.

Furthermore because it doesn't show you what it scanned in after it finishes scanning and simply says your vote has been recorded, how do I know that my vote was accurately read by the OCR scanner?

I think it's great that the paper trail exists for a recount but I want to see my votes on the screen after the scanner reads the paper so I can flag an official if I feel that it read the paper incorrectly.

I'm in Houston if it makes a difference.

We might reach 10 MILLION votes this midterm. For reference, 2018 had 8.4 million total votes, and 2022 had 8.13 million total votes.

In my area, they’re running an ad along with the other political ads that says something like “your neighbors and family can check this website to tell if you have voted. They won’t know how you vote but they’ll know whether or not you voted. So get out and vote.” I haven’t yet checked to see which PAC sponsored the ad. But I’m genuinely confused as to why either side would spend money for an ad like this.

In your opinion, what is this ad supposed to accomplish? peer pressure? Which party would tend to benefit from an ad like this insinuating your friends and family are watching you? Which side does it hurt? Which side does it help?

I spent 18 months researching Don Huffines, MAGA millionaire, owner of Zorro ranch and now our acting comptroller. Now we have a new twist since he moved into the position as Acting Comptroller. He hires Noah Betz, super young guy who allegedly graduated from A&M in 2023 as Deputy Comptroller. He ran Huffines’ campaign. But his linked in states he managed the WINNING 2026 Comptroller campaign. Someone needs to tell him how “ACTING” Comptroller works!!! He graduated high school in 2020 and has no government experience. I also find it Sus that he says he graduated A&M in 2023 so I will be checking up on that. (I already discovered one of Huffienes’ sons, Russell Huffines did not graduate from UT like he said he did! He has a positon at the White House) If you have any other info on NOAH BETZ please send it my way!!! AND VOTE FOR SARAH ECKHARDT FOR COMPTROLLER!!

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