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Occupy The Ballot? In Houston, Not So much.
I think that politics can be summed up in two statements:
1) Given an honest count, politicians will follow the will of the voters.
2) In the absence of voters, politicians will follow the will of their monetary donors.
The #OCCUPY movement has changed our national political conversation, and raised public awareness of economic injustice and financial/political corruption. These are significant political successes.
But the #OCCUPY movement has failed in one very important place: It has not succeeded in Occupying the Ballot. Continue reading
OCCUPY THE BALLOT! FINAL DAYS!! Run-off Elections For Houston City Council. VOTE!
Below is a modified re-post about run-off elections in Houston.
If you live outside of Houston, be sure to check for any current or approaching run-off elections in your area.
As is obvious to anyone who follows this blog, I support the #Occupy movement. But the most important thing IS to Occupy is the Ballot.
Statistically, more Americans identify as Democrats than as Republicans (Republicanians?). However, GOP voters are more likely to show up at the actual polls on election days.
Change begins at the ballot box. #OccupyTheBallot. Don’t let a majority of less than 10% of the electorate choose your Council members!
I received an email … which has most of the information that a Houston resident will need. (I have slightly revised it.) It is posted below the jump. 
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ELECTION News: Run-off Elections For Houston City Council. VOTE!
As is obvious to anyone who follows this blog, I support the #Occupy movement. But the most important thing to Occupy is the Ballot.
Statistically, more Americans identify as Democrats than as Republicans (Republicanians?). However, GOP voters are more likely to show up at the actual polls on election days.
Change begins at the ballot box. #OccupyTheBallot. Don’t let a majority of less than 10% of the electorate choose your Council members!
I received and email today which has most of the information that a Houston resident will need. (I have slightly revised it.) It is posted below the jump.
Continue reading
TEXAS EARLY VOTING BEGINS MONDAY, Oct. 24th
One of the things on this site of which I’m most proud are my links to various counties’ voting information. If you live anywhere near Houston, TX, you may be able to find your info at one of the links here: https://thinkwingradio.com/political-information-and-resources/. If you don’t live near Houston, but are in Texas, you can go to the Secretary of State by clicking here: https://thinkwingradio.com/political-information-and-resources/texas-state-of/. Voting information is also available here: votexas.org.
I received this from the Texas Democratic Party, but it applies to all Texans, regardless of party affiliation:
Dear fellow Democrat,
Early Voting for the November 8, 2011 elections begins on Monday, October 24th and runs through Friday, November 4th. There are a few things we thought you should know before heading to the polls.
- You don’t need a photo ID to vote in this election. The photo voter ID bill that
passed the legislature last session has not been pre-cleared by the
Department of Justice and has not gone into effect. All you need is your
voter registration certificate or any of the many other acceptable forms of ID under current election law listed here. - The last day to apply for a ballot by mail is November 1, 2011. More information about voting by mail can be found here.
- Everyone will have Constitutional Amendments on their ballot. These are amendments to the Texas Constitution. You can read explanations of each amendment here. The Texas Democratic Party has no official position on any of these amendments.
- Some of you will have local elections or bond elections on your ballot. For
information on additional items that will be on your ballot, contact your County Elections office. - If you plan to vote early in person, contact your County Early Voting Clerk for locations. During Early Voting, you may vote anywhere in the county.
- On Election Day, you’ll have to vote at the location specific to your precinct. Find out more about your precinct specific voting location here.
If you have additional questions about voting in this year’s election, check out votexas.org.
Thank you,
Sondra Haltom
Political Director, on behalf of Your Texas Democratic Party
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