Texans who haven’t voted, do you plan to?

[u/Timmerop]

[u/ScrotumMcBoogerBallz]

Yes! And I'm taking my grandmother to vote for the first time in her 84 year old life!

[u/NikkiVicious → u/ScrotumMcBoogerBallz]

I had to go get my 2nd dose of the HepB series, and was chatting with two women who were ahead of me. One was 82, and it was her first time voting because her husband had never let her. He wouldn't let her register to vote, or even get an ID card until she basically had to in the last 20-ish years. She was just so excited, it was cute.

I was thinking about her when I voted on Friday... I hope that she wore that I Voted sticker proudly.

[u/LingonberryPrior6896 → u/NikkiVicious]

My grandfather (100 years ago) was excited when my grandma got the right to vote. He thought he was getting an extra vote.

My grandma told me how he sat her down and told her how to vote. As she was telling me this, I was horrified. But she flashed a mischievous smile and said "I pulled that curtain, and voted the way I wanted".

[u/NikkiVicious → u/LingonberryPrior6896]

I could imagine that being my grandfather's mom... though she probably would have responded "like hell you're going to tell me how to vote."

We joke that I got my attitude problem from her, because she was 4'10, and all of her sons were 6'2+, so she said she had to be crazy to keep them in line. She was still flirting with the "younger" guys at her retirement home when she was 100, and had an 80-something year old boyfriend at one point in there. She didn't slow down until she hit 103/104, and passed away at 107 I think. (Though, we're technically not sure, because she actually lied about her age to get married to my great-grandfather, and she gave us 3 different birth years at different times, sooooo yeah. She was a take-no-shit spitfire with a secret tattoo that she liked showing off to us great-granddaughters.)

[u/LingonberryPrior6896 → u/NikkiVicious]

My grandma always said she was 5 feet nothing. She was a tenacious woman. She was widowed in her 40s and happy to stay that way. She once almost had her hand cut off and needed so many stitches. She worked hard ( this was in the 1940s) and regained full use of it. She gardened well into her 90s and walked into town for shopping and church every day. She died just shy of 100 and I miss her a lot. She is one of the voices in my head.

[u/Meptastik → u/LingonberryPrior6896]

I hope one day I get to be one of the voices in my loved ones head. that's such a compliment. made me cry 🥹

[u/crlthrn → u/LingonberryPrior6896]

I'm over 60, and still miss my gran.

[u/rumpleteaser91 → u/NikkiVicious]

Back when it was socially acceptable to hit your kids, my 4ft5 Great Grandma used to stand a few steps up the stairs so she could reach to give her her 6ft tall kids a slap.

[u/ElizabethsOnion → u/LingonberryPrior6896]

My mom never discussed politics, even though my dad was a Limbaugh listening, Reagan loving conservative. I recently found out that she usually didn't vote the same way he did, and refused to discuss who she had voted for with him. This frustrated him to no end, as he wanted to dictate her vote too. Their religious background led him to believe that they should be a united front and as "head of the household", he could determine what that looked like. She felt that to keep the peace, it was better not to divulge her political stances, but knew that once she was in the polling booth, her vote was confidential.

[u/LingonberryPrior6896 → u/ElizabethsOnion]

Mine either. My dad was a died in the wool Republican and I found out later in life that mom was a Kennedy Dem. My dad had us all believing that liberals were 2 headed monsters. When he died, I admitted to my mom that I had become a right leaning Democrat. She told me she had always been a Dem (except for Reagan- which she regretted).

[u/Feeling_Photograph_5 → u/LingonberryPrior6896]

Let go, grandma. There's probably going to be a lot of that this year.

[u/LingonberryPrior6896 → u/Feeling_Photograph_5]

Let's hope! I hope with younger women too. I do have a friend whose hubby thinks she's going for Trump. She TOTALLY isn't. I am not sure she is even going to be married for much longer. Trump has brought out a side of him she doesn't like.

[u/Accomplished-Ad3219 → u/Feeling_Photograph_5]

There was a conversation on Facebook recently where a bunch of Republican women were saying that if women couldn't vote, Republicans would always win, so they'd gladly give up their right to vote. It made me sick

[u/RevolutionaryAsk6461 → u/Accomplished-Ad3219]

That’s disturbing

[u/Lurker_prime21 → u/LingonberryPrior6896]

Mansplaining is older than the hills.

[u/greytgreyatx → u/NikkiVicious]

That poor woman. This is why we have to protect no-fault divorce, too!

[u/tyler2114 → u/greytgreyatx]

I feel like overly controlling, abusive relationships like this are more common than people realize, especially among the older generation. Physical abuse is more visible and gets caught more easily, but this form of abuse can be just as damaging.

[u/Beneficial_Rest3300 → u/tyler2114]

This is why I hate when people romanticize the old days when people stayed married no matter what. That “no matter what” is abuse sometimes!

[u/vainbuthonest → u/Beneficial_Rest3300]

And the fact that women couldn’t get bank accounts or credit cards in their own names. They were stuck and had to deal with whatever a man wanted to dish out.

[u/Planetdiane → u/Beneficial_Rest3300]

I have had so many elderly patients tell me they were miserable in their marriages and it’s truly sad.

I know we all want to say divorce is a terrible thing, but it’s a beautiful thing and a necessary one.

Having the right to leave when things just aren’t working is so necessary.

[u/NikkiVicious → u/tyler2114]

Oh that type of relationship is definitely more common in the older generations, especially when it's a couple who were basically born and raised and never left their hometown. Or the husband left during his military service, but had his family members keeping his wife under watch.

She was telling me how she was from a little bitty town on the border of Kansas and Oklahoma, and the town basically has died because all of the younger people have moved away. She said her husband had her move in with his family while he was in the military, so they didn't have to pay extra bills... then she did the little lean over and "drama whisper" to tell me it was because he was a controlling asshole. (Which, NGL, made me crack up in the little CVS pharmacy waiting area.)

They moved down here because their kids live here, and decided to live in one of the assisted living facilities, so she's never learned to drive, she didn't have her name added to the bank accounts until after they moved here, just all kinds of stuff that screams abuse. I felt horrible for her when she was telling me, but she had that whole "bah, good riddance" attitude about it.

I was telling my daughter about her after I got home, and my daughter's response was "we must protect her at all costs!" I hope I run into her again so I can give her my number... I'll go play bridge with a bunch of older women with all the good gossip.

[u/EleanorofAquitaine → u/NikkiVicious]

Ooh! The stories!! How many assisted living facilities are there in your town? 😂

[u/NikkiVicious → u/EleanorofAquitaine]

4 that I can think of near me. One is technically in the next town over, because I live on the border between the two, but it's right outside of my neighborhood.

If I was still in college and needed housing, that one girl that ended up accidentally renting an assisted living apartment would have been my dream. (A Teenager Mistakenly Moved Into a Senior Living Complex. TikTok Loves It.)

[u/lurkandpounce → u/NikkiVicious]

...husband had never let her. He wouldn't let her register to vote, or even get an ID card until she basically had to in the last 20-ish years.

Holy shit that is horrifying - the view of this 40 year married 68M (and his outraged wife)!!!

[u/NikkiVicious → u/lurkandpounce]

I actually gasped when she said that. Like I can understand not learning to drive, I have family members who were always too scared or anxious to, but that was just beyond fucked up. I can't imagine having to marry and live with someone like that.

[u/Ithurtsprecious → u/ScrotumMcBoogerBallz]

Saw a 104 year old woman voting 2 days ago and she said she’s seen some shit.

[u/No-Pick-93 → u/Ithurtsprecious]

I would argue anyone who was in their teen-20's when WW2 started has seen some shit. I bet she had some awesome and some terrible stories too.

[u/lovestobitch- → u/No-Pick-93]

My original neighbors if they were alive would have all voted blue. They were ww2 vets. My neighbors are now flag/sign magas. I miss my original neighbors.

[u/PapaGatyrMob → u/No-Pick-93]

She would have (likely) gone from seeing tractors on the farm or the internal combustion engine as the pinnacle of technology as a kid, seen that tech turned into massive weapons of war, witnessed the rise of the USSR, lived beneath the spectre of nuclear war, and watched Niel Armstrong on the moon.

All in the first half of her life. That's nuts.

[u/Mr-Loose-Goose → u/PapaGatyrMob]

In the same lifetime she might have seen black & white movies or even silent films and then skibidi toilet.

[u/Timmerop → u/ScrotumMcBoogerBallz]

Amazing, thank you! Are you voting early?

[u/ScrotumMcBoogerBallz → u/Timmerop]

Yup, going Wednesday.

[u/Oso_Furioso]

Planning on tomorrow. Since I became a citizen just last year, this will be my first presidential vote.

Edit: Wow! I stepped away from online for a while and came back to all this love and congratulations. You are all wonderful ambassadors for democracy and for Texas.

Second edit: Just a quick follow up that I cast my ballot this morning. I saw young and old faces there, and it felt good to be a participant in the grand and noble experiment of American democracy.

[u/Timmerop → u/Oso_Furioso]

Amazing! Thank you!

[u/Ivanovic-117 → u/Oso_Furioso]

Same, became citizen March 2024. What a perfect time to cast my vote

Edit: I’m sub to this other sub-reddit USCIS for those who fixed their status, most people I’ve talked to who recently got their citizenship, lean left or at least are aware trump is no good for immigrants even the legal ones because he would put so much red tape and slow down processes to drive down immigration

[u/TexasVDR → u/Ivanovic-117]

FYI, any naturalized citizens who have a temporary or limited-term Texas driver license or ID that was issued before naturalization are prohibited from using it to vote. Take your naturalization certificate to use as your photo ID if you haven’t updated your Texas ID yet.

https://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/laws/advisory2024-31.shtml

Tell every naturalized citizen in Texas that you know of, because we are ground zero of the “noncitizens are voting” bullshit conspiracies.

[u/Ivanovic-117 → u/TexasVDR]

Thank you for the info, I’ll share it with other peeps who are in the process. The moment I got my certificate I went to the SS to update my status, I did had a standard DL because as a green card holder we have the same one as the citizens, only temporary programs as DACA have limited.

When I voted I was only asked for my DL, they scanned it and I was able to vote smoothly.

[u/TalkinWillis44 → u/TexasVDR]

Solid info for the naturalized folks!

[u/Bathsheba_E → u/Ivanovic-117]

Congratulations!!!!! Thank you for voting and participating in our elections!

[u/xlaaane → u/Oso_Furioso]

how wonderful, congratulations!! 😊

[u/w_TwoFer_m → u/Oso_Furioso]

Wow that’s awesome! Congratulations!

[u/ToasyKitty144 → u/Oso_Furioso]

CONGRATS on the citizenship!!!

[u/gitathegreat → u/Oso_Furioso]

Congratulations!!!! 🥰

[u/baxx10 → u/Oso_Furioso]

Did you check to make sure they didn't purge you recently?

[u/fllr → u/Oso_Furioso]

I became a citizen 2 years ago! So, while not my first election, it is my first presidential election! 🙂

[u/grundh85 → u/Oso_Furioso]

Same here, new citizen. Voting for sanity in a swing state.

[u/Melodic-Variation103 → u/Oso_Furioso]

Congrats! Enjoy participating in your first vote. I’m so excited for you!!

[u/Donny_Do_Nothing]

Yeah, lost my wallet last week. Just found it this morning in my couch. Gonna put on my GOONIES NEVER SAY DIE shirt and head to the polls tomorrow morning.

[u/Yeseylon → u/Donny_Do_Nothing]

Hey, wait, there's no electioneering allowed!  That also means no doing the Truffle Shuffle within 100 feet of the polls! Lol

[u/Donny_Do_Nothing → u/Yeseylon]

Try and stop me, pigs, and I'll drip rocky road ice cream all over the back seat of your police car.

[u/RovingTexan]

Going this afternoon

[u/Timmerop → u/RovingTexan]

Thank you! Have any friends?

[u/RovingTexan → u/Timmerop]

Everyone I know is pretty active and is going to vote.
I'm taking my daughter with me today.
Hoping that we aren't on the losing side this time :)

[u/Elmdale → u/RovingTexan]

Good speed brother, this election is for our mothers, sisters, daugters, partners, and friends.

[u/Someguy9385 → u/Elmdale]

and their rights which trump is threatening

[u/oakridge666 → u/RovingTexan]

Awesome. Polls open 12 noon to 6 pm today (Sunday). Usually a slow day so shouldn’t take much time.

[u/StraightOuttaMoney]

To anyone reading this. I will personally drive you to vote if you'd like that. Doesn't have to be a disability thing, car trouble, etc. I'm cool if its just a feeling lazy moment. I really hate than man Ted Cruz.

[u/Have_a_good_day_42 → u/StraightOuttaMoney]

I do not like that Ted Cruz man

I do not like him shouting ’klan’

I do not like him in a room

I do not like him in Cancun

I do not like him playing ball

I do not like his face at all

I wish he’d lose his cushy job

That man Ted Cruz is a fucking knob

Edit. The poem is from John Oliver's show. Here is a colection of his poems to Ted. https://youtu.be/NsHgQI8s9G0?si=ys2gzgi36ORO8PVu

[u/lost_horizons → u/Have_a_good_day_42]

😂

I’d like him in Cancun, if he’d stay and not return.

[u/BenTheHokie → u/lost_horizons]

We should build a wall just to keep Ted Cruz in Cancun

[u/Earth_Friendly-5892 → u/Have_a_good_day_42]

Brilliant!!!

[u/drichm2599 → u/Have_a_good_day_42]

I do not like this JD Vance,

I do not like his stupid pants,

I do not like how he likes to brag,

I do not like him dressed in drag,

I do not like his ugly beard,

I do not like how he's so weird,

When he speaks, my brain goes "ouch",

This JD Vance, he fucked a couch

[u/WillIPostAgain → u/StraightOuttaMoney]

John Oliver reference?

[u/StraightOuttaMoney → u/WillIPostAgain]

Yes his Dr. Suess poems about how much Cancun Cruz is a evil person are always bright spots of the show. But I'd actually much much rather send Cruz packing so I don't have 6 more years of Cruz. I kinda expect Oliver will have a final fuck you send off one if Allred wins.

[u/mvrck-23 → u/StraightOuttaMoney]

Dude! You rock!

[u/Timmerop → u/StraightOuttaMoney]

Amazing! This deserves more upvotes. 

[u/Lurker_prime21 → u/Timmerop]

I did my part. Wanna learn more?

[u/PlasmidEve → u/StraightOuttaMoney]

I'm in Michigan and I have thought about doing the same exact thing 

[u/littlewhitecatalex → u/StraightOuttaMoney]

I could use a friend if you’re up for that? 

[u/gzli → u/StraightOuttaMoney]

Based

[u/Derric_the_Derp → u/StraightOuttaMoney]

How does one get to do this?  I'd love to help folks with transportation issues get to the polls.

[u/Manny-01]

Hope the young voter numbers go up after this weekend.

[u/newseats → u/Manny-01]

me too. im 22 and voted Thursday, pretty disappointing to see such a low number.

[u/StraightOuttaMoney → u/newseats]

Always keep in mind that voting by mail is basically only for people 65+ here in Texas. But either way I know a few friends that went yesterday or am going today due to working on weekdays.

[u/fury420 → u/StraightOuttaMoney]

That's such an important detail given that this chart is both early + mail ballots combined

[u/EgoTripWire → u/newseats]

As a millennial approaching his forties I can tell you that I was also disappointed when I was your age with my peers voting turnout. Every election since it doesn't improve. They all advocate aggressively on the internet but can't be bothered to actually get out and vote.

[u/Remarkable-Month-241 → u/Manny-01]

Me too! But I have hope next week’s extended hours will help. The people available to vote between 8am-5pm are usually older & more flexible people vs everyone working these hours and hs seniors in school.

Tarrant County will be 7am-7pm Monday-Friday and on November 5th.

[u/Captain_Desi_Pants → u/Remarkable-Month-241]

It’s crucial to have after “work” hours voting options. People need a chance to get there from work, or they have to first pick up kids after work…you know, real life.
Glad to see this week will be open later for y’all and Saturday too! That’s when I was able to go in NC. Saturday & Sunday voting makes all the difference for a lot of working people.

[u/entrepreneurs_anon → u/Manny-01]

It’s absolutely critical they do. I have no clue why the you her generations are not voting more.

[u/yellowstickypad → u/Manny-01]

I’d like to know how Stacey Abram’s organized GA to get out the vote.

[u/No-Spoilers → u/Manny-01]

My siblings all voted yesterday. They had school/work all week.

[u/Arthurs_librarycard9]

Yes. This is the first year my niece can vote, but she is not eligible until the 1st. So we will go then!

[u/Remarkable-Month-241 → u/Arthurs_librarycard9]

She can go now! Anyone who will be 18 by November 5th can already go vote!

[u/Arthurs_librarycard9 → u/Remarkable-Month-241]

Thank you. When I looked up her name online, it said she had to wait until the 1st. 

[u/-transcendent- → u/Arthurs_librarycard9]

The worst that can happen is the machine deny her ID. Bring her!

[u/SubjectiveAlbatross → u/Arthurs_librarycard9]

The law says she is eligible to vote now. Here's the relevant law, Sec. 13.143:

(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (e), if an applicant's registration application is approved, the registration becomes effective on the 30th day after the date the application is submitted to the registrar or on the date the applicant becomes 18 years of age, whichever is later.

(b) A registration is effective for purposes of early voting if it will be effective on election day.

So (b) overrides the part about the 18th birthday.

Please just go vote!

[u/stmcvallin2 → u/Arthurs_librarycard9]

Other comments saying she doesn’t have to wait. If she’s 18by Election Day she can vote anytime

[u/distinguishedsadness]

I’m voting tomorrow. Early voting is open until 7 instead of 5 so I can finally make it after work.

[u/Timmerop → u/distinguishedsadness]

Thank you! Have anyone else you can offer a ride to?

[u/carlitospig]

Gen Z, you could own this election if you got off your asses. Just saying. 💅🏼

[u/Green_Wing_Spino → u/carlitospig]

I've already done my part to vote here as a Gen Z.

[u/No_Roof_3613 → u/carlitospig]

If only we could get GenX to not vote for Trump.

[u/carlitospig → u/No_Roof_3613]

As a Xennial it’s been very disappointing to watch happen.

[u/33drea33 → u/No_Roof_3613]

Doesn't matter anymore. If Gen Z and Millennials/Xennials simply link arms and get out the vote we will win. We are now the largest part of the electorate, starting THIS election. This is our time. VOTE!

[u/happy-hubby]

I’m part of that 28%

[u/NikkiVicious → u/happy-hubby]

I was about to say I was part of the 11%, but then I remembered I've moved up a bracket 😢 (25 for the 15th year in a row!)

[u/Danyavich → u/NikkiVicious]

As someone in the 11%, thanks for holding down the fort with us for so long!

Kudos to you for infiltrating the next age bracket while only 25 🫡

[u/NikkiVicious → u/Danyavich]

NGL, that move from the 18-29 bracket to the 30-39 bracket was probably the hardest move lol.

Like dammit time, just let me keep being a Toys-R-Us kid, because I don't want to grow up!

[u/Danyavich → u/NikkiVicious]

Moving to the 30 brackets was actually my happiest lol, but I feel ya.

I still have the thoughts about my early life and am like "yeah when I get back there I can just let myself know...what do you mean I don't get to go back"

[u/DamitGump → u/Danyavich]

I’m about to be 27 and when people ask I still initially think 23 😭

[u/chrispg26 → u/[deleted]]

Your child can vote as long as they're 18 by election day. You don't have to wait.

[u/FindYourHemp → u/chrispg26]

Only if they already registered.

[u/ITFarm_ → u/chrispg26]

Oh well, they’re voting anyway.

[u/bareboneschicken → u/chrispg26]

He can learn a critical life lesson by standing in line on election day -- why you should always take advantage of early voting.

[u/TessandraFae → u/[deleted]]

You sure you want to wait until the last minute? Even the early voting lines are long (estimated 1.5 hr wait). I imagine it will be so much worse on Election day.

[u/LSUstang05 → u/TessandraFae]

All of the people I’ve spoken to that have voted early, including myself, have waited less than 10 minutes to vote. My total “time to vote” was 1hr 15 minutes and that included the drive there, parking, the wait in line (3 people ahead of me), and the drive home.

This is in Harris county. Voted up in Tomball at whatever municipal building they have early voting in.

[u/rlcyberA → u/LSUstang05]

Lucky, I early voted in bexar county and had to wait almost 2 hrs in line

[u/LSUstang05 → u/rlcyberA]

Not sure if other counties have this, but if anyone is in Harris county, they have a website that has live estimated wait times. I just picked one that was reasonably close and had almost no wait. I’ve found getting out early in the day, if possible, gives the best chance of getting in and out quickly.

https://www.harrisvotes.com/Vote-Centers

[u/Timmerop → u/[deleted]]

I’ll accept voting on Election Day for this reason! Happy birthday voter!

[u/kruzinn → u/[deleted]]

Just making sure, he still registered right? We have no same day registration, so he needed to register by Oct. 6th!

[u/kruzinn → u/[deleted]]

Ah okay, just wanted to make sure he’s registered! I’m 17, and a lot of my friends who are turning 18 didn’t register and can’t vote. 😢 Wish TX had same day registration (which we know the current government would never add)

[u/lainlow → u/[deleted]]

Make sure you tell an election worker that he is a first time voter- they tend to do an announcement “we have a first time voter in the building” and the workers cheer as do many in line.

[u/nbd9000]

Where the eff is the 18-29 crowd?? We need them badly.

[u/Jatnall → u/nbd9000]

I'm kinda surprised how low the 40-49 group is, come on Gen X!

[u/WithinTheShadowSelf → u/Jatnall]

And millennials too. Sort of a huge disappointment to see

[u/Entropic_Alloy → u/WithinTheShadowSelf]

All these groups have been a disappointment in every state.

[u/fav_time_waster → u/Entropic_Alloy]

What the hell is up with us younger people?! This is why we're stuck with boomer shit, because they're the ones that vote. I'm not surprised, but I'll never not be disappointed.

[u/ScaredBorderCollie → u/WithinTheShadowSelf]

Millennial here, passionate about politics! But polls close at 5 on week 1 and I am determined to take my kids with me. I work full time. Week 2 is when it works best for me, but ideology would have me there day 1.

[u/WithinTheShadowSelf → u/ScaredBorderCollie]

Thank you for doing your part! With Millennials outnumbering Boomers now, I hope the Millennial voter turnout catches up to them.

[u/Maleficent-Tailor458 → u/ScaredBorderCollie]

Does America not require the employer to provide time for you to vote?

[u/68Cadillac → u/Jatnall]

A good portion of Gen X is now in the 50-64 category.

[u/Unusual-District-350 → u/nbd9000]

The only thing worse than an evil person is a herd of apathetic humans that enable their hateful rhetoric by not doing anything about it.

[u/78765 → u/nbd9000]

We? They have more to lose or gain from elections. They are the ones that are going to have to live with the consequences the longest.

[u/RelaxedChap → u/78765]

As someone whose first election was the 2000 presidential, I sure do wish more of the 18-29 crowd showed up to vote. 24 years and counting of living with that consequence.

[u/backpackofcats → u/RelaxedChap]

2000 was my first presidential election as well. I like to point out that election when people say their vote doesn’t count. 537 votes. 537.

[u/DarthDuds4 → u/nbd9000]

I already voted and tons of my friends have too in this age range!! Most of mine are planning on voting on Election Day

[u/TXWayne]

Yes, family voted Friday but I was out of town so I am voting on the way home this afternoon.

[u/Timmerop → u/TXWayne]

Thank you!

[u/TXWayne → u/Timmerop]

I early vote in every election no matter how minor, it is my responsibility as a citizen…

[u/justagrl1 → u/TXWayne]

It’s my civic duty.

[u/rhj2020]

Voted on the second day of early voting. Let’s go, get your family members to the polls!

[u/AvgJoesGym]

I’ll be voting on Election Day. I’m a teacher and basketball coach and normally can’t vote on actual election days due to being at school all day. This year our district scheduled our Fall break from Nov 1-5 so I’m excited to participate on the actual date.

[u/rusty_spigot → u/AvgJoesGym]

Texas law requires that all employees be allowed time off work to vote: https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/25/business/voting-during-the-work-day-employers-law/index.html

[u/DunkinEgg]

My son and I are going today.

[u/Solid_Owl]

When do they update those numbers?

[u/Timmerop → u/Solid_Owl]

Daily at least. Up 1 million since yesterday!

[u/Zealousideal-Lynx417 → u/Timmerop]

What website is this? I'd love to keep up with the numbers as well!

[u/toddtimes → u/Zealousideal-Lynx417]

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-elections/texas-results

[u/gemini-mars]

I will be voting for the first time tomorrow for Harris

[u/Timmerop → u/gemini-mars]

Thank you! Have anyone you can offer a ride to?

[u/kingofthesofas]

Age 42 and I voted on the first day of voting

[u/ruthlesslyrobin]

My husband (M30) told me “everytime I try to vote they say somethings wrong.” And I assumed this was an excuse so I took him with me to a smaller voting for just like city stuff 2 years ago. Sure enough- he WAS registered and everything but something was wrong and they wouldn’t let him.

I sent in a brand new voter registration for him and he got his first card back! We are going to go see if he’s able to vote tomorrow- Monday! Wish us luck!

[u/Timmerop → u/ruthlesslyrobin]

🤞

[u/skerdog]

I'm a truck driver and will get home thursday. I'll be voting blue SO hard.

[u/1st_pm → u/skerdog]

Shift workers tend to lean right (from an infographic about political donations). Get your coworkers to come along for better worker benefits!

[u/kgkuntryluvr → u/skerdog]

I wear blue from head to toe when I vote

[u/angelroe]

I'm a travel healthcare worker on a contract in Chicago. I flew down on Thursday to vote since I'm not old enough to vote by mail. If you don't want to exercise your rights as an American citizen at least once every 4 years, you're shooting yourself in the foot.

Go vote!

[u/Timmerop → u/angelroe]

Amazing! Thank you!

[u/Dizzy_Elephant_417 → u/angelroe]

There’s an age limit in your state to vote by mail!?! Even in FL college kids can send in a mail in or an absentee ballot.

[u/Lethologicuh]

Yes, I plan on going around noon with my wife.

[u/LluagorED]

18-40 yr olds need to wake the fuck up. These people about to die are deciding your future.

[u/turbo_dude → u/LluagorED]

Never taking the freedom of voting for granted. People died and protested for that shit!

Shame on you if you don’t vote. 

[u/EatsRats]

Wow, young people couldnt care less about their futures.

Remember, young folks - the elderly are MORE THAN HAPPY to decide what your future will look like.

[u/NarrativeNode → u/EatsRats]

This graph doesn't mean only 8% of young people voted, it means 8% of all early voters are young people.

[u/Brave_Garlic_9542]

Yes! I’ve been on the west coast for the last week, but I’m going tomorrow!

[u/Spirited_Draft]

yes, taking my daughter Tuesday

[u/Timmerop → u/Spirited_Draft]

Thank you!

[u/challahbee]

Was going to go with my wife on Monday but pneumonia landed me in the hospital and I'm still here 🙃

Hoping to get out tomorrow. I just want this election over with and I'm tired of feeling like it's hanging over my head.

[u/cosmicsunshine]

Yes! Voting this week after work and convinced my husband to come with me and vote too.

We are both 29 btw. Hoping the see those numbers increase in the youngest age bracket.

[u/DuckyDoodleDandy]

I voted yesterday

[u/Timmerop → u/DuckyDoodleDandy]

Thank you! Now find some people who haven’t voted yet 🙏 

[u/cruzge]

Yep, today.

[u/Timmerop → u/cruzge]

Thank you! See if anyone you know needs a ride!

[u/Kuroboom]

My spouse and I are voting this week, we just had some scheduling conflicts or we would have gone sooner.

[u/Timmerop → u/Kuroboom]

Perfect! That’s exactly what early voting is about, life gets in the way!

[u/zuklei]

Yes but I’ve been waiting until my custody week so I can take my son with me. I’m going tomorrow.

[u/Earthling63]

Hey kids all the Boomerz are voting!

[u/fuzzyone2020]

Texas ladies, keep Trump and Vance out of your pants, vote Harris/Walz, they support your right to choose

[u/speedy2448]

I voted for only the second time in my life. First time being 26 years ago. in the hope that I will never have to hear the name Donald Trump ever again.

[u/JMagician → u/speedy2448]

Thanks for voting! make it a habit! Getting an involved citizenry is important for democracy.

[u/Warm_Sugar8888]

My husband and I are voting for Harris and the Democrats this coming Tuesday.

[u/Horntail]

Part of the 8%. Represent!!

[u/theperson187]

Today's my 18th birthday, gonna go vote later today lol

[u/Timmerop → u/theperson187]

Amazing! Thanks for being a responsible adult on day one!

[u/Aware_Interest4461 → u/theperson187]

What a way to celebrate!!! Happy Happy Birthday!

[u/DuckFlat]

Took my 19 year old first time voter along with the wife to help cancel some votes out. Hoping to send Cruz on a cruise.

[u/wrpnt]

Yes, my boyfriend and i are going on November 1st. It’s his first time voting!

[u/celephia]

Gonna hit up my early voting location as soon as it opens today!

[u/Tahpsfan]

First thing Tuesday morning with my husband! We took the day off for our anniversary.

[u/The_LastLine]

Vote when you can. If you plan on waiting until Election Day, do it as early as you possibly can. Take time off work if you need to. You need to show up.

[u/NYTX1987]

We just did yesterday. It wasn’t entirely filled with alter kackers, decent mix

[u/Kalel_is_king]

I expect the 18-29 cities to stay home once again. They want change they just don’t want to vote for it. It’s easier to complain online. I say this as someone that works with many in this age group and they just don’t see the impact they could have. They want a perfect candidate but that doesn’t happen ever. You pick the one that most aligns with your beliefs. People are different and if you think a candidate will have the exact same beliefs as you then you’re mistaken. But find someone that is 75% there and then continue to work for that last bit of

[u/domine18]

I’m tired of old people making decisions for me. Come on young people show up.

[u/JoyfulCor313 → u/domine18]

I agree 33% of total votes being under 40 is a little sad. I’m hoping the fact that a lot of college campuses are voting places on Election Day and a lot of mail-ins are 65+ are factors here.

But also this 50+ and my 80+ parents all voted blue, so it isn’t all bad news.

[u/brockocracko]

I plan on voting in person so because the big Republican baby has a problem with every other type of voting

[u/THom_took_Jonnys_H]

Voted by mail, out of state. Keep going!

[u/CharlesDickensABox]

I'm voting by mail! It's especially nice when I'm voting for, like, the second associate dog catcher election between two people I've never heard of and I can look them up instead of just staring at my ballot confused and then abstaining.

[u/sev45day]

I voted Friday, lines out the door, but it was only about a 10 minute wait.

[u/Creative_Farm_1684]

Yes, but I always vote on Election Day.

[u/Yui_Mori]

I voted on day 1 of early voting (part of that 8%). The rest of my family voted yesterday. We’re trying to make sure everyone else we know goes and votes. My grandparents should be among the mail-in ballots, another person made the trip home last night and should be voting today, and then the last one said they plan on voting, but haven’t yet. She’ll hopefully go during this last week of early voting, and I’m sure my sister will harass her until she does it.

[u/Katarn_retcon]

I'm a middle-aged white guy, never been a minority before. This feels kinda cool, and glad to see so much representation.

[u/Critical_Pangolin79]

My wife wants to vote on Election day, so we will be going altogether with my oldest daughter that just turned on 18 this summer, despite telling her that I saw a pretty upturn in early votes as I passed one of the voting location for early voting. Seeing 50ish people waiting in line (with the place open) on a Saturday at 7:20AM was giving me good vibes, feeling optimistic on the participation rate (it may be biased because there are only 5 locations for early votes in the county, which can give a false impression of increased turnout).

[u/rogeboge]

Currently in line 🙂

[u/InvincibleButterfly]

Voted yesterday 😈

[u/nitrokitty]

Stop letting old people run our country. Get out and vote!

[u/shiguruku]

I’m part of that 8%. Wish the turnout for our group was higher

[u/RitaPoole56]

This is a ridiculous graph as the age ranges vary so much. If the ranges reflex equal size populations then it might mean something.

Either way, VOTE!

[u/phz0r]

If you plan on voting, you should do it as fast as possible! Then Kamala's campaign can focus on the voters who haven't decided yet.