Done gone and went a-votin’
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@GayDeceiver@mstdn.social huuuh... for those of us not in Texas... how does... having a Republican voting side vs. a Democractic voting side... work?? Or exist?
@aud @GayDeceiver It's for a primary election. So you're voting for who will be on your party's ballot for the later election. You only get to shape one side's ballot at this stage.
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@aud @GayDeceiver I am also keen to know what all that's about.
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Done gone and went a-votin’
The Republican side of the room had plenty of voting stations open, and the voting clerks were kinda bored.
The Democratic side? Long line.
I think Texas might be a little bit more purple now.
Hell, yes! Thank you!
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@GayDeceiver@mstdn.social huuuh... for those of us not in Texas... how does... having a Republican voting side vs. a Democractic voting side... work?? Or exist?
@aud @GayDeceiver I *think* it's somewhat related to the state deciding not to conduct them so the parties are doing it, each hiring their own workers.
I don't know but read something along those lines
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@aud @GayDeceiver It's for a primary election. So you're voting for who will be on your party's ballot for the later election. You only get to shape one side's ballot at this stage.
@LingLass @aud @GayDeceiver
To continue the previous question. What does 'shaping a ballot" mean? (Canadian here) -
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To continue the previous question. What does 'shaping a ballot" mean? (Canadian here)@KarenDorman @aud @GayDeceiver There are several democratic contenders running for governor, and for state senator, etc. Once this round is determined, it will decide who runs against the winner of the Republican primary. So we're picking the candidates for November. (as well as a lot of local judges.)
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@KarenDorman @aud @GayDeceiver There are several democratic contenders running for governor, and for state senator, etc. Once this round is determined, it will decide who runs against the winner of the Republican primary. So we're picking the candidates for November. (as well as a lot of local judges.)
@KarenDorman @aud @GayDeceiver The Texas US Senate seat is particularly exciting this round. The top two democratic candidates have had a lot of national press https://apnews.com/projects/elections-2026/texas-primary-us-senate/
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@LingLass @aud @GayDeceiver
To continue the previous question. What does 'shaping a ballot" mean? (Canadian here)@KarenDorman @aud @GayDeceiver Like (groping for a sports metaphor) early stages of a bracket.
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Done gone and went a-votin’
The Republican side of the room had plenty of voting stations open, and the voting clerks were kinda bored.
The Democratic side? Long line.
I think Texas might be a little bit more purple now.
@GayDeceiver
Wait, your precinct physically segregates the primary voting by party? We tell the clerk which party and receive a blank ballot, but have one pool of machines to feed the ballot into (and then print out the completed ballot which we can read to confirm before submitting it). -
@KarenDorman @aud @GayDeceiver The Texas US Senate seat is particularly exciting this round. The top two democratic candidates have had a lot of national press https://apnews.com/projects/elections-2026/texas-primary-us-senate/
@LingLass @aud @GayDeceiver
Thanks! that clarifies it.
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@Nerde @GayDeceiver
after the chads fiasco, Dubya went on record saying he wanted Texas voting system in all 50 states.@blogdiva
Well the electronic system used in Texas after that election (eSlate) isn't even used here any more. We now have machines.thay just fill out a blank ballot with human-readable text and machine-readable codes, so we can verify it before submitting it, while still being able to rally them quickly.
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@temptoetiam @MarkAsser @aud @GayDeceiver That's how most primaries work; the "open" primary free-for-all is the "weird" way.
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@LingLass @aud @GayDeceiver
To continue the previous question. What does 'shaping a ballot" mean? (Canadian here)@KarenDorman
In a very simplified and straightforward manner, people are voting, within each party, who will be the candidate for that party.So if Moe, Larry and Curly are democrats and they all want to be THE democrat candidate for president, people affiliated with the party vote which one they want to be the candidate in the next election.
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@temptoetiam @MarkAsser @aud @GayDeceiver That's how most primaries work; the "open" primary free-for-all is the "weird" way.
@count_01 @MarkAsser @aud @GayDeceiver thanks for the precision! (everything seems weird seen from Europe :p)
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@aud @GayDeceiver I am also keen to know what all that's about.
@MarkAsser @aud @GayDeceiver in some states you need to pick a primary ballot… dem or gop. this is what splits the room so to speak… the line for the gop ballot was slow.
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Done gone and went a-votin’
The Republican side of the room had plenty of voting stations open, and the voting clerks were kinda bored.
The Democratic side? Long line.
I think Texas might be a little bit more purple now.
@GayDeceiver you have voting lines per party? wth??
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@count_01 @MarkAsser @aud @GayDeceiver thanks for the precision! (everything seems weird seen from Europe :p)
@temptoetiam @MarkAsser @aud @GayDeceiver The ranked-choice primary with candidates from every party given equal access is a relatively new (I think an effective) practice that has yet to catch on in most of the US.
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