And mail in ballots are extremely restricted and heavily scrutinized in Texas too.
Pretty sure the guns are why my county has so many polling places at schools or school facilities like the sports annex. Even the early voting.
State police and the voting hotline. ACLU usually does a national one, I think. But maybe it’s the League of Women Voters. Some more local ones depending on where you live. The Texas Tribune and lots of local media outlets publish the number(s) before voting day.
My only inside look at the process was from observing a recount of a local issue we had proposed and (very narrowly) passed. The county Board of Elections invited me out to witness the process, and they were incredibly gracious about explaining as they went about the recount of almost 20,000 ballots.
It was simultaneously one of the most interesting and most boring things I have ever witnessed. On one hand, super cool to be around for, on the other hand, you’re watching people count things.
The chicken-or-egg question assuming a Dem majority in Congress and a Biden win in November is, change laws first or pack the court first? Because changing laws around elections and voting rights is really important, but could be all for naught if SCOTUS doesn’t get a makeover.
