Yesterday was my first voting experience in Texas. It made me realize how different states are - even in voting. I waited eagerly, watching the mail for my voter's ballot and accompanying unbiased "blurbs" on the candidates. I waited and waited, then asked. Texas doesn't do that. You read the papers for that info (the curse of recycling I guess).
Other differences between Texas and California:
*Voter ID cards
*Electronic voting (do they REALLY get my vote?)
*Separate voting locations for Democrats and Republicans (was there a precedent that made this necessary?)
*Want to know where you vote? No pamphlet no handy "this is where you vote". Off to the Internet.
*I miss voting at a home (especially the one where they dressed a fake duck in patriotic garb)
There was an excitement to voting in Texas. Like I had never seen in California. People waited two hours in early voting to cast their vote. Would that have happened in California - or would we have gone to the beach?
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