Early & Absentee Voting Megathread - Build the Freiwal

[riceowl]

Anecdotal!
The line at the fiesta in Houston where i vote is the longest it’s ever been for me.

[riceowl]

Harris County had 20% more voters today than yesterday.

[riceowl]

Harris county numbers weren't any bigger than last Monday despite increased hours, but they aren't decreasing.
Odd surges in some places (ie, the Fiesta Mart where I voted increased from ~1200 to 1800 from last Monday).

[riceowl]

Interesting numbers out of Texas:

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Nuggets from Texas early voting (as of 10/29):

•Early votes cast- 791,858 more than 2014 total
•% of 1st time voters almost 2x 2014- 5% to 9.2%
•Hispanic surname voters up- 15.2% in 14 to 19.1%
•Dems down 33.4% in 14 to 28.4%
•Under 40 are bigger % of early voters than 14

However, the % 1st time voters are people who have NEVER voted in any previous election in Texas, so there is no way to determine their party affiliation.  Republicans were only down 0.2% from 14.

where on earth are these coming from?

[riceowl]

Big storm in Houston today so wouldn't be surprised to see numbers down in Harris.