![]() Sometimes it’s the actual functional aspect of them not being able to go out to vote because there are these limitations, and sometimes it’s perception that voting is harder, and so people choose to avoid it all together and not go vote.We know that looking at other states who’ve changed their voting laws to make it more restrictive that that does decrease the likelihood of a person turning out. The new voter laws definitely have led to reduced turnout.Without competition, it’s breeding ground for lack of efficacy among voters. And if you’re a Democrat, you’re thinking that it’s hard to unseat those Republicans no matter how much you try. ![]() If you’re a Republican, you’re thinking you’re going to win anyway. That means there’s not a lot of competition. Republicans have won something like a 150 complete statewide races since 1994. Texas is not a very competitive state.It’s confusing to a lot of voters, and the fact that there are so many of these offices – sometimes the ballots are so long when you include all of the judicial candidates – a lot of voters simply check out of the process. It’s hard to get people to vote in a non-presidential year because people aren’t as attentive to all of the different offices that range from agriculture commissioner to land commissioner to lieutenant governor.That divide, I think, creates this gap between people’s desire to go vote for state officials and their understanding of what’s happening at the national level. Texas has always been a state that’s been hard to get people to come vote in midterm elections, primarily because most of the politics are driven by what happens nationally, and people aren’t as attentive to what’s going on in state politics. ![]() Those things just took priority over the other issues.
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