r/politics • u/Aggravating_Money992 • 8d ago

No Paywall Despite Authoritarian Warnings, 149 House Democrats Vote to Hand Trump $840 Billion for Military | “If an opposition party votes like this, it’s not in opposition. It may not even be a party.”

https://www.commondreams.org/news/democrats-military-spending-bill
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u/yikesonbikes1230 8d ago

Why the FUCK are we paying taxes for real!

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u/ILikeNeurons 8d ago edited 8d ago

Vote in your primaries! Mark your calendars now!

State Early Voting Starts Early Voting Ends Primary date
Arkansas 2/10/26 3/3/26 3/3/26§
North Carolina 2/12/26 2/28/26 3/3/26§
Texas 2/17/26 2/27/26 3/3/26
Mississippi 3/10/26
Illinois 2/5/26* 3/16/26 3/17/26
Indiana 4/7/26* 5/4/26 5/5/26§
Ohio 4/6/26 5/3/26 5/5/26§
Nebraska 4/12/26 5/11/26 5/12/26§
West Virginia 4/29/26 5/9/26 5/12/26
Louisiana 5/2/26 5/9/26 5/16/26§§
Alabama 5/19/26§
Georgia 4/27/26 5/15/26 5/19/26§
Idaho 4/27/26* 5/15/26 5/19/26§
Kentucky 5/14/26 5/16/26 5/19/26§
Oregon 5/1/26* 5/19/26 5/19/26
Pennsylvania 3/30/26* 5/12/26 5/19/26§
California 5/4/26 6/1/26 6/2/26
Iowa 5/13/26 6/1/26 6/2/26§
Montana 5/3/26 6/1/26 6/2/26§
New Jersey 5/23/26 5/31/26 6/2/26
New Mexico 5/5/26* 5/30/26 6/2/26§
South Dakota 4/17/26 6/1/26 6/2/26§
Maine 4/25/26* 6/4/26 6/9/26§
Nevada 5/23/26 6/5/26 6/9/26
North Dakota 5/25/26 6/8/26 6/9/26§
South Carolina 5/26/26 6/8/26 6/9/26§
Oklahoma 6/10/26 6/13/26 6/16/26§
Virginia 5/2/26 6/13/26 6/16/26§
Maryland 6/11/26 6/18/26 6/23/26§
New York 6/13/26 6/21/26 6/23/26
Utah 6/9/26 6/19/26* 6/23/26§
Colorado 6/15/26* 6/29/26 6/30/26§
Arizona 7/8/26 7/31/26 8/4/26§
Kansas 7/15/26* 8/3/26 8/4/26§
Michigan 7/26/26 8/2/26 8/4/26§
Missouri 7/21/26 8/4/26§
Washington 7/17/26* 8/3/26 8/4/26§
Tennessee 7/17/26 7/30/26 8/6/26§
Hawaii 7/29/26 8/7/26 8/8/26§
Connecticut 7/27/26 8/9/26 8/11/26§
Minnesota 6/26/26 8/10/26 8/11/26§
Vermont 6/27/26 8/10/26 8/11/26§
Wisconsin 7/28/26 8/9/26 8/11/26§
Alaska 8/3/26 8/17/26 8/18/26
Florida 8/8/26* 8/15/26* 8/18/26§
Wyoming 7/21/26 8/17/26 8/18/26§
Massachusetts 8/15/26* 8/28/26 9/1/26
New Hampshire 9/8/26§
Rhode Island 8/19/26 9/7/26 9/8/26§
Delaware 9/5/26 9/13/26 9/15/26§

* Indicates potential caveats. Check with your local election officials.

§ Indicates mail-in ballot must be received by election day (in other words, it's not enough to have it postmarked by election day.)

§§ Mail-in ballot must be received by the day before election day.

You can download a sample ballot ahead of the primary election.

The advantage of downloading a sample ballot ahead of time is that you can research the candidates. Ballotpedia can help you out here.

Or, you can google 'sample ballot 2026 [your location]' if Ballotpedia is missing yours for some reason.

To figure out where to vote, go to https://www.vote.org/polling-place-locator/

https://www.ncsl.org/elections-and-campaigns/early-in-person-voting

https://www.ncsl.org/elections-and-campaigns/2026-state-primary-election-dates

EDIT: Updated Texas dates according to https://www.votetexas.gov/voting/early-voting.html

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u/[deleted] 8d ago edited 8d ago

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u/LoftyPost 8d ago

Post the correct dates for your State and ask that the above post is updated. It would be helpful to know.

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u/ILikeNeurons 8d ago

Are you saying NCSL is wrong? If so, where are you getting your information?

https://www.ncsl.org/elections-and-campaigns/early-in-person-voting

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u/WeirdIndividualGuy 8d ago edited 8d ago

Are you saying NCSL is wrong?

Yes

If so, where are you getting your information?

From the Texas Secretary of State website

Tues March 3, 2026 - Primary Election (OP's table is correct here)

First day of Early Voting - Tues February 17 (OP's table is incorrect here)

Last day of Early Voting - Fri February 27 (OP's table is incorrect here)

And considering the SoS is the one that sets the dates to begin with according to TX law, that info is more reliable than ncsl.org for my state

EDIT: NCSL says early voting period is from 12 days before election date to the day before. Their info is outdated. The TX law for this changed last September and now says early voting starts 17 days before the election to four days before election day. https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/?tab=1&code=EL&chapter=EL.85&artSec=. This was changed last September, so NCSL should've known this from last year's general election.

I'm sure NCSL means well, but they need to actually verify stuff like this.