Tuesdays w/TJae:
Early Voting in Texas

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Happy Tuesday Reader!

Early Voting for the November 4th Election in Texas is happening now through October 31st. Even if you don't live in Texas, this brief post shares a few HUMAN-aligned questions I used to evaluate the Constitutional Amendment Propositions. Maybe they'll help you think through your next voting decisions too.

A More HUMAN–Aligned Voting Lens
​HUMAN Element Reflection Question​
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​Honesty - Does this amendment name and address a real issue clearly, or does it obscure who benefits and who bears the cost?
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​Urgency - Does this create needed change now, or push action without accountability or clarity?
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​Meaningfulness - Does it move Texas toward long-term equity, justice, and community well-being? Or is it symbolic or performative?
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​Accountability - Who will hold power under this amendment, and how transparent and accountable would that power be?
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​Nuance - Does it consider complexity, or does it overly favor one group under a broad justification like “tax relief” or “education” without deeper scrutiny?

Actively HUMAN + Voting Review

After reviewing the pros and cons of each proposition on vote411.org, I was still undecided about a few of them. That's when I turned toActively HUMAN to generate questions that helped me think through my options more clearly. See my final proposition recommendations and rationale here.

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Here’s to showing up - on ballots and in conversations - with the kind of honesty and nuance our future deserves. May we keep building a democracy that feels more like us.
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LOVE first. Always.​
—TJae

In case you're new to Tuesdays w/ TJae, you should know that you won't receive emails from me every Tuesday, or on any particular Tuesday - but always (well, normally) on a Tuesday. As a child, whenever we'd visit my Grandpa James, he'd end the visit by saying "See you Tuesday," no matter when we were scheduled to see him again. So this newsletter is part nod to James Rivers, and part nod to my love of alliteration.

See you Tuesday!
TJae