A woman in Texas has gone viral on TikTok after she insisted on casting her ballot after poll workers allegedly told her she was not registered, even though she had voted in past elections and brought identification with her.
According to her, she arrived at a polling site on the first day of early voting and was told she needed a passport. After presenting one, she says workers informed her that her name was still not appearing in the system and suggested she retrieve her driver’s license instead.
Though she was frustrated by how the voting process was going and believed the staff was starting something, she still complied, determined to cast her vote that very day. “This election is paramount to our future, to the future of our children, to the future of our democracy,” she said to viewers in a TikTok video. “And we need to get out and vote like our life depends on it, because it literally does.”
Later that day, the woman posted an update wearing an “I Voted” sticker, confirming that she ultimately cast a provisional ballot after further discussions with election workers and after providing additional documentation. While she noted that some staff members were helpful, she added, “I think that this election, because the rules have changed, they are making it a little more difficult for us to do what we do.”
She advised people to stay calm even if the process becomes frustrating because the goal was to make sure their vote is cast and counted. “Cooperate. Be nice. Even when you lose your cool,” she said. She also urged voters to come with multiple forms of identification, including a birth certificate, driver’s license, and passport.
Netizens Reaction to the Texas Woman’s Video
Many viewers in her comments felt that the poll workers treated her that way because of the party she was voting for. “Texas is going blue and they feel it,” one netizen said. Someone else wrote, “They weren’t expecting you to have a passport.” A third commented, “They want us to get frustrated and not vote!!”
Some also praised her determination not to quit, urging others to do the same. “Please do not let them discourage you from voting,” one comment read. Another added, “EVERYONE IN TEXAS NEEDS TO HAVE THIS ENERGY.”
