This is it. Over the next two weeks, I'll be doing my duty as an American Citizen and responsible member of society.
I'm a registered voter. Are you?
I live in Oklahoma. We have nine state questions and a long list of candidates on which to vote this November 2nd.
This week and next I'll be doing my homework. I'm researching the issues and candidates to find out how my vote will impact my life, my children, and my community.
Simply registering and voting isn't enough. Do your duty. Get the facts.
Posted by Boon (Member # 4646) on :
I'm told that race could very well change the entire balance of power in the senate. Hmmm...
Posted by UofUlawguy (Member # 5492) on :
In Nevada, and particularly in Clark County, we also have a number of ballot questions/initiatives. They require a lot more study and thought for me than do any of the political races on the ballot.
At least three of the questions have to do with a fight between the doctors and the lawyers, all stemming from increases in malpractice insurance premiums and the resultant exodus of doctors from the state. The doctors want to change the state law to place certain additional limits on malpractice lawsuits/damages, etc. The lawyers (actually a subgroup of them) want to amend the state Constitution in at least two ways. They (the lawyers) have cleverly disguised their ballot questions to make them look like something completely different from what they really are. I am afraid that most people aren't going to bother to find out the details, and are just going to vote for them based on the superficial wording.
Kind of like how one of the candidates for judge, the son of a very popular judge, whose name happens to be the same as his father's, but who is just two years out of law school and has almost no experience, has avoided putting his photo on any of his ads, and yet still claims that he doesn't think anybody is confusing him with his father. He'll probably win, because nobody will bother to find out who he really is.
Posted by DocCoyote (Member # 5612) on :
Colorado has a neat referendum on the ballot. We are deciding whether to change the voting laws (beginning with this election) in order to allocate electoral votes by percentage of popular vote, rather than winner take all.
In the material sent by the supervisor of elections, there are obvious pros and cons with this. The con, eloquently stated, was that we will become much less influential as a state if we are only allocating 5 electoral votes, rather than 9. The assumption is that all elections will be close enough that it will always be 5-4 split on electoral votes. The pro stance, obviously, is that the allocation will more accurately reflect the feelings of the voters in the state.
Lisa
Posted by Katarain (Member # 6659) on :
I live in Georgia. I've been wanting to become informed about the local issues and candidates on the ballot, but I guess my google skills are below par. I haven't been able to find an applicable site just yet.
-Katarain
Posted by Katarain (Member # 6659) on :
Seriously... Do any of you Georgia residents know where there's a site detailing what all we're voting on?
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