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RE: St. Charles County Voter Guide
Topic: Local Information 12:43 pm EST, Nov  1, 2004

Elonka wrote:
] A list of the local issues that I will be voting on in
] tomorrow's election. I always feel like I'm cramming for a
] test, since some of the names and propositions I've never
] heard of.
]
] Where I grew up in California, we'd be mailed a complete
] sample ballot before the election, so we could see a complete
] list of what and who we were voting on. Here in Missouri
] though, it's always a struggle to find out ahead of time
] what's going to be on the ballot!

I want to underline this comment because I agree strongly with it. I lived in California for a few years and found the voter guide to be an incredibly valuable resource. I spent hours last night trying to research some of the local races in Georgia to determine who I'm going to vote for. Its difficult to even obtain information about some of these candidates. These elections are largely decided on name recognition, party affiliation, and newspaper editorial endorsements. Trusting any of these methods to make your decisions is unwise, in my opinion.

I would really like to see a voter guide in Georgia. I'm contemplating starting a website/mailing list about and trying to promote the concept. I think its a tremedously valuable resource.

I discuss this a little here:

http://www.memestreams.net/thread/bid13919/

RE: St. Charles County Voter Guide



 
 
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