For once, I'm not going to rant about
Fanatican malfeasanse. :-) Several friends have asked me about the voting guides I used for tomorrow's vote, so here they are:
- Speak Out California - http://speakoutca.org/now/2006general.php - Jenny sent me this one and it's a quick overview of all the major issues. However, it's lacking details at the city and county level.
- San Francisco Bicycle Coalition - http://www.sfbike.org/?vote - there are three recommendations that affected me as a daily bicycle commuter. So I went with them there.
- San Francisco Bay Guardian - http://tinyurl.com/steoh - very comprehensive endorsement pages. They include a non-legalese explanation of each candidate and proposition. The downside is that you have to read through a lot of things. We voted via Absentee ballots so we took our time wading through all of it.
This is the first time we voted absentee (though we didn't leave town) and I'm now a big fan. I have the ballots in front of me and can take my time reading through all the cruft. It's leisurely and I feel that I'm voting responsibly and in a well-informed manner. Moreover, I don't have to change my schedule on voting day to go to a polling place. Just note two things:
- Your absentee ballot has to arrive by 8:00 PM on voting day. If you haven't mailed it ahead of time, you can hand deliver it to your polling place.
- If you're hand delivering for someone else (e.g., spouse, parents, children), they have to sign an extra spot in the back of the envelope that authorizes someone else to deliver for them.
Lastly,
PLEASE VOTE. Not only is it your civic responsibility - e.g., driving sober, paying taxes, etc - it's your personal responsibility to yours, your children's, and your community's future.
