[1904] in peace2
Voting Help for you...
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jeffrey Rosenblum)
Tue Sep 17 10:51:25 2002
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From: Jeffrey Rosenblum <JRosenblum@tellus.org>
To: "'it is his custom to be helpless'" <krevice@sub-zero.mit.edu>
Cc: "'peace-announce@mit.edu'" <peace-announce@mit.edu>
Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 10:42:35 -0400
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VOTE SMART: http://www.vote-smart.org/index.phtml
This is a good start, can view current elected officials and candidates by
full zipcode. Can view some biographical information and link to websites
and emails. Other information: Biographical, Campaign Finances, Issue
Positions (NPAT), Special Interest Groups, Voting Record).
DEMOCRACY NET: http://www.dnet.org (Project of League of Women Voters,
http://www.lwv.org/voter/index.html)
"candidate and election related information and tools to make an informed
decision. "
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS: http://www.lcv.org/
Evaluates US candidates and tracks their voting record on environmental
issues. (And some states, not Mass though.)
CAPITAL ADVANTAGE: http://capitoladvantage.com/
Information on existing candidates.
I'm sure there are more, these are ones I know. You'll need your full zip
code, can look it up by address at:
http://www.usps.gov/ncsc/lookups/lookup_zip+4.html
Jeff
-----Original Message-----
From: it is his custom to be helpless [mailto:krevice@sub-zero.mit.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 10:31 AM
To: peace-announce@mit.edu
Subject: vote today in primaries!
Hi!
Everyone should vote today. The state government is
predicting one of the lowest voter turnouts on record,
probably under 30%:
http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&q=%22low+voter+turnout%22+massachusetts.
Do your part to prove them wrong, and vote.
Cambridge Elections office:
http://www.ci.cambridge.ma.us/~Election/
Somerville Elections office:
http://www.ci.somerville.ma.us/voter/default.asp
listing of candidates for state office:
http://www.state.ma.us/sec/ele/eleidx.htm
i'm hoping someone out there knows of a website somewhere
that has put together a list of the platforms for each
candidate? or maybe you have already done this research
that i should've done weeks ago?
or, do you know who i should vote for? i live in
cambridgeport. :)
thanks!
eric
ps. some enterprising soul should put together a website
that collects together all the info needed for voting
intelligently in local elections. it wouldn't be that hard
to do with some foresight:
- browse to each candidates web presence and grab their
platform
- send email to candidates who don't have a clear platform
on the web
- send snail mail to candidates who don't have email
address
- put links for maps to find voting location, sample
ballot, etc.
