[1906] in peace2
Re: vote today in primaries!
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (it is his custom to be helpless)
Tue Sep 17 11:13:39 2002
Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 11:15:57 -0400 (EDT)
From: it is his custom to be helpless <krevice@sub-zero.mit.edu>
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sorry for the quick reply to my own message on this low
traffic list, but i found a useful resource for picking who
to vote for as governor:
The website http://www.wbur.org/news/candidateq/ asks you
to select the position you most agree with on 18 or so
issues, without telling you which position belongs to which
candidate. At the end it shows you which candidate you
picked for each issue and lets you view their complete
platforms.
i was all across the board on who i picked, but looking at
each candidates platform is really helping me make a
decision.
thanks!
eric
On Tue, 17 Sep 2002, it is his custom to be helpless wrote:
> 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.
>
