tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post4200968535779267486..comments2024-03-15T01:11:32.832-07:00Comments on Bardiac: Voter FrustrationBardiachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11846065504793800266noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-55751721006616990042008-10-25T07:08:00.000-07:002008-10-25T07:08:00.000-07:00Kathy A., That sounds like a good pamphlet. And c...Kathy A., That sounds like a good pamphlet. And congrats to your daughter for her first presidential election!<BR/><BR/>Luolin, Oh, I didn't think of the local League of Women Voters! <BR/><BR/>History Enthusiast, I bet your family appreciates your efforts!<BR/><BR/>Delagar, I checked only the on-line newspaper stuff.<BR/><BR/>Susan, So the voter information wasn't actually useful. :( bummer.<BR/><BR/>MSILF, Do they put out a pamphlet in Israel?<BR/><BR/>K8, Good suggestion! Yep, when I found what I needed, I was on the verge of going down to the library. Librarians are GREAT at helping me find information.Bardiachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11846065504793800266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-40406927301327202122008-10-24T20:59:00.000-07:002008-10-24T20:59:00.000-07:00Did you try the local public library?The Internet ...Did you try the local public library?<BR/><BR/>The Internet Public Library can sometimes lead to some good resources, too: http://www.ipl.org/div/election/<BR/><BR/>When in doubt, ask a librarian. People often forget to look to libraries for this sort of information, but most libraries do have access to this material and work hard to provide free access of this information to everyone.k8https://www.blogger.com/profile/07547334819703279971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-23239333920602629472008-10-24T11:26:00.000-07:002008-10-24T11:26:00.000-07:00Holy crap. I had no idea that they didn't do that ...Holy crap. I had no idea that they didn't do that everywhere. How the hell are you supposed to know about all those obscure bonds?<BR/><BR/>And it looks like you figured out how to fix the comments...Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15606922510495018342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-46504104128134499432008-10-24T10:57:00.000-07:002008-10-24T10:57:00.000-07:00I just moved to California, so I got the huge pamp...I just moved to California, so I got the huge pamphlet, and the county also sent one out with the sample ballot, and statements from the local candidates. But what can you say about "I grew up in X town, went to X High School & College, and I've lived here to serve the community ever since."<BR/>OK. HOW?????Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09716705206734059708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-13619813913089534652008-10-24T09:41:00.000-07:002008-10-24T09:41:00.000-07:00I know what you mean! I lived in 2 states with inf...I know what you mean! I lived in 2 states with info pamphlets (CA and MA) and now live in one without. It's such a good idea if we want an informed voter pool, not relying on whether they happen to buy X newspaper or know someone who's informed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-31639174964533929672008-10-24T06:53:00.000-07:002008-10-24T06:53:00.000-07:00Here, the local paper publishes a ballot informati...Here, the local paper publishes a ballot information page every few days for a few weeks before the election -- Vote this way if you want this to happen, or if you think this, vote this way if you want that -- which is good, given how dense the language is on our bills.<BR/><BR/>But you have to buy the paper. It's not online!delagarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18197857250240640822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-40376923080182169642008-10-23T18:36:00.000-07:002008-10-23T18:36:00.000-07:00I grew up in Washington State and I remember my pa...I grew up in Washington State and I remember my parents talking about the pamphlet and explaining the local issues to me. In my current state they don't have such a pamphlet, so usually my mom, dad, sister, and myself just try to track down info and then inform the rest of the fam. That's not my preferred method, but it works I guess.The History Enthusiasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01920472487193649652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-5224181173227968982008-10-23T18:32:00.000-07:002008-10-23T18:32:00.000-07:00I have the same frustration, having grown up in Ca...I have the same frustration, having grown up in California where they have the comprehensive pamphlet (the Libertarians always stepped up to write the "con" for every single bond issue, I remember). These days, I depend on the local League of Women Voters' Voter Guide, which has statements from all the candidates. In fact, we just joined the LMV, mainly because of the service they provide with the Guide.<BR/><BR/>It helps that they finally got someone to help make their website decent (apparently someone went to them and said "I beg you to let me re-do your site, because it is abysmal").Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-25830432458560999402008-10-23T17:07:00.000-07:002008-10-23T17:07:00.000-07:00we got this giant fat voter pamphlet -- but just o...we got this giant fat voter pamphlet -- but just one for the household, so i sent off to daughter, who is voting for the first time. i'm in CA, which is a big state, so i bet it cost bundles to send. but, glad they did. daughter has been reading it cover-to-cover, and called to talk/ask about several voter initiatives last night.kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.com