Ducks for democracy
Today’s primary day–hooray! I know many of you are feeling under the weather and going to vote after work seems like a chore. But hey, maybe a little civic participation is just the ticket to help you feel better.
Here are some resources to help make those tough decisions:
Guides to who’s running:
http://www.smartvoter.org/2010/09/14/ny/http://www.congress.org/election/guide/ny
What the candidates stand for:
http://www.gothamgazette.com/article/albany/20100908/204/3352http://beta.wnyc.org/articles/its-free-country/2010/sep/13/new-york-primary-2010-newspaper-endorsments/
How to use the new ballot:
http://www.votethenewwayny.com/en/default.aspx
Find your polling place:
http://gis.nyc.gov/vote/ps/index.htm
See if you’re registered to vote:
https://voterlookup.elections.state.ny.us/votersearch.aspx
If you’re not registered, it’s too late at this point for the primaries but not for the general election.
Download a registration form here:http://www.elections.state.ny.us/NYSBOE/download/voting/voteform.pdf
Please feel free to add if you know of additional helpful resources.
