10/06/08

ELECTION 2008 TOOLS (No Excuses… You Have To Vote!)

This is, quite possibly, the most Important Presidential Vote of Your Life!

If you had to put this blog into a category, it would probably be in “Self Help”.
I think one of the most important things you can do to help improve your situation in life is to participate in our democratic process (U.S. Readers).

With most state’s voter registration deadlines ending soon (some have ended already). I wanted to give you a quick guide to getting registered so you can vote. Even if you haven’t figured out who you’re going to vote for yet, don’t mess yourself up for later!

You can register to vote online here, or you check the deadline for your state below.

State	Voter Registration Deadline
Alabama	Fri, Oct. 24
Alaska	Sun, Oct. 5 (postmark by Sat, Oct. 4)
Arizona	Mon, Oct. 6
Arkansas	Mon, Oct. 6
California	Mon, Oct. 20
Colorado	Mon, Oct. 6
Connecticut	Tues, Oct. 21
Delaware	Sat, Oct. 11
District of Columbia	Mon, Oct. 6
Florida	Mon, Oct. 6
Georgia	Mon, Oct. 6
Hawaii	Mon, Oct. 6
Idaho	Register at Polls
Illinois	Tues, Oct. 7
Indiana	Mon, Oct. 6
Iowa	Fri, Oct. 24 (or on Election Day at polling place)
Kansas	Mon, Oct. 20
Kentucky	Mon, Oct. 6
Louisiana	Mon, Oct. 6
Maine	Tue, Oct. 21 (or on Election Day at polling place)
Maryland	Tue, Oct. 14
Massachusetts	Wed, Oct. 15
Michigan	Mon, Oct. 6
Minnesota	Same Day Registration at polling place
Mississippi	Mon, Oct. 6
Missouri	Wed, Oct. 8
Montana	Mon, Oct. 6 (or same day at elections office)
Nebraska	Fri, Oct. 24 (mail by Fri, Oct. 17)
Nevada	Tue, Oct. 4 (or in person until Oct. 14)
New Hampshire	Same Day
New Jersey	Tues, Oct. 14
New Mexico	Tues, Oct. 7
New York	Fri, Oct. 10
North Carolina	Fri, Oct. 10
North Dakota	N/A
Ohio	Mon, Oct. 6
Oklahoma	Fri, Oct. 10
Oregon	Tue, Oct. 14
Pennsylvania	Mon, Oct. 6
Rhode Island	Sat, Oct. 4
South Carolina	Sat, Oct. 4
South Dakota	Mon, Oct. 20
Tennessee	Mon, Oct. 6
Texas	Mon, Oct. 6
Utah	Mon, Oct. 6 or in person Tue, Oct. 28
Vermont	Wed, Oct. 29
Virginia	Mon, Oct. 6
Washington	Sat, Oct. 4 (or until Mon, Oct. 20 in person)
West Virginia	Wed, Oct. 15
Wisconsin	Wed, Oct. 15 (or on Election Day at polling place)
Wyoming	Can register at polls

-Find Your Polling Place-

You can find your nearest polling place, register to vote online, and get more information for your state voting rules at vote411.org.

-FACT CHECKS-

If you’re having trouble believing what the candidates have said so far (and we all wonder sometimes), I suggest you jump over to the CNN and check out their Fact Check Page.

Another great fact check site can be found at FactCheck.Org. They also do a wonderful job of sifting through the candidates rhetoric.

If you’ve been following any of the debates, you know how important it
is to check and see if what the candidates said is actually true (there
is alot of untruth going around).

-ISSUES-

If you still need help figuring out which candidate lines up best with your beliefs, jump over to the USA today Candidate Match Game. (Please note that it only tells you what the candidates say their issues are….what they will actually do will vary).

I also recommend Glassbooth.org. They have another great app for you to figure out which candidate lines up best with your beliefs.

-Last Word-

Whatever you do… Go register today! You still have time to figure out who you want to vote for, but not much time to get registered.

Do your country a favor and make your opinion count. We can’t take another election filled with voter apathy.

Your vote matters, and it matters this election more than ever!

So…… Who are you voting for…..and why?

Dr. Ben

-Updates!!!-

10/6/2008

Want some great information on how to get an absentee ballot? Check out Willburns blog post on getting an absentee ballot online. (Click here for Will’s Absentee Ballot Post)

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