Voting 06 Nov 2006 09:09 am
Don’t forget to vote!
One note amidst all of the election news — don’t forget to vote tomorrow, if you’ve not already voted. Polls are open statewide from 7:00am to 8:00pm.
Predictions are that anywhere from 38% to 55% of registered voters statewide will actually vote. Although that’s not surprising given the fact that it’s not a presidential election year, it’s still a low number given the enormous impact that any one of the 13 ballot measures on the slate will have on the future of the state, if passed. (Let alone if they were all to pass.) 61% of registered voters participated in the 2003 recall election.
The online version of this year’s Voter Guide is available here.
You can also obtain your polling place information from your county elections office. Just do a Google or Yahoo! search using the name of your county and the term “election,” “clerk,” or “registrar.” The Secretary of State’s website also has a polling place lookup feature which will give you phone numbers for county, city, and town clerks’ offices and will let you know whether your individual community offers online polling place lookup or not.
If you’re having trouble finding your polling place online, or if you don’t have time to search, or if you have any other questions before you head out to vote, you can contact the Secretary of State’s toll-free voter assistance hotline at 1-800-345-VOTE.