Decide already!!!!
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Polls have opened here in California and by now, you should have decided already which Presidential Candidate you are going to vote for as you head to your local polling place today!
However, thanks to the glorious ways in which the California Constitution governs elections, in addition to a simple choice for President, California voters are being overwhelmed with a myriad of options on the state, county, and city level that represent all three branches of government! Reading the Official Ballot information guide sent by our county registrar is much akin to reading War and Peace (in the original Russian).
And while I am not very vocally political, having a blog certainly gives me a convenient forum to voice my opinions! So what follows is partly a guide, partly a confessional, and partly a forum for commentary upon the ways in which I will be voting today! Enjoy!
President / Vice-President: Barack Obama / Joe Biden
US Representative (33rd D): Diane Watson
California State Assembly (47th D): Karen Bass
Superior Court Judges (Offices 72 / 82 / 84 / 94 / 154): Hilleri Grossman Merritt / Cynthia Loo / Pat Connolly / Michael J. O’Gara / Michael V. Jesic
Los Angeles County Supervisor (2nd D): Mark Ridley-Thomas
California State Measures “Yes”: 1A, 4, 12
California State Measures “No”: 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
Los Angeles County Measure R: No
Los Angeles Community College District Measure J: Yes
Los Angeles Unified School District Measure Q: Yes
Los Angeles City Measure A: Yes
Los Angeles City Measure B: Yes
Whew! Like I said, it’s all a bit confusing, but hopefully people will drive safely and get out and vote today!
Themocracy
Thanks so much for voting NO on Prop 8