This one could go South...

[jkaduk]

I have a firm policy of never voting on an office or ballot measure for which I don't know enough about the candidates or the issues to form a opinion.

I mark up my sample ballot. If I have don't have the time or interest on something I leave it blank. Copy it over to the real one on election day. I suppose I could just vote absentee, but I enjoy going to the polls.

 

[murphey]

In Florida (yes, I am a “Florida man”, but not the one you read about), there are several constitutional amendments on the ballot. With one exception (13) all the advertising has been vote “yes on #” or “no on #”. Not even a hint of what the amendment even addresses. Clearly this works or the political campaigners wouldn’t do it. 13 is the lone exception. Voting no on 13 is “anti-school and “anti-children”. 13 places the control over expanding gambling in Florida as a balloted referendum rather than a legislative action.

I’m appalled that content free advertising for something as important as constitutional amendments works. I’m not surprised unfortunately, but I am appalled.

Same problem in Colorado. I need to dig out the actual content of what I'm supposed to be voting on because all I see are Vote No or Vote Yes! with zero content.

 

[Palmpilot]

I mark up my sample ballot. If I have don't have the time or interest on something I leave it blank. Copy it over to the real one on election day. I suppose I could just vote absentee, but I enjoy going to the polls.

Same here.

 

[chartbundle]

I'm really glad Oregon is just vote by mail, get pamphlet, get ballot, fill out on own time, drop off or mail when ready.