Get Ready to Vote on Election Day

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Oct. 16, 2008
By Ramsey Cox 
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What if I can’t make it to the polls?

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Polling place hours vary by precinct, but most are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Some states have early voting, allowing people to vote weeks before Election Day. Ohioans may vote 35 days early, and Texans can vote 17 days before Election Day, meaning many Americans have already voted.

Another way to vote early is with an absentee ballot. Not all states have absentee ballots, and some that do have restrictions on them. California, Washington and Arizona (among others) don’t have any restrictions on who can apply for an absentee ballot. Oregonians all vote by mail. Ballots are mailed 18 days before the election and voters cast their ballots by mailing or dropping them off with an election administrator before Election Day. Vote411 allows users to apply for absentee ballots in their state and check if their state allows early voting.

How can I learn where the candidates stand on the issues?

The League of Women Voters’ Web site also features brief position statements from three of the presidential candidates: Republican John McCain, Democrat Barack Obama and Independent Ralph Nader. Their positions on education, U.S. global strategy, global climate change, economic disparity and healthcare costs are all included.

Additional resources for the 2008 Presidential Election

League of Women Voters 

Real Clear Politics 

John McCain 

Barack Obama 

New York Times 

CNN 

Fox News 

Washington Post

Time

The Wall Street Journal 
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  • SR Davis 10/30/2008 10:43:14 AM

    I agree that voters should be educated on the issues and the candidates. For those of us who want to protect mother earth and find better, greener, ways to protect her - we have to go through a lot of rhetoric to get to the real answers. I have to say that I have voted third party in the past, but this year the election is so critical that I have to go with one of the two main parties and honestly I have to say I feel better about my choice this year than I have in a long time.

  • Marie Devine 10/24/2008 1:18:03 PM

    Pray before voting. You may also write in a candidate that is not on the ballet. There is a big possibility of that happening this year if we want God's humble ways of living close to the earth so we do not pollute ourselves from off the earth or destroy ourselves with great military machinery.

  • John T. Cotton 10/23/2008 11:30:22 AM

    As another commenter noted, it's interesting that in addition to McCain and Obama, Nader was mentioned but not the Constitution Party Candidate Chuck Baldwin (endorsed by Ron Paul) or the Libertarian Candidate, Bob Barr. Certainly the Libertarians have every bit as big a following as Ralph Nader.

  • Andrew Boulware 10/20/2008 8:31:21 AM

    I have noticed that no organization that "promotes" voter education ever mentions the Constitution Party. They are the fastest growing third party in America. They support a strict adherence to the Constitution and inferring what was meant in the more ciphered areas by using supporting documents written by the people themselves, not some Harvard professor who more than likely has some underlying motive for misconstruing their meanings. If you really want to be an informed voter, then look at all options on the table.

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