Zx2guy19 Posted November 2, 2018 Report Share Posted November 2, 2018 Is there anywhere I can go to educate myself on all the issues coming up on Tuesday? I've tried to find something on Google but haven't had any luck. I feel like it's a pretty big election, don't want to fuck it up. Anyone have a site they use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitgeist57 Posted November 2, 2018 Report Share Posted November 2, 2018 If you want to go to the Early Voting Center on Morse Road, there are a lot of volunteers in the parking lot that would love to hand you info on whom to vote for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwashmycar Posted November 2, 2018 Report Share Posted November 2, 2018 I typically enter a street address, get the ballot names here: https://ballotpedia.org/Ohio_elections,_2018 Then i proceed to visit every candidates page just to read what they feel most strongly, about while researching further into topics if I need to try and find more info...like does "Dettelbach or Yost support issue 1?" ect. Obviously the candidates pages are all rainbows and glitter, but you can kind of see what they seem to feel strongly about. Reading articles and such is tough...always someone elses opinion in the end it seems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmrmnhrm Posted November 2, 2018 Report Share Posted November 2, 2018 Local political office - Has the guy currently there voted/acted in a way I agree with? If yes, keep. If no, toss him out. Sometimes it's easy, but not always (my rep voted 'NO' on repeal and.. well... the GOP still doesn't have a replace option, but he's pretty much been a Trump stooge otherwise, and hasn't said shit about his antics). Local/State issues - Who's pushing the issue? If it's big money or some out-of-town developer who doesn't respect the local way of doing things, they get a big fat NO. Schools almost always get a YES from me (my taxes are freakin' high because of it, but we get what we pay for... #1 public school system on the state "report card"). Past that (like with this year's non-violent drug offender reclassification), I try to sit down and read the thing, and do a "What would Bill and Ted say?" on it. Courts - There are a couple of websites out there to help make sense of them (https://www.judge4yourself.com/ is one), but since not all candidates participate in those kinds of Q&A forums, local newspaper endorsements (or in one Cleveland case, a resounding anti-endorsement) are also key in helping me pick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geeto67 Posted November 2, 2018 Report Share Posted November 2, 2018 ballotpedia also does issues by state: https://ballotpedia.org/Ohio_2018_ballot_measures In the upcoming, I am only aware of issue 1 coming down the pike and there is a long discussion somewhere on this board about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zx2guy19 Posted November 2, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2018 Thanks, I found Ballotpedia pretty helpful. Looks like it'll be a Democrat year for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdk 4219 Posted November 2, 2018 Report Share Posted November 2, 2018 ballotpedia also does issues by state: https://ballotpedia.org/Ohio_2018_ballot_measures In the upcoming, I am only aware of issue 1 coming down the pike and there is a long discussion somewhere on this board about that. Gotta love an “unbiased” organization run by an organization named after Lucy Burns , Can’t see that any organization named after a suffragette would be in the least bit biased at all. Like PBS they are the least biased but certainly lean one way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Posted November 2, 2018 Report Share Posted November 2, 2018 Thanks, I found Ballotpedia pretty helpful. Looks like it'll be a Democrat year for me. Seriously? Gross Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitgeist57 Posted November 2, 2018 Report Share Posted November 2, 2018 Seriously? Gross Judging other people on their choices? Sit down, Mr. Moved-To-Alabama, before you hurt yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Karacho1647545492 Posted November 2, 2018 Report Share Posted November 2, 2018 Gotta love an “unbiased” organization run by an organization named after Lucy Burns , Can’t see that any organization named after a suffragette would be in the least bit biased at all. Like PBS they are the least biased but certainly lean one way. You're right, they must be biased since the founder of the Lucy Burns Institute, Leslie Graves has been working with Libertarians since the 1980s. She married the man who was national director of the Libertarian Party in 1980, who has basically spent the last 30 years working to impose term limits on career politicians. They definitely have a clear political bias, just not the one you imagined based on the name alone of their institute. EDIT: Thought better of starting a political argument here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdk 4219 Posted November 2, 2018 Report Share Posted November 2, 2018 So I stand corrected, thanks for the info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otis Nice Posted November 2, 2018 Report Share Posted November 2, 2018 If you want to go to the Early Voting Center on Morse Road, there are a lot of volunteers in the parking lot that would love to hand you info on whom to vote for. :lolguy: Judging other people on their wife's choices? Sit down, Mr. Moved-To-Alabama, before you hurt yourself. FTFY free of charge. So I stand corrected, thanks for the info. Kudos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mace1647545504 Posted November 4, 2018 Report Share Posted November 4, 2018 As far as gov, I'll be voting libertarian..both are fan of jobsohio which is the biggest screwing of ohioians ever..but i think weasel dick dewine will win Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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