With less than a week to go before the election, spend a few minutes to find out where to go to vote, review your election ballot, and research the candidate(s) you'll be voting for -- on both the national and the local level. Keep reading for easy to access web resources.
Voting in Person?
Not sure where to go to vote if you're voting in person? Check out www.vote411.org to find your local polling place. If you've registered using your Ithaca College address, your local polling place is at the Circles Community Building.
Who's on My Local Ballot?
Interested in seeing the local ballot before you go to vote? You can find local ballots and local polling places listed at the Tompkins County Board of Elections website. Ithaca College addresses are in the Town of Ithaca, District 3.
For your local ballot -- if you're voting elsewhere, visit your state board of elections website. A list of all State Board of Elections can be found at www.ithaca.edu/vote; click on "Election Links."
Election and Candidate Info
Still haven't decided who has earned your vote? Want to confirm that your chosen candidate matches your beliefs on key issues? Need to research your local candidates and their stand on issues?
Take a few minutes to do your research before you go to the polls -- visit some of these websites below.
USAY Foundation -- a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, nonpartisan organization focused on voter education and youth advocacy
Vote-Smart.org -- nonpartisan research conducted on every candidate for president or major elective office in the United States
Declare Yourself -- nonprofit campaign to empower and encourage every eligible 18-year-old American to register and vote in the presidential primary and 2008 presidential election
CNN Election 2008
Fair Vote -- Operating for many years as the Center for Voting and Democracy, Fair Vote is the leading national organization acting to transform our elections to achieve secure and universal access to participation, a full spectrum of meaningful choices, and majority rule with fair representation and a voice for all.
VoteGopher.com -- one-stop, nonpartisan election resource, created by young voters to focus on the issues
Vote 411.org -- the League of Women Voters' national voter information site
USAVotes2008 -- an election news coverage website offered by Voice of America news
Why Tuesday? -- an effort to make America's democracy stronger through increased voter participation
MTV's Choose or Lose -- mobilizing young voters to get registered, learn about candidates, and vote
