- Your Voting Place--just call or stop by the Clerk's Office at Wheeling Township Hall (1616 N. Arlington Heights Road Arlington Heights, Illinois 60004; (847) 259-7730). They'll tell you your polling location.
- Early voting--yes, you can vote early up until Oct. 28th (from http://www.cookctyclerk.com/elections/earlyvoting/Pages/default.aspx). You need an official photo id to vote early.
- The ballot--Go to http://www.cookctyclerk.com/elections/voterprofile/Pages/default.aspx, type in the required information, and you'll see a sample ballot & referendum info so you know what to expect before you walk into that booth. Like, did you know there's a "recall the governor" referendum?
- Nuts & Bolts--A nice True Blue mailer went out recently that you can tear off & take to the polls with you to use as a guide to vote. Otherwise, you're screwed...just kidding. Go to http://www.tenthdems.org/, scroll down to the bottom of the home page, and voila. For judge information, try http://www.illinoisjudges.net/, though you'll need to dig a little more. Judges in IL need at least 60% of the vote to retain their position.
- The dirt--what you probably AREN'T hearing on mainstream media news:
Dold is a far-right Tea Party Conservative (go to http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/10/15/us/politics/tea-party-graphic.html?ref=politics).
Mark Kirk is being financed by special interest money with ties to China (see http://www.thinkprogress.org/2010/10/21/mark-kirk-beijing-fundraiser/).
Kilbride and other retention judges are being targetted by special-interest groups: http://www.brennancenter.org/content/resource/buying_time_--_2010_illinois. - Who's Up, Who's Down depending on the polls, go to http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/other/direction_of_country-902.html.
Friday, October 22, 2010
Mid-Term Election Fever
Inundated with election information, robocalls & tv commercials? Don't know what is fact & what is fiction? Sick of those "I'm the only candidate to hold job fair" commercials? Well, you've come to the right place! Here's what you need to know if you're voting from the IL 10th District:
Mid-Term Elections, IL 10th
Inundated with election information, robocalls & tv commercials? Don't know what is fact & what is fiction? Sick of those "I'm the only candidate to hold job fair" commercials? Well, you've come to the right place! Here's what you need to know if you're voting from the IL 10th District:
1. Your polling place--just call or stop by the Clerk's Office at Wheeling Township Hall (1616 N. Arlington Heights Road Arlington Heights, Illinois 60004; (847) 259-7730). They'll tell you your polling location.
2. Early voting--yes, you can vote early up until Oct. 28th (from http://www.cookctyclerk.com/elections/earlyvoting/Pages/default.aspx). You need an official photo id to vote early.
3. The ballot--Go to http://www.cookctyclerk.com/elections/voterprofile/Pages/default.aspx, type in the required information, and you'll see a sample ballot & referendum info so you know what to expect before you walk into that booth. Like, did you know there's a "recall the governor" referendum?
4. Nuts & Bolts--A nice True Blue mailer went out recently that you can tear off & take to the polls with you to use as a guide to vote. Otherwise, you're screwed...just kidding. Go to http://www.tenthdems.org/, scroll down to the bottom of the home page, and voila. For judge information, try http://www.illinoisjudges.net/, though you'll need to dig a little more. Judges in IL need at least 60% of the vote to retain their position.
5. The dirt--what you probably AREN'T hearing on mainstream media news:
1. Your polling place--just call or stop by the Clerk's Office at Wheeling Township Hall (1616 N. Arlington Heights Road Arlington Heights, Illinois 60004; (847) 259-7730). They'll tell you your polling location.
2. Early voting--yes, you can vote early up until Oct. 28th (from http://www.cookctyclerk.com/elections/earlyvoting/Pages/default.aspx). You need an official photo id to vote early.
3. The ballot--Go to http://www.cookctyclerk.com/elections/voterprofile/Pages/default.aspx, type in the required information, and you'll see a sample ballot & referendum info so you know what to expect before you walk into that booth. Like, did you know there's a "recall the governor" referendum?
4. Nuts & Bolts--A nice True Blue mailer went out recently that you can tear off & take to the polls with you to use as a guide to vote. Otherwise, you're screwed...just kidding. Go to http://www.tenthdems.org/, scroll down to the bottom of the home page, and voila. For judge information, try http://www.illinoisjudges.net/, though you'll need to dig a little more. Judges in IL need at least 60% of the vote to retain their position.
5. The dirt--what you probably AREN'T hearing on mainstream media news:
- Dold is a far-right Tea Party Conservative (go to http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/10/15/us/politics/tea-party-graphic.html?ref=politics).
- Mark Kirk is being financed by special interest money with ties to China (see http://www.thinkprogress.org/2010/10/21/mark-kirk-beijing-fundraiser/).
- Kilbride and other retention judges are being targetted by special-interest groups: http://www.brennancenter.org/content/resource/buying_time_--_2010_illinois.
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