I voted.

[xiphias]

I'm not real happy with what I did and how. I don't feel like I *had* great choices.

I voted for Green Party for governor.

If Romney wins, I'm almost certain that it will be by a margin which will be less than what the Green Party gets. In other words, if Romney wins, it'll be because of people like me. And I'm not happy about that.

But I just don't like O'Brien that much. And I really like Dr. Stein. And I realized that I'd feel bad about not voting for someone I liked. Frankly, since I had a chance to vote for someone I agreed with, instead of "disagreed with less", I went for it.

Other than that, I voted a mostly Democratic ticket.

The questions: Question 1, like all sane people, I think that governments should be allowed to have money in order to do stuff, so I voted "no". Question 2: even if immersion works better, I'm not happy having it mandated by law.

Comments

What were the questions?

[ailbhe]

Those look like interesting answers.

Re: What were the questions?

[xiphias.livejournal.com]

They're available at http://www.state.ma.us/sec/ele/elebq02/bq02full.htm

And I wonder how many people know that, and were working from the actual text of the questions, rather than from slanted, partisan summaries thereof. . .

Re: What were the questions?

[kightp.livejournal.com]

Oregon, where I live, issues a Voter's Guide for every state election, containing the wording of all ballot measures, a legislatively mandated analysis of their fiscal impacts, and as many statements pro and con as there are people or groups willing to pay the $500 fee and submit up to 325 words. The guides are mailed to every household in the state well ahead of Election Day.

It makes for a useful combination of informative and amusing reading, since there's no requirement whatsoever that the pro/con statements be serious or even true. Some people have suggested that these statements are a waste of space, but I find it useful to know who's supporting and opposing ballot measures and candidates. And some of them are a real hoot.

Oh, look - the manual is even on line:

http://www.sos.state.or.us/elections/nov52002/guide/cover.htm

(Not terribly typical, since this election doesn't include half as many ... interesting ... initiative/referendum measures as usual, but it gives you an idea of the flavor.)

Re: What were the questions?

[gingicat]

MA has a Voter's Guide too, available at post offices and libraries. But it only helps if people actually bother to pick it up and read it.

Re: What were the questions?

[kightp.livejournal.com]

*nod*

I think the fact that it's mailed to our homes makes a big difference in use. From what I can tell, most voters not only read the thing, but mark it up in advance so they can remember how they planned to vote.

But then, Oregon is the home of the initiative, and our ballots typically include so many measures that it's almost impossible to keep track of them all without a reference book. (There are "only" 12 statewide measures on today's ballot, down from 26 in the 2000 general election).