Here’s where you can find out where to vote, although if you didn’t vote the last time around in the Presidential Primary, you’re probably not gonna motivate yourself to vote in this one. But, ya know, just in case.

Here’s where you can see what’s on the ballot this time around. Depending on where you live, however, some candidates running for certain offices might be unopposed. (Is this a sign of good or bad government? In Madison, one could make a case for either.)

Here’s where you can find a sample ballot of the upcoming election, so that you’re not surprised by anything on the ballot (and so you can make time to do some research).

Trust me? Pressed for time? Wanna know how I intend to vote? Read on!

* Justice of the Supreme Court: Louis Butler is the good choice, and there are many compelling reasons not to vote for his opponent.
* Court of Appeals Judge: (unopposed)
* Circuit Court Judges: (2 seats, both unopposed)
* County Board: John Hendrick (Here’s why)
* MMSD School Board Seats 6 & 7 (both unapposed)

In my district, at least, the Supreme Court election should be the driving factor to get out the vote. If not, perhaps the one ballot question should get people riled up.

QUESTION 1: “Partial veto. Shall section 10 (1) (c) of article V of the constitution be amended to prohibit the governor, in exercising his or her partial veto authority, from creating a new sentence by combining parts of two or more sentences of the enrolled bill?”

I intend to vote yes, and you should, too. Here’s some background if you’re new to the discussion of Wisconsin’s Frankenstein veto.

Update: 4/2/08. Well, Frankenstein was tamed. This race didn’t end so well though. Do Wisconsinites really want a conservative Supreme Court justice (albeit by the narrowest of margins), as Althouse suggests? Or are we progressives really wimps?


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