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Jim Lane

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21. I feel a moral obligation to read up on the damn school board election.

Mon Nov 4, 2013, 07:59 PM

Nov 2013

Childless, not particularly knowledgeable about public education issues, and knowing virtually nothing about any of the candidates -- but after I vote for Barbara Buono for Governor, I have to get past the Board of Education before I can leave the voting booth in good conscience.

So, for the rest of tonight, please, nobody post any hilarious cat videos. You'll be distracting me from my civic duty.

I have a date with Google....

(BTW, I know at least enough to be hostile to charter schools and teaching to the test, but my guess is that none of the candidates will openly endorse those things anyway. I'm expecting to have to plow through a lot of mom-and-apple-pie rhetoric to try to make a semi-educated guess at who deserves the seats.)

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Vote Tomorrow! Anywhere there is an election, let us know and [View all] MineralMan Nov 2013 OP

k n r absolutely gopiscrap Nov 2013 #1

I don't know about that, but there are elections MineralMan Nov 2013 #3

thank you gopiscrap Nov 2013 #7

Can't wait to vote in VA tomorrow! Neurotica Nov 2013 #2

Good luck! I'll be thinking about your election, while MineralMan Nov 2013 #4

I usually drive a lot of people to the county voting precinct Rex Nov 2013 #5

That's a good question, Rex. MineralMan Nov 2013 #6

Thanks for the reply, I don't think I will ask. Rex Nov 2013 #9

Thanks for helping people to vote. MineralMan Nov 2013 #12

Thank you for reminding people! Rex Nov 2013 #15

Just amendments here in my Texas county sammytko Nov 2013 #8

I Will Be Working The Election As An Alternate Judge In Tarrant County, Texas MagickMuffin Nov 2013 #10

Let us know how it goes, please! MineralMan Nov 2013 #11

K&R! G_j Nov 2013 #13

Thanks for the kick! MineralMan Nov 2013 #14

Sent my ballot back last week Retrograde Nov 2013 #16

I can vote for Tom Tomorrow? Awesome! What state and office is bullwinkle428 Nov 2013 #17

Voted by mail weeks ago. Bob Jones Nov 2013 #18

I'm in Virginia, but I won't be voting for McAuliffe tomorrow. onenote Nov 2013 #19

Thanks for the heads up for those that have elections. sheshe2 Nov 2013 #20

I feel a moral obligation to read up on the damn school board election. Jim Lane Nov 2013 #21

Check your local Democratic Party website. MineralMan Nov 2013 #23

I don't trust my local Democratic Party. Jim Lane Nov 2013 #34

Keep your right to vote healthy--EXERCISE IT!! lastlib Nov 2013 #22

I plan to be at the polls at 06:01am HipChick Nov 2013 #24

Brava! MineralMan Nov 2013 #26

Spent some o't'day doorknockin. Gonna do some poll work t'morry struggle4progress Nov 2013 #25

Excellent! MineralMan Nov 2013 #27

I will be voting in NYC tomorrow. hrmjustin Nov 2013 #28

Good job! MineralMan Nov 2013 #29

YES! YES! YES! Tarheel_Dem Nov 2013 #30

Wish I could vote in VA NastyRiffraff Nov 2013 #31

St. Petersburg, FL LoveIsNow Nov 2013 #32

Excellent! MineralMan Nov 2013 #33

K&R kydo Nov 2013 #35

Vote today! G_j Nov 2013 #36