vote if you're not a democrat, too

[jadelennox]

(crossposted to somervillemass)

Here's a frequently misunderstood part of Massachusetts election law: if you are registered to vote with a party affiliation, you can only vote in that party's primary.  But if you're registered to vote without a party affiliation (unaffiliated or independent), you can vote in any party's primary.  This means that if you consider yourself Green, Libertarian, or Republican but happen to be registered as an unaffiliated voter, you can still vote in the Democratic primary tomorrow.

Most of the contested races are in the Democratic primary.  And be aware of the political realities of living in Massachusetts: the Democratic primary is the election which will really decide who ends up in the State House.  Don't like any of the Democratic candidates in your district and want to vote your conscience?  Great!  Vote for the least of all the evils in the Democratic primary, and then vote for your favorite candidate in the November election.  At no point are you voting against your conscience.

And after that public service announcement, here are ( some endorsements. )

election question

[hvanaels.livejournal.com]

Thanks to everyone who's posted such great info on tomorrow's primaries, especially those who've explained the differences between some of the state house and senate candidates. There's one other contested spot on my ballot that I'm trying to figure out: Middlesex County Sheriff.

Anyone know anything about what the responsibilities of that position are? Or why James DiPaola, Robert A. DeMoura, or Brian M. Gillis should or should not get my vote?

While we're at it, anybody have any $.02 to offer on any other local races that haven't been mentioned yet? The more local the race the harder the time I seem to have finding good info online about the candidates...

TUESDAY NIGHT @ PARADISE LOUNGE

[marm0t.livejournal.com]

From the Boston Pop Underground mailing list....

Hey pop fans - got plans for tomorrow night? We'd like to propose a date: we've got a very special surprise, last-minute show featuring two of Boston's hottest buzz bands: Bowman and Elcodrive! Here's what you're in for:

BOWMAN
http://www.bowmanband.com
Billboard magazine said of Bill Bowman: "Keep an eye on this artist. He is moving towards a major national breakthrough." Bowman has been named Best New Artist by Billboard, nominated for Best Male Vocalist by the Boston Music Awards, and was chosen one of the top 50 new artists by the American Music Awards. And he just keeps collecting accolades, with his incredibly engaging voice and his smart, catchy, impeccably crafted songs. If you haven't seen Bowman recently (or even if you have), catch him in a small venue while you still can. Because soon, he's going to be huge.

ELCODRIVE
http://www.elcodrive.com/
Elcodrive, are, quite simply, on a mission to take over the music world. Their song "Tonight" earned 2nd place out of 7,000 entries in the International Songwriting Competition, and they've also (along with Bowman) won an American Music Award "Best New Artist" nomination. They've been featured in the WBCN Rock'n'Roll Rumble and on NBC television. And the Noise said of their debut disc, "Songwriting and melody are what they're about.... where they are daring is in their unabashed love of the pop song -- something other bands could learn from." Sounds like our kind of band, no?

So come on down to the Paradise Lounge tomorrow night and check out two of the brightest lights of the Boston pop scene before they go nationwide. The details:

Bowman & Elcodrive
Paradise Lounge
969 Commonwealth Ave., Boston
Admission 18+, $8
Doors at 8pm

SEE YOU THERE!

xo,
BPU