Local voting info

[bobobb.livejournal.com]

Admittedly I am a total sucker for total trash-throwing politics, but this election season has gotten a little out of control even for me (even the auditors race has turned dirty -- what does the auditor even do??). So I'd like to find some non-biased info on the candidates and the ballot initiatives which outlines what they stand for etc. I tried a google search, but found just trash talk.

Any suggestions?

Comments

[smoterh.livejournal.com]

Ballotpedia.org has a lot of information regarding all the races.

[koshmom.livejournal.com]

You can also try the League of Women Voters:
http://www.lwvma.org/

[koshmom.livejournal.com]

or vote-ma.org, you put in your address and get out a pseudo-sample ballot. Of course, this doesn't list the candidates' positions, just a sample ballot.

[lbmango.livejournal.com]

Davis Square LJ is where *I* always go for serious, non-biased, non-trash-talking, non-snarky information.

yep. You're sure to get useful information here.

[somertricky.livejournal.com]

I dunno, seemed like the political chatter we've had here in the past (cf. Sciortino vs. Trane, 2008) has been pretty levelheaded - as opposed to what passes for commentary someplace like, say, the Somerville News. Although it's pretty clear where most posters sympathies lie, the accompanying discussion is reasonably civil.

[gruene.livejournal.com]

The Boston Globe sent questionnaires to the various candidates:
http://www10.thevoterguide.org/v/boston/get-started.do

I think some of their questions are weird, and the interface is a bit cumbersome, but it is unbiased information.

[arrowintwolakes.livejournal.com]

Whoops! Responded to the wrong comment (though I do know about vote-ma.org and it is very helpful.)

[arrowintwolakes.livejournal.com]

Wow, this has been extraordinarily helpful, at least for me. Thanks for sharing this!

[frotz.livejournal.com]

I also like votesmart.org for this sort of thing, though their information for somebody with no legislative record, especially in minor races, is scant.