Tuesday, October 28, 2008

I Voted!

I finally finished reading up on everything and filled out my absentee ballot. In California, we have 12 propositions to vote on, so getting educated on everything was a ton of work. I feel good about my decisions, but I'm not sure if the rest of the state is going to agree with me.

Here's what my ballot looks like:

PRESIDENT/VICE PRESIDENT: JOHN MCCAIN/SARAH PALIN
PROP 1A SAFE, RELIABLE HIGH-SPEED PASSENGER TRAIN BOND ACT: NO
PROP 2 STANDARDS FOR CONFINING FARM ANIMALS: YES
PROP 3 CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT: NO
PROP 4 WAITING PERIOD AND PARENTAL NOTIFICATION BEFORE TERMINATION OF MINOR’S PREGNANCY: NO
PROP 5 NONVIOLENT DRUG OFFENSES. SENTENCING,
PAROLE AND REHABILITATION
: YES
PROP 6 POLICE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT FUNDING.
CRIMINAL PENALTIES AND LAWS:
NO
PROP 7 RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION: NO
PROP 8 ELIMINATES RIGHT OF SAME–SEX COUPLES TO MARRY: NO!
PROP 9 CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. VICTIMS’ RIGHTS. PAROLE: NO
PROP 10 ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLES AND RENEWABLE ENERGY.
BONDS:
NO
PROP 11 REDISTRICTING: YES
PROP 12 VETERANS’ BOND ACT OF 2008: NO

There it is. Feel free to comment, or, as I suspect many will, criticize.