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2006/11/06

Vote Tuesday

Tomorrow is Election Day. If you're eligible and registered, vote. If you're not sure if you're registered, go to your local polling place to see if you're on their list. If you're not on their list, ask for a paper ballot – you may be registered at a different address and your vote will be counted as soon as that's confirmed.

If you're not sure where to vote, call your county's Board of Elections; Central New York numbers are here, as well as in your phone book. Some of the boards' web sites have inaccurate information, so take the time to call.

Vote your conscience: If your party's candidate doesn't do live up to your expectations, there's no reason you have to vote for him or her. If you don't think any of the candidates will live up to your expectations, cast a write-in vote for someone you think will (and make sure the candidate you write in is eligible for the office – one must be 25 to serve in the U.S. House and 30 to serve in the Senate).

If you plan to vote for a major party candidate, check to see if the candidate appears on any other lines. Pro-labor Democrats frequently show up on the Working Families Party line; Republicans often appear on the Conservative Party line. If you can vote for someone on a third-party line, consider doing so – it will help keep democracy alive in New York.

Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. If you need a ride to a polling place, call a local candidate's campaign office; there are usually volunteers waiting to help out.

I'm not going to recommend any candidates to you. You'll need to make that decision for yourself. Just make it an informed one – don't vote for Candidate A because you like his name or for Candidate B because you like her hair.

Seth says: Vote.

Amy says: Vote. [Also, read more from Amy.]
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