VOTING: Lessons From a Mail-in Ballot

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THIS WEEK WE TACKLE:

• Vaguely written ballot initiatives -- how (or why) does THAT happen?
• The difficulty of researching ballot initiatives
• Who is behind the "business of balloting" and the hundreds of millions spent to get initiatives on the ballot?
• Using the internet to help make voting easier

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Ballot creating resources (Ballot look-up tools)

• Individual State Secretary of State Websites
  • Michigan example: https://mvic.sos.state.mi.us/PublicBallot/Index
• https://ballotpedia.org (Lucy Burns Institute)
• https://www.vote411.org/ (League of Women’s Voters)
• Any search engine: "find my ballot"

Single Issue Endorsement Examples:

• Right To Life: https://rtl.org/endorsements/
• Pro Choice: https://www.voteprochoice.us/voter-guide
• Gun Control: https://giffords.org/elections/endorsements/
• Gun Rights: https://www.nrapvf.org/grades/
• Medical Freedom (No Vaccine Mandate or Passports): https://www.mihealthchoice.org/endorsements
• For more information: Candidate or Proposal Websites

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