The 2016 Election Edition: Things GOT To Get Better
My fellow Americans, we are three weeks, THREE weeks away from Election Day. And while the media shitshow that is our presidential race rages on, don't forget that there are so, so many other things you need to vote on in 21 days (or sooner if early voting is available to you). For instance, if you live in the state of California, you have SEVENTEEN ballot measures you should read up on and decide how you want to vote. If you live in San Francisco County, you have FORTY ONE ballot measures in total. Please, dear lord, if you haven't started educating yourself, now is decidedly the time because, after you figure out how you want to vote on these ballot measures, you'll then need to decide on who you want to elect to represent you in your district, your county, your state, in Congress...
If you are registered to vote in San Francisco County, luckily for you, I've put in a bunch of work to make this voter guide. It's a collection of endorsements from various groups. With some of these groups, I trust their endorsements 100%. Others included on the spreadsheet are there to present perspectives that are slightly different than mine but from institutions/individuals that I still believe to share my value system. There are two sheets by the way. The first one is ballot measures, the second is candidates.
Last, and most certainly not least, two voting-related resources you should know about:
- vote.org — everything you need to know about voting, you can find here.
- votervox.org — for my fellow multilingual Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, help make our democracy accessible in others languages, not just English.
Like Marva says/sings, "Let me tell you darling, things have got to change!"
