Where is the proverbial website door for becoming an informed local voter?

September 24, 2010 11:31 AM

Please help me be an informed voter for local elections in November (spec: Brooklyn).

I firmly believe that being active in local elections is important -- locally and eventually nationally. I need to stop eating my inner thought-words and make informed choices for the upcoming election. Unfortunately, I don't know who's running or for what or what their main planks are. My Google-fu has left me feeling overwhelmed and unable to pare down to my local district. There's gotta be a place where I can get an unbiased overview for a specific district on upwards, right? I already missed the primaries, but I need a brief table to get me started.

posted by Sweetdefenestration to Law & Government (5 answers total)

This is a pain to keep up with, but good for you! Try NYC's voting info. Also, the League of Women voters, planned parenthood, and whatever party you are registered with. Yay you!
posted by cestmoi15 at 11:43 AM on September 24, 2010

Oh, and if you don't know your local district you can call 311.
posted by cestmoi15 at 11:45 AM on September 24, 2010

You can start by reading The Brooklyn Paper about once a week. They also have a blog roll on the right side that will fill in more blanks.
posted by oreofuchi at 11:59 AM on September 24, 2010

[on my iPod Touch; sorry for the lack of links]

I'd check out the Brian Lehrer show on WNYC, it's local and talks politics a LOT. There should be podcasts of previous episodes. He's also started a new political site who's name escapes me at the moment.
posted by booksherpa at 9:11 PM on September 24, 2010

Response by poster: I love 30 issues in 30 days from Brian Lehrer (when I get to listen) and know my district.... I was just being lazy and wanted a nice, neat place to start my research from. Alas, alack, I gotta do it meself.
posted by Sweetdefenestration at 6:46 AM on September 27, 2010