Be a Smart
Values Voter — Primary Election Voter Guides
By RoseMarie
Briggs, Executive Director, Family Leader Network
f you live in Arizona, Delaware, Maryland, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Hawaii, Vermont, Wisconsin, Massachusetts, Washington or Louisiana, you are having a primary election in September.
Thomas Jefferson's famous quote, "It is the people to whom all authority belongs," rings loudest as we approach Election Day. Our most powerful voice in shaping public policy will be heard at the ballot box by people like you and me. As taxpayers and responsible adults we cannot let another election year slip by without being a well-informed voter — especially when so many issues are at stake that affect the moral climate of our society.
How can you vote for
candidates who support your values? Answer: Before heading to
the polls on Tuesday, be sure to read the impartial and non-partisan
voter guides below. They represent countless hours of research to make
it easy for you to be an informed citizen. The voter guides report answers
to questions or surveys asked to all candidates or provides the voting records
of elected officials on specific legislation.
Take Action: Be a Smart Voter
If you live in a state with a primary election in September, click on your voter guide below. If you have friends, family or associates who live in one of the states listed below, be sure to forward this important email so they can be smart voters.
1. Know Your Voting District and Who
Your Elected Officials Are.
Go to http://capwiz.com/familyleadernetwork/home/ to search by zip code.
2. Know Where Candidates Stand on the
Issues. Click on the voter guide for your state below
Primary Election Tuesday September 12, 2006
Arizona Voter Guide: http://www.azpolicy.org/vgwelcome.php
http://www3.capwiz.com/afanet/e4/rlist/?state=az
Delaware Voter Guide:
http://www3.capwiz.com/afanet/e4/rlist/?state=de
Maryland Voter Guide: http://www.mdfamilies.org/vg06_directory.asp
http://www3.capwiz.com/afanet/e4/rlist/?state=md
New Hampshire Voter Guide:
http://www3.capwiz.com/afanet/e4/rlist/?state=nh
New York Voter Guide:
http://www3.capwiz.com/afanet/e4/rlist/?state=ny
Rhode Island Voter Guide:
http://www3.capwiz.com/afanet/e4/rlist/?state=ri
Vermont Voter Guide:
http://www3.capwiz.com/afanet/e4/rlist/?state=vt
Wisconsin Voter Guide: http://www.fri-wi.org/materials/2006%20VIP.pdf
http://www3.capwiz.com/afanet/e4/rlist/?state=wi
Primary Election Tuesday
September 19, 2006
Massachusetts
Voter Guide:
http://www3.capwiz.com/afanet/e4/rlist/?state=ma
Washington Voter Guide:
http://www3.capwiz.com/afanet/e4/rlist/?state=wa
Washington Supreme Court Voters Guide:
http://downloads.frc.org/EF/EF06H68.pdf
Primary Election Saturday September 23, 2006
Hawaii Voter Guide: http://www.hawaiifamilyforum.org/documents
/PRIMARYSURVEY2006-ltrsize.pdf
http://www3.capwiz.com/afanet/e4/rlist/?state=hi
Primary Election Saturday
September 30, 2006
Louisiana
Voter Guide: http://www.lafamilyforum.us/docs/2006house.pdf
and http://www.lafamilyforum.us/docs/2006senate.pdf
http://www3.capwiz.com/afanet/e4/rlist/?state=la