READ BETWEEN THE LINES: ENDORSEMENTS

I've heard a lot of people mention they don't plan on voting on Tuesday because they don't know enough about the candidates or the issues, don't have time to research and won't vote when uninformed.

Endorsements.

That is the quick and easy shortcut to figuring out who to vote for.

Who is a candidate endorsed by?

Name the organizations that you are a member of/donate to (or would be if you had the money).

Example: NOW (National Organization for Women), Sierra Club, Planned Parenthood, Teacher's Union, SAVE DADE

Look at their endorsement pages. Those groups spent a lot of time researching, and in most cases, interviewing candidates before giving out their endorsement. You can also go to a candidate's web page and their will usually have a page that will list all their endorsements.

I also find it helpful sometimes to go to the pages of organizations I disagree with and see who they recommend. That way I know who NOT to vote for.

Example: Christian Family Coalition

So if you don't have time to look up past newspaper articles or read through all the hype on the pile of postcards that have been put in your mailbox, you know what to do.