June 8, baby ... California Primary Election Day

On June 8 California voters will get to decide who will represent each political party in the November 2, 2010 elections - for California Governor, US Senate, etc.

You might overlook June 8, but don't - if the majority of Democratic voters hadn't voted for Obama in the the 2008 primary elections, then we might have been voting for an entirely different Democratic candidate on November 4, 2008, and who knows who would be our president right now. June 8 is a significant election day!

Most importantly to me, on June 8 California voters will get to decide if Barbara Boxer will be listed on the November 2, 2010 ballot as our Democratic candidate for US Senate.

I want to vote for Barbara Boxer for US Senate on November 2 ... please help me by voting for her in the June 8 Primary Election! Re-elect Senator Barbara Boxer:)




I received this Progressive Voters Guide from CREDO Action Mobile. I haven't gone through it to see if I agree with all of the recommendations, but on a quick glance it looks very helpful.

If you need to register to vote in California, or if you have changed your legal name or address since the last time that you voted, then you must complete and postmark a new voter registration card by Monday, May 24.

If you did not select a political party when you registered to vote in California, then you are known as a "Decline to State" or "Non-Partisan" voter. "Decline to State/Non-Partisan" voters who at the time of registration indicated that they wanted to vote by mail (and not in person at their local polling place on election day) should hear from their county's board of elections office before June 8, so that the board of elections office can find out if you would like to receive:
a.) "Non-Partisan" ballot (which will not let you vote for any candidates for office - just ballot measures),
b.) The Republican Party ballot, which will allow you to vote for the ballot measures and Republican candidates, or
c.) The Democratic Party ballot, which will allow you to vote for the ballot measures and Democratic candidates.

If you are a "Non-Partisan" voter, and do not respond to your county's board of elections office when they contact you to ask which ballot you want, then you will be automatically send the "Non-Partisan" ballot. If you receive the "Non-Partisan" ballot in the mail in error, then you can still vote for the candidates from the Republican or Democratic Party. Just take your blank "Non-Partisan" voter registration form that you recieved in the mail to your local polling place on June 8, turn it over to the staff at the polling place, and ask for the Democratic or Republican Party ballot. Fill it out at the polling place, and turn it in to vote.

If you are a "Non-Partisan" voter, and are not registered to vote by mail, then when you show up at your local polling place on June 8, you can request the "Non-Partisan", Democratic, or Republican ballot, fill it out at the polling place, and turn it in to have your vote counted.

If you are registered as a Democrat, Republican, or a member of another registered political party in California, then you will automatically be given your party's ballot. If you want to receive a different party's ballot then you must re-register to vote, and select your new political party on your new voter registration form. You must postmark your new voter registration card by Monday, May 24.

If you have any questions then call the California Board of Elections Office at 916.653.6814. You'll get a recording. If your questions are not answered in the recording, then select "0" and then "8" to reach the Elections Office, and then from there follow the instructions to reach an Elections Official that you can speak with directly.