Here you will find lots of resources to prepare students for the 2011 election, including lists of candidates on the Kids Voting ballots (and websites for most), information on local ballot issues, and other useful web links.
What candidates & issues will be on the ballot?
Depending on which school district you attend, students will vote on candidates for mayor, city council, municipal court, school board and local issues including school levies. Statewide issues also will be on our ballots.
Here are some materials to help you prepare:
Websites and Facebook pages for Candidates on the Kids Voting ballot
2011 Bexley
2011 Canal Winchester
2011 Dublin
2011 Gahanna
2011 Grandview
2011 Grove City
2011 Groveport
2011 Hilliard
2011 New Albany
2011 Upper Arlington
2011 Westerville
2011 Whitehall
2011 Worthington
Information on Levies and Issues on the 2011 Kids Voting ballot
Statewide Ballot Issues/source: Ohio Secretary of State’s office
http://www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/elections/IssueProcBallotBd/BallotBoard.aspx#Issues
Other useful resources:
The Columbus Dispatch Politics website has links to election coverage, editorials, endorsements and the Dispatch.com voters guide
http://www.dispatchpolitics.com
The Columbus Dispatch Voters Guide is at: http://votersguide.dispatch.com/
The League of Women Voters of Metropolitan Columbus website also has an extensive Voter Information Bulletin: http://www.lwvcols.org/voting/vib.php
This Week Community Newspapers covers some local election news at:
http://thisweeknews.com
The Suburban News Publications also has an election coverage tab on their site at: http://snponline.com/
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