Taxes! Taxes! Taxes!

Both of the candidates are promising tax cuts, jobs, better economy!!!! ETC, ETC, ETC!!! Well let us all take a line from the movie Jerry Maguire "Show me the money!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

So which presidential candidate will "Show YOU the money"?

Go to www.taxcutfacts.org. enter your information and take a look!

VOTE EARLY: AVOID LONG LINES!!!

Many people don't know that you can vote early...don't get stuck on election day, rushing around, trying to go to the polls after work. Still needing to pick up the kids from daycare, cook dinner, etc, etc, etc!!!

Remember to also READ the California General Election Information Guide that came in your mailbox....People, People, People please stay informed.

No matter who you vote for or what proposition you give your "Aye" or Naye" to, remember to make an informed decision so that you won't regret it later. Vote about and on the issues that matter to you and your family, the issues that matter to your loved ones and neighborhood!!!

Contact your local Registrar of Voters to see what their rules are in regards to casting an early vote....

Early Voting in CALIFORNIA

In person - Any qualified voter may vote early in person. For dates, times, and places for early voting in the 2008 election, the voter should contact the county clerk or registrar of voters in his county of residence. A list of these officials and their contact information is available at www.ss.ca.gov/elections/elections_d.htm

Mobile Voting- R.O.V.E.R. Votemobile. Visit www.VoteInfo.net or call 951-486-7200 or 1-800-773-VOTE(8683)

By mail - Any qualified voter may vote by mail. Applications are printed on the sample ballot every voter receives.

Applications are also available from county clerks or registrars of voters, a list of whom is available at www.ss.ca.gov/elections/elections_d.htm. An application may also be downloaded at www.ss.ca.gov/elections/Outreach/absentee/links/absentee_app_gen.pdf (PDF Format).

Mailed ballots must be received by Election Day. Ballots may also be returned in person to the voter's polling place.


Here are some helpful links:

LA County Registrar of Voters

http://www.lavote.net/

Riverside County Registrar of Voters

http://www.election.co.riverside.ca.us/

San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters

http://www.sbcounty.gov/rov/general_info/default.asp

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CAN Ex-felons/parolees/inmates VOTE?

During this voting season, many may be wondering about their right to vote if they had committed a crime in the past. Let's be frank, we are not advocating criminal activities but the truth needs to get out.According to "The Sentencing Project" conducted by the Human Rights Watch. There are many misconceptions about disenfranchisement laws . Now disenfranchisement is when a person has their right or privilege to vote taken away. What many don't know is that disenfranchisement laws vary from state to state. So we have included a list of states and their rules.Most remarkably, in fourteen states, ex-offenders who have fully served their sentences nonetheless remain disenfranchised. Ten of these states disenfranchise ex-felons for life: Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, Nevada, New Mexico, Virginia, and Wyoming. Arizona and Maryland disenfranchise permanently those convicted of a second felony; and Tennessee and Washington disenfranchise permanently those convicted prior to 1986 and 1984, respectively. In addition, in Texas, a convicted felon’s right to vote is not restored until two years after discharge from prison, probation or parole.
Table 1 provides a state-by-state breakdown of state disenfranchisement provisions. Four states (Maine, Massachusetts, Utah, Vermont) do not disenfranchise convicted felons. Forty-six states and the District of Columbia have disenfranchisement laws that deprive convicted offenders of the right to vote while they are in prison. In thirty-two states, convicted offenders may not vote while they are on parole, and twenty-nine of these states disenfranchise offenders on probation.I have included a table from The Human Rights Watch for extra clarification
Table

Table I:

State	Prison	Probation	Parole	Ex-felons
Alabama	X	X	X	X
Alaska	X	X	X
Arizona	X	X	X	X (2nd felony)
Arkansas	X	X	X
California	X		X
Colorado	X		X
Connecticut	X	X	X
Delaware	X	X	X	X
District of Columbia	X
Florida	X	X	X	X
Georgia	X	X	X
Hawaii	X
Idaho	X
Illinois	X
Indiana	X
Iowa	X	X	X	X
Kansas	X
Kentucky	X	X	X	X
Louisiana	X
Maine
Maryland	X	X	X	X (2nd felony)
Massachusetts
Michigan	X
Minnesota	X	X	X
Mississippi	X	X	X	X
Missouri	X	X	X
Montana	X
Nebraska	X	X	X
Nevada	X	X	X	X
New Hampshire	X
New Jersey	X	X	X
New Mexico	X	X	X	X
New York	X		X
North Carolina	X	X	X
North Dakota	X
Ohio	X
Oklahoma	X	X	X
Oregon	X
Pennsylvania	X
Rhode Island	X	X	X
South Carolina	X	X	X
South Dakota	X
Tennessee	X	X	X	X (pre-1986)
Texas	X	X	X	X (2years)
Utah
Vermont
Virginia	X	X	X	X
Washington	X	X	X	X (pre- 1984)
West Virginia	X	X	X
Wisconsin	X	X	X
Wyoming	X	X	X	X
U.S. Total	47	29	32	15

Here are some helpful links:

LA County Registrar of Voters

http://www.lavote.net/

Riverside County Registrar of Voters

http://www.election.co.riverside.ca.us/

San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters

http://www.sbcounty.gov/rov/general_info/default.asp

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