It's Election Day! Well, for many of you it is.
Today, New Jersey and Virginia have Gubernatorial and State Legislative elections. Virginians also have Statewide elections on top of that. Maine, Washington, Colorado, Texas, New York, and New Jersey all have ballot measures coming to a vote and the following states and districts have special elections today:
Texas State House 50
New York State Assembly 86
Mississippi State House 55
Georgia State House 100
Washington State Senate 7
Mississippi State House 5
Georgia State House 104
Washington State Senate 8
Alabama US House run-off 1
Georgia State House 127
Washington State Senate 26
Michigan State House 49
Georgia State Senate 14
New Hampshire State House 35
Massachusetts 2nd Hampshire and Hampden
New York State Assembly 53
Mississippi State House 110
That's quite a few elections and Vote Smart is covering all of them! If you live in these states and districts don't forget to head to your polling place and cast your vote. Even if you don't live in a state or district that is holding an election today check out votesmart.org to find out what's going on around the country.
For those of you already anticipating the 2014 mid-term elections you can start tracking your candidates and elections on votesmart.org now. Start by creating a profile or logging into your existing profile and when you get to the page of a candidate or official that you want to keep tabs on, click the push-pin icon that says “Track This Politician” or "Track This Election" and you'll be notified when there is new information available.
If you would like to help us make 2014 our most successful year yet, please get involved! Below is a list of the new programs we're gearing up for the upcoming year to make our data bigger and more useful, and we need your help with that. Whether it's through making a financial contribution, getting the news about Vote Smart out in your community as an Ambassador, or coming out to volunteer, we need you to make it all happen. Learn more about the different ways you can help here.
