The Fall 2010 General Election…
…will be held on Tuesday, November 2nd. There are 30 candidates running for 16 different offices that affect us in Little Chute. There is also a referendum question on the ballot.
I’ve put together some aids for busy folks who want to find out more about the candidates.
First of all, for all you Steve Kagen supporters, and also for all you Reid Ribble supporters: the Kagen-Ribble debate from last Wednesday (10/27) is available online. It can be “streamed” directly to your computer, or you can download the debate and listen later or put it on your digital music player. The whole debate lasts slightly over an hour. You should be able to listen to the “streamed” version even on a dial-up connection. Of course if you have fast broadband internet service (like DSL or cable), the streamed version will just fly !
The debate is interesting, clearly showing where each candidate is coming from, in my opinion. And there’s some surprising agreement in a few areas between the two candidates. Like agreeing that price-transparency in medical services is a good thing. Steve Kagen told the audience on Wednesday that he has a “transparency” bill already in the works, and it’s a bi-partisan effort. He would like to see an internet-based system that works on your cell-phone, that shows you what the price for your medication is – before you buy it – and where it’s the least expensive. Reid Ribble then quipped that he would be “happy to advance” Steve Kagen’s bill in January, when he (Reid) gets to Washington… well, I thought it was a funny remark… Anyway, I didn’t expect to hear something in the debate that the two candidates thoroughly agreed on. Interesting.
I’ve also built a Candidates Information Page in the Info-Center. This is like the page I put together for the Primaries, with the names of all the candidates and the offices they are running for, and then their website, contact information and such. If you want to find out about the views and promises that several candidates have made, FAST, then you MUST take a look at this web-page first. With just a few clicks, you can usually get right to the web page of the candidate you’re interested in.
There are links to the Recorded Debate and to the Candidates Information Page, and some additional helpful stuff on the Fall 2010 General Election page in the info-center. Like where you vote on Tuesday based on your street address. And links to sample ballots, and the text of the referendum that’s on the ballot.
So, please take a look at the voter information we’ve got on the LittleChuteMatters.org website.
And don’t forget to vote on Tuesday, November 2nd !
Michael
