Get out and vote, Atlanta
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009After countless candidate forums, weird commercials with ACTUAL CRIMES and even some debate about race and closeted Republicans, Election Day has finally arrived. And if you haven’t already cast your ballot for the city’s next mayor and other elected posts, be sure to get out and do so.
Polls are already open and will close at 8 p.m. You can find your polling place here. Here’s a PDF that lists all polling precincts and locations. Here are sample City of Atlanta ballots. (If you encounter any monkey business at the polls, let us know.)
Should you still be on the fence about who deserves your vote, check out CL’s endorsements for mayor, city council president and the open at-large council posts. Still undecided about your district rep? Take a look at candidates’ responses to CL’s questionnaire. And here’s the League of Women Voters election guide.
CL Staff Event Planner Scott Henry has a list of the campaign parties where you can eat free food, hobnob with politicos, and tell the next mayor to shut down the crack house on your street. Or you can just go to Manuel’s.
We’ll be providing election results coverage tonight. Look for fireworks, flame wars and sock puppets posting links to anonymous websites. Just kidding, we’ll moderate those fools out of existence.
Low turnout is expected, which means your decision could help make or break many of these contests. So get out there and help determine who’ll lead Atlanta out of its mess. We’ll have more throughout the day.
