Voter Information

Election Day: Tuesday, November 6th, 2012

 

I forgot to register. Can I still vote?

I’m already registered to vote. Do I need to do anything else?

Information about Campus Events

Information on the presidential candidates and your local San Diego county ballot

 

I forgot to register. Can I still vote?

If you are a California resident, sorry, no.

If you are a resident of another state and check with your state election officials.

• Remember that REGISTERING to vote and VOTING by mail are two separate tasks, often requiring that you fill out and send in two separate forms. Make sure that you do both!

 

If you are registered to vote already:

• I’m registered in San Diego

• I’m registered Elsewhere in California

• I’m registered in another state

 

In San Diego:

• If you are registered to vote with your campus address, you will vote at the Degheri Alumni Center, November 6th from 7am-8pm.
• If you do not live on campus, you cannot vote on campus.
• If you live off-campus and need to find your polling location, click here

   

  IMPORTANT NOTE:
  • In previous elections, students have THOUGHT that they were registered, and on election day it turned out that their form had been lost in the mail or was otherwise not recorded. If your vote is important to you, CHECK with your county elections officials a few weeks before the election to make sure you are registered!! In California, you can check at this website:  http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/registration-status/

 

In another state:

• If you are voting absentee, votes must be RECEIVED by or on Election Day, so you must MAIL your ballot ASAP to make sure that it gets there on time.

 

Campus Events

Vote!

• Voting by mail? Mail your ballot early so it gets there in time to be counted.

November 6th from 7am-8pm Polls open at Alumni Center for voters registered at USD

 

Watch Results

November 6th from 4:30pm-9pm: Election Night Viewing Party UC Forums A & B

Join faculty and students for raffles, trivia, contests, and tvs tuned to your favorite news stations!

Free Z Pizza, drinks and snacks!

Experience and evaluate election returns as a community!

*Sponsored by the Department of Political Science and International Relations, The College of Arts and Sciences, Associated Students, and the Center for Service Awareness & Action*

 

November 6th from 5:00-6:30pm: The Department of Leadership Studies is hosting, "Real Time Reflections: Election Night 2012."

For more information: https://www.sandiego.edu/about/news_center/events/events_detail.php?_focus=43101.

 

 

Information on the presidential candidates and your local San Diego county ballot

• Presidential race
• California statewide ballot initiatives
• Comparison of State Senate candidates for USD residents
• Comparison of State Assembly candidates for USD residents

 

Presidential race

• Directory of Contestants
• President of the United States
• Democratic Party Candidate: Barrack Obama, www.barackobama.com;
• Republican Party Candidate: Mitt Romney, www.mittromney.com;
• Independent or Third Party Candidates:
• Merlin Miller, www.merlinmiller2012.com
• Jill Stein, www.jillstein.org
• Gary Johnson, www.garyjohnson2012.com
• Stewart Alexander, www.stewartalexandercares.com
• Rocky Anderson, www.voterocky.org
• Andre Barnett, www.andrebarnett2012.com
• Virgil Goode, www.goodeforpresident2012.com

 

California statewide ballot initiatives
• Information about the California statewide ballot measures can be found at: http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/ballot-measures/qualified-ballot-measures.htm

 

Comparison of State Senate candidates for USD residents

STATE SENATE:

Every citizen in the U.S. is represented by two members of Congress nationally, and two members of their local state legislature. Each state has two houses just like the national Congress. These representatives create and vote on all laws that are specific to the state of California.

The following chart indicates which candidate is more likely to support a given issue. Read through all of the issues, or just scroll to those most important to you. If you click on the footnote next to each statement, you can find a link that will bring you to more information about the source of the information or rating.

	Marty Block	George Plescia
Experience	- Member of the State Assembly (CA version of the House of Representatives)	- Member of the State Assembly
Abortion	More likely to support improving access to the abortion procedure	More likely to oppose improving access to the abortion procedure
Environment	More likely to vote with concern for conservation	More likely to prioritize other issues
Wildlife/Animal Rights	His positions on animal rights received a score of 88% out of a potential 100% from an animal rights group.	His positions on animal rights received a score of 33% out of a potential 100% from an animal rights group.
Gun Issues	Has opposed citizens’ ownership of guns.	Has supported citizens’ ownership of guns.
Senior and Social Security Issues	Block is more likely to vote for issues supported by the Congress of California Seniors.	Plescia is less likely to vote for issues supported by the Congress of Californai seniors.
LGBT Rights	Positions are in favor of LGBT rights 88% of the time.	Positions are in favor of LGBT rights 10% of the time.
Women’s Issues	More likely to support women’s rights.	Less likely to support women’s rights.
Labor	More likely to act on behalf of labor.	Less likely to act on behalf of labor.
Business	Less likely to act pro-business	Pro-business
Consumers	Supported by consumer advocacy groups.	Opposed by consumer advocacy groups.

Comparison of State Assembly candidates for USD residents

STATE ASSEMBLY:

Ralph Denney - Republican

Toni Atkins - Democrat

	Toni Atkins	Ralph Denney
Occupation	Member of the State Assembly Former San Diego City Council member	Small business owner Republican candidate for assemblyman in 2010
Supported by	California Teachers Association, San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council	Asian American Republican Coalition, Log Cabin Republicans of San Diego
Priorities	Jobs, balance the budget, affordable housing	Jobs, economy, balance the budget, transparent government
Environmental issues	Atkins is supported by the Sierra Club
Women’s Issues	Atkins is preferred by the California National Organization for Women
Government Regulation		Denney is a proponent of small government, and would work to decrease the influence of the legislature on private sectors
LGBT Rights	Atkins is one of eight open LGBT members of the California legislature
Education	Opposes any cuts in the funding for California education	1. Holds that establishing a dependable state budget will improve the ability of schools to predict and account for budgetary changes 2. Rather than adopting cuts, Denney believes the education system needs to be audited in order to accept the principle of “Baseline Spending.”
Criminal Law and Public Safety	Atkins is supported by numerous law enforcement and public safety organizations	Denney lists reforming the Three-Strikes policy as an important step in addressing the cost of the California Department of Corrections
Business		Denney is more likely to support freedom for businesses

Sources:

• www.atkinsforassembly.com
• www.voteralph.org
• www.smartvoter.org