Mid term election bulletin

Are you ready to cast your vote during the mid-term elections?

As most of you are aware, Midterm elections are general elections in the United States that are held two years after the quadrennial (four-year) elections for the President of the United States (i.e. near the midpoint of the four-year presidential term). Members of United States Congress (including all 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives and full terms for 33 or 34 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate) are elected.

In addition, 34 of the 50 U.S. states elect their governors to four-year terms during midterm elections, while Vermont and New Hampshire elect governors to two-year terms in both midterm and presidential elections. Thus, 36 governors are elected during midterm elections. Many states also elect officers to their state legislatures and county offices every two years, in both midterm and presidential election years. Special elections are often held in conjunction with regular elections, so additional Senators and governors may be elected to partial terms.

Your decision will weigh on a number of critical issues in this year’s mid-term elections: employment, healthcare, the border and immigration, unemployment, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and more. The more educated you are, the more you determine your future.

IAPAC is privileged to be your non partisan political voice.

You will find some useful information re: the midterm elections. Please review the links. Forward the mail to all your friends and associates.

Each vote matters – please make yours count – by voting in what you believe is correct!

This is for information only. Please check with your local city and county office to insure you have all the details.

Ramesh Anand
President


VOTING DATES

First Day of Early Voting - October 18, 2010 (moves to next business day, Monday)
Last Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail (Received, not Postmarked) - October 26, 2010 (must be received, not merely postmarked)
Last Day of Early Voting - October 29, 2010

eSLATE
Beginning with the November 8, 2005 Constitutional Amendment Election, the eSlate polling place voting system and the Ballot Now digital ballot imaging system from Hart InterCivic, Inc. will replace our 20-year old central-count, optical scan system.
For more information, please visit: http://tinyurl.com/27jtogx

More information on voting including where you can vote, etc, please visit:
For residents of Harris County, please visit: http://www.harrisvotes.com/
For residents of Fort Bend County, please visit: http://tinyurl.com/27txl6x

JOINT ELECTIONS FOR PROPOSITIONS YOU MAY BE REQUIRED TO VOTE ON:

Some Harris County & Fort Bend County residents have additional propositions on the
ballot this November. The voting precincts that are affected are
listed with each group below (based upon information from the Ft Bend
Elections Office). Please note that some precincts may be split, so
even if your precinct number appears, your section of the precinct may
not be included in the joint election.

Brazoria-Fort Bend MUD 1 City of Houston Katy ISD

Brazoria-Fort Bend Co MUD 1: precinct 1134
Proposition: The issuance of bonds for recreational facilities and the
levy of taxes in payment of the bonds.

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City of Houston Special Election: precincts 2017, 2023, 2031, 2036,
2051, 2052, 2055, 2056, 2116, 2123, 3004, 3032, 3038, 3043, 3086,
3095, 3098, 3099, 3101, 3130, 3132, 3133, 4126

Proposition 1 Charter Amendment Proposition: Relating to the creation
of a dedicated funding source to enhance, improve and renew drainage
systems and streets. Shall the City Charter of the City of Houston be
amended to provide for the enhancement, improvement and ongoing
renewal of Houston's drainage and streets by creating a dedicated
pay-as-you-go fund for drainage and streets?

Proposition 2 Charter Amendment Proposition: Relating to residency
requirements for District Council office for the November 2011 General
Election. Shall the City Charter of the City of Houston be amended to
provide that for the general election to be held in November 2011, and
for the purpose of redistricting, the required period of residency to
file for the office of District Council Member shall be reduced from
12 months to 6 months preceding the election day?

Proposition 3 Charter Amendment Proposition: An amendment to the City
Charter relating to the use of photographic traffic signal enforcement
systems (red light cameras). Shall the City of Houston continue to use
red light cameras to enforce state or local laws relating to traffic
safety?

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Katy ISD District Bond Election: precincts 3004, 3006, 3014, 3038,
3122, 3130, 3132, 3133, 3142, 3143, 3144
Proposition: The issuance of $459,795,000 school building bonds for
the construction, acquisition and equipment of school buildings in the
district (including the rehabilitation, renovation and improvement
thereof) and the purchase of the necessary sites for school buildings
and the purchase of new school buses, and the levying of the tax in
payment thereof.

City of Houston - Proposition 1.
In response to requests from some of our members for information on Proposition 1, we have provided links to details on the same. We have also provided links to the opinions of both sides of the aisle. Check them out and research further to arrive at your conclusions

About Proposition 1 - http://www.houstontx.gov/mayor/proponeprinciples.pdf
Stop Proposition 1 - http://www.stopprop1.com/
Yes for Proposition 1 - http://www.voteforprop1.com/

SAMPLE BALLOTS
Some of us are intimidated when we are at the Booth and see the ballot for the first time.
Please visit the links below and you can review Sample Ballots of Harris County and Fort bend County. You can check out the candidates running for office and research their candidature, if desired. You are one step closer to taking an educated decision on whom and what you vote for.
Sample Ballot – Harris County: http://tinyurl.com/y8dmtvc
Sample ballot – Fort Bend County: http://tinyurl.com/2gyhn77