BOS PSA: Mass voter resources clearing house post

Elections are November 2nd. That's one week from today! Please research and vote! This is not a small election. If you've been paying attention at all, you've probably heard a lot of talk about a swing back to the right this time around. Whether your goal is to help or hinder that prediction in coming true, please don't take it for granted. Because of the low turnout expected, it's an opportunity to make your voice count even more than usual, or to let the voices of those with whom you disagree have disproportionate weight. Take part, and do so after having done some research. Here's what I've got toward that end:

If you enter your address at the boston.com elections page, they have a tool that will let you compare the positions of any two candidates side by side (would be nice if you could do more at once, but whatevs) for each of the races relevant to you.

There is also video of the gubernatorial debates on the websites of some of the local TV stations:

10/25 Debate
10/22 Debate

I haven't gotten to watch either yet, but both appear to have all four candidates, including Green Rainbow and Independent.

And then there are some statewide questions with potentially big ramifications. While I'm a little suspicious of this kind of info being on a wiki, ballotpedia has what looks like pretty fair summaries of the arguments for and against each (plus a few that didn't make it to the ballot, like one for instant-runoff voting-- I wish I'd known!):

Question 1: Repealing the sales tax on alcohol
Question 2: Removing exemptions from local zoning laws for contractors who build affordable housing
Question 3: Reduce the state sales tax to 3%


So, there you go. Read, watch, decide, VOTE.


edit Also, of course, if you have other resources, or just want to make the case for an issue about which you're passionate, please share in the comments!