The California Voter Foundation’s new California Online Voter Guide is Our Site of the Day

As many of us are mesmerized by Vice-Presidential—and Presidential—debates and a truly historic presidential campaign, it’s time to do our homework on the 12 ballot propositions we will be voting on as early as Monday when voting by mail begins. And, lest we forget, there are important local races on the ballot as well.

A great starting point information with links to the pro and con sides of ballot propositions and information on candidates is the newly released California Online Voter Guide produced by the California Voter Foundation(CVF), a nonprofit, nonpartisan 501(c)(3) organization.

In addition to propositions, the new voter guide features information on all the presidential, congressional and legislative candidates on California's ballot, a directory of all 58 counties' voting equipment, maps of California political districts, contact information for county election offices, and even tips on how to host an election house party.

CVF will continue to update the online guide and its Internet election resources throughout the election season, including the top proposition donor lists.

Not only does the new online guide makes researching arguments and facts on propositions easy, it also helps voters "follow the money" by listing the top donors for and against each measure. CVF President Kim Alexander said that "Knowing the financial backers of proposition campaigns is a great shortcut for voters."

The California Voter Foundation is a pioneer in online voter education, producing its first online voter guide in 1994. CVF's web site won the prestigious Webby award, and the online guide, now in its 17th edition, has been published for every statewide election for the past fifteen years. CVF's 2008 voter education work is supported by a grant from the Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation.