Proudly canceling at least half of my husband's votes since 1995.
Do you get to do early voting? Have you done so yet? Why the hell not?? What's wrong with you?
Oops! Tangent here directed at (fellow) procrastinators! I finally cracked open my Voter's Guide today and did my duty. I will still get to bite my nails another 5 (?!?!?) days, but at least I won't be rushed when making decisions.
Take the time to read your state and local measures carefully. Some of them can be worded very confusingly, and you may end up voting Yes to something you wouldn't do knowingly. Here in Oregon, we have a bunch of measures proposed by this guy Bill Sizemore. I read through the arguments in favor and opposing his measures and they are indeed a slippery slope of confusing wording.
I voted against a measure to do away with building permits that I know my husband will vote yes for. If you take it at face value it does seem like it's cutting a layer of bureaucracy from making home improvements, but... I think in the end the permits are there for a reason. I looked the other way for our recent improvements, and they had a potential to be really quite stupid if they hadn't worked (namely the support beam we put in the basement: that could have gone quite wrong). And while it is true we were fixing something that was done dangerously and wrong in the first place, it still gives me nightmares. We experienced the permitted way to do remodeling, and while it is true that some of the inspections were basically lip service more than detailed actual inspections, I do believe that permitting has its role. As written, I don't support the measure. Tighten up the wording and I may agree (it does seem dumb to require a permit to build a fence, but wiring and plumbing should probably be left to professionals. No offense, honey!)
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