There's a good, non-partisan voting guide put out by the League of Women 
Voters.  The guide overviews candidates' positions and other voting 
information.

"The League of Women Voters is a non-partisan political organization that
encourages citizens to become informed to enhance their participation in
government.  We meet to discuss issues at the local, regional, state, and
national levels.  The League works to influence public policy through
education and advocacy.
Any citizen of voting age, male or female, may become a League member."

The link below brings you to their 2008 Voter's Guide:

http://www.lwv.org/AM/Template.cfm?Template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=10414

Katherine Mercurio Gotthardt
www.luxuriouschoices.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Daphne Greenberg" <ALCDGG at langate.gsu.edu>
To: <povertyracewomen at nifl.gov>
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 11:34 AM
Subject: [PovertyRaceWomen 1569] Information about Candidates



> Yesterday I was talking to an adult learner about the primaries that will 

> occur in Georgia on Feb. 5th. She shared with me that she is going to wait 

> until the general election to vote, because there are too many candidates 

> and it is too hard for her to figure out what each one stands for. To make 

> matters worse, she added they are all bad.  I asked her what she already 

> knew about the candidates. She told me the following:

>

> Candidate 1- Her husband will get back into the White House and he has 

> poor moral judgement

> Candidate 2- His biological father is the type of person that we are at 

> war with

> Candidate 3- He ran last time and lost, so he must not be any good

> Candidate 4-There is something weird about his religion

> Candidate 5-He is too religious

> Candidate 6-He has mafia in his family

> Candidate 7-He is not good with money

>

> (I left out the names in the above list, because I want to minimize 

> spreading rumors, misinformation, and personal opinions about specific 

> candidates).

>

> I asked her if the elections are being covered in her adult literacy 

> classes and she said no. I asked her why she thought that was so, and she 

> thought that it was because the teachers think that  politics is a taboo 

> subject and does not belong in the adult literacy classroom.

>

> This conversation left me with a whole bunch of questions:

>

> 1. Is there a resource for adult learners where they can click on a 

> certain topic (like abortion, same sex marriages, gun control, etc) and 

> read a few sentences written in plain English about each candidate's 

> position?

>

> 2. Does coverage of election material belong in the adult literacy 

> classroom?

>

> 3. How do we counter rumors and misinformation with groups of people who 

> have difficulty reading?

>

> Any thoughts?

>

> Daphne

>

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