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Are you registered to vote?
Your biggest right as an American citizen. Don't take it for granted.
In Oklahoma, you must fill out a voter registration application form. Voter registration applications are available at your County Election Board, post offices, tag agencies, libraries and many other public locations. You will be offered a voter registration application when you get your driver's license and when you apply for assistance at some government agencies. You also may download an application form or send a request to receive a form by U.S. Mail. For more information on voter registration visit the Oklahoma State Election Board.
2008 Presidential Debates Calendar
Here is the tentative schedule for the 2008 Presidential debates
Presidential Debate: Friday, September 26, 2008 at the University of Mississippi's Gertrude C. Ford Center in Oxford, Mississippi, moderated by Jim Lehrer, executive editor and anchor of The NewsHour on PBS. This debate will focus on foreign policy and national Security.
Vice-presidential Debate: Thursday, October 2, 2008 at Washington University in St. Louis' Field House Gymnasium in St. Louis, Missouri, moderated by Gwen Ifill, senior correspondent on The NewsHour and moderator and managing editor of Washington Week on PBS.
Presidential Debate: Tuesday, October 7, 2008 at Belmont University's Curb Event Center in Nashville, Tennessee, moderated by Tom Brokaw, special correspondent (and former evening news anchor) for NBC News. This debate will have a town-hall meeting format.
Presidential Debate: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at Hofstra University's Hofstra Arena in Hempstead, New York, moderated by Bob Schieffer, CBS News chief Washington correspondent and host of Face the Nation. This debate will focus on domestic and economic policy.
Libertarians are self-governors in both personal and economic matters. They believe government's only purpose is to protect people from coercion and violence. They value individual responsibility, and tolerate economic and social diversity.
Liberals (Left) prefer self-government in personal matters and central decision-making on economics. They want government to serve the disadvantaged in the name of fairness. Leftists tolerate social diversity, but work for economic equality.
Conservatives (Right) prefer self-government on economic issues, but want official standards in personal matters. They want the government to defend the community from threats to its moral fiber.
Authoritarians want government to advance society and individuals through expert central planning. They often doubt whether self-government is practical. Left-authoritarians are also called socialists, while fascists are right-authoritarians.
Other
Due to Oklahoma ballot laws other parties are listed as independent.
Candidates won't be listed until they register to be on the General Election ballot.
How to Elect a President
Your vote does count, but in a roundabout way.
To determine which candidates are going to be on the ballot in, most states use a presidential primary to select delegates. Other states use a series of caucuses and conventions. Delegates from each state go to national conventions, where they announce the party's official candidate.
On the Tuesday after the first Monday in November, we get to vote. (November 4, 2008) The president is elected in a two-step process. The popular vote is totaled to select a state's presidential electors to the Electoral College. The number of electors assigned to each state is equal to the number of Senators (always two) and Representatives that the state has in Congress, Oklahoma has 7. The electors from each state will meet on the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December to cast their votes for president.
A president is elected by an absolute majority of the electoral votes cast. If no majority is received, the House of Representatives selects the winner from the top three candidates. If no candidate receives the majority vote, the U. S. Senate selects the winner from the top two candidates.
Political Blogs
Blogs are a good source for political commentary outside the mainstream, for a wide spectrum of political view points, and for everyday people talking about everyday things.
The general election is just around the corner. Whether it’s for your local city council or for president of the United States, you have a say. In America we have one right that many take for granted. That is the right to vote. Be an informed voter, click for more information.
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To determine which candidates are going to be on the ballot in, most states use a presidential primary to select delegates. Other states use a series of caucuses and conventions. Delegates from each state go to national conventions, where they announce the party's official candidate.
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