Be ready to vote with online resources for voters

Here are two places with collections of links to online resources for voters. From information about candidates to finding out your voter eligibility to learning about local initiatives, you can find it in these resources. Readers may also want to remember they can visit their local library. Libraries, especially public libraries, often keep files with clippings from local news about local candidates and issues, voter guides, and other election resources specific to their communities.Your local library can also help you if you need to figure out where to vote. For our UT Tyler community, feel free to visit the Muntz Library if you have any questions or need further information to help you be an informed voter in this and every election. The links for today then:

• The tech news site Mashable features a guest post by Paul Blumenthal, of the Sunlight Foundation, on "17 Resources to Help You Decide on Election Day."
• The IPL2 site has an archive of national and local resources for elections and voting.

In Texas, the Secretary of State provides information on voting. You can visit votexas.org for information. The site is "full of information on how to register to vote, where to vote, what to bring, what the process is like, and much more." Note: the early voting dates for 2010 are October 18 to 29, 2010.