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As you
know, I (along with my entire family) am a citizen of the United States of America.
What is probably most exciting about this to me is the fact that I am now able to vote in an election. Because our family moved out of Canada only about 2 months after I turned 18, I was never able to vote in a Canadian election. Since I only recently became a US citizen I have not been able to vote here in the US either.
This November will be my first time ever voting!
I recently received my "vote-by-mail" ballot, and will soon be filling it out to vote for a number of political offices and measures.
Here is a highlight of things for which I can vote.
Nationally (the only truly national vote/office in the country):
- President of the United States of America
State of California:
- House of Representatives (United States Congress)
- Member of the State Assembly
- Superior Court Judge
City of Fresno
Measures
- Safe, Reliable High-Speed Passenger Train Bond Act
- Standards for confining farm animals
- Children's hospital bond act grant program
- Waiting Period and Parental Notification before termination of minor's pregnancy
- Renewable Energy Generation Initiative Statute
- Eliminating right of same-sex couples to marry
I have yet to make decisions on a number of the votes yet, but I am planning on mailing my ballot in before the end of October.