Last Day to Vote Early!

Tuesday, Feb. 5 is election day for Albuquerque Public Schools. Four school board seats are up for grabs, three of which are contested. Voters will also be asked to vote on two funding questions, together worth $368 million in capital improvements for schools. Today is the last day to vote early, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at any of these locations. On Tuesday, you can vote at any of these locations.

So, if you’d like to brush up on this election, here are some links.

An overview:

http://www.abqjournal.com/main/2013/01/23/news/west-side-seat-to-add-to-aps-board.html

My coverage of a recent candidate forum:

http://www.abqjournal.com/main/2013/01/11/news/candidates-debate-achievement-gap.html

A map to see which board district you live in:

http://www.aps.edu/about-us/board/redistricting-school-board-districts/documents/2012_2021_Board_Districts_map_letter.pdf

The official APS election page, which includes more detailed district maps and descriptions:

http://www.aps.edu/about-us/board/about-the-board/2013-school-board-member-election/2013-school-board-member-election/#maps-of-school-board-districts

The Journal’s candidate questionnaire, District 3 (North Valley area)

http://www.abqjournal.com/main/2013/01/24/news/candidate-q-a-aps-district-3.html

District 5 (new West Side district; uncontested):

http://www.abqjournal.com/main/2013/01/26/news/candidate-q-a-3.html

District 6 (East Mountains and near Heights):

http://www.abqjournal.com/main/2013/01/23/news/headline-222.html

District 7 (the far Northeast Heights; the La Cueva area):

http://www.abqjournal.com/main/2013/01/25/news/candidate-q-a.html

And for good measure, my blog post about voting rights for idiots:

http://www.abqjournal.com/main/2013/01/18/blogs/nm-schools/no-voting-rights-for-idiots-no-really.html