For more than 60 years the League of Women Voters of Bowling Green has been providing information about candidates and issues to educate voters. This year citizens of Bowling Green will be voting on one state issue, two county issues, five Bowling Green City Charter changes and numerous statewide and county candidates.
Each year the League of Women Voters of Bowling Green and the League of Women Voters of Ohio reach out to candidates who provide biographical information and answer questions prepared by the League. Each candidate is limited to a specific number of words and responses are printed without editing. All candidate and issue information can be found on the Bowling Green League website www.lwvbg.org.
Several years ago a website www.judicialvotescount.org was created to help voters learn more about judicial candidates statewide as well as provide information about Ohio’s court system. Judicial Votes Count is a nonpartisan partnership of the Ohio Supreme Court, The Ohio Bar Association, Bliss Institute for Applied Politics at the University of Akron, Ohio Newspaper Association, Ohio Association of Broadcaster and the Ohio League of Women Voters Education Fund.
Another resource for voters is VOTE411, a national website prepared by the League of Women Voters in each state. A voter can go to VOTE411.org and enter their address. The site will find the candidates for each state office as well as statewide issues that will appear on their individual ballot. Every candidate was given the opportunity to provide background information and answer 4-5 questions posed by the League.
A voter can select two candidates and compare their answers to the same questions. The VOTE411website will be continually updated as responses to the questionnaire sent to the candidates are received by the League even if past the date for submission.
The League of Women Voters of Bowling Green is a nonpartisan organization dedicated to encouraging active and informed participation of citizens in government. The League does not endorse candidates for office. The inclusion of candidate information is for the sole purpose of informing the public and does not imply League endorsement of any candidate or party. The League does take positions on some issues but only after careful study.
