Scratching the surface on elections

Elections and November 6th 

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Elections happen pretty frequently when you think about the different levels of them. Like how many elections go on in your city, county, state, and national levels. This means you want to make sure you are staying up-to-date and forming an opinion on who you are going to vote for, right? How do you do that though?  It isn't a cut-and-dry, easy-peasy thing to do. The best way I've found is to do your research about who is on the ballot. If you want to see a sample ballot for your area of WI, go here: https://myvote.wi.gov. This helps you narrow your specs on scoping out who you want to vote for. Not everything is always on the sample ballot though, that is why you want to do what? Your research! You can make more on an impact on a county or state level, however it is extremely important to vote in the elections leading up to and for The President of the United States as well. It is also easier to form an opinion on something so important like the election for President. Make sure you listen to all sides of all arguments before solidifying your decision, there could be one fact that is a tipping point in your decision. That is why research is so important! 

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November 6th though, what is so important about it? Well, we are voting for the governor of our state. That's the equivalent to the president of Wisconsin, pretty much! I think we all deserve a say in that. We are also voting for things like the Attorney General, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, The United State Senator, and other things depending on what district you live in.  Voting is putting your two cents into what you want to see in your country. It is also being an active part in your community and society! It is important for everyone to get out there, for every election, because it really could come down to your vote to decide it all. Not to mention, your opinion matters!
Many people coming into the shop have mentioned this article to me, so I think it is important to talk about. https://bit.ly/2DHHIRj This WEAU article talks about how there will be a question regarding the legalization of marijuana. I verified on https://elections.wi.gov/elections-voting/elections (The Wisconsin Election Commission) that this is true. You might have to have Excel, but if you go down to the list of attachments it will be the third one that says 'List of Referenda for November 2018' and it goes through the questions that will be on the ballot in every county in Wisco. I did take a snip it from the spreadsheet for those of ya'll's that don't have Excel (on the bottom of the blog). Many people that have approached me are thrilled to be able to voice their opinion on this matter. Many people understand that even if they never want to use cannabis, that other people may. Some people fully believe that it is a life saving, miracle, one-of-a-kind, drug. Some people think it should remain illegal. Some people think that it could help rapidly decrease the Opioid problem that we have in our state.  Some people think that it should only be used for medical purposes. Some people think that it should be fully decriminalized and just legalize it all around. We wanna know, What do you think?