P.S. If you never personally submitted an APPLICATION for Absentee Ballot...

If you were encouraged to Vote By Mail (aka Absentee), but you never personally completed and submitted an APPLICATION for Absentee Ballot, you should not be expecting an Absentee Ballot in your mail box. And, at this point, even if you think you applied for an Absentee Ballot, but have not received one yet, you need to ask the County Clerk's office to check their records. Call them. Better yet, make the trip downtown on Monday. Don't wait until Tuesday when the lines will be verrrry long! Do it, 'cause your vote is at stake and so is Barack's election! You need to understand your alternatives and vote accordingly.

This recommendation is from me personally, Gaye Pollit; it is not a message from official Obama campaign.

Track your absentee ballot.

If you requested an Absentee Ballot, track its progress -- most importantly, see if the completed ballot you returned was ACCEPTED. The link below works...but is not fool-proof. If your ballot information does not show up, get in touch with the County Clerk immediately.

https://voterview.state.nm.us/
Please note the "s" in the https -- this is a secure site!

You can also use the same link to:

• Verify that you are registered to vote on Tuesday (if you have not Early Voted).
• Help your family, friends.
• Help anyone you may have registered if you kept a list of their names.
  

***If you have a problem, call the Santa Fe County Clerk's Bureau of Elections. Better yet, go in person to the office at the corner of Grant & Palace. And please email me with full details about any problems that you have. Gaye

Now here's a twist! Feed the VOTERS!

Polling Place Campaign Comfort Tents with Captains (Say that fast five times!)

Election Day snacks, water, chairs, etc...to make sure people stay in line & VOTE!

We really need donations of Sandwiches (individually wrapped/bagged). Bring them Monday night by 9 pm or on Election Day before 8 am. to Zafarano office or the Cerrillos Canvassing center next to Sage Bakehouse.

AND THANKS, AGAIN, FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE !!

Michelle Obama in Las Vegas TODAY, Tuesday.

Doors Open: 11:00 a.m.Program Begins: 12:15 p.m
Get all the details below then use your browser's BACK button to return to our weblog:

http://my.barackobama.com/page/s/lvNM

Early Voting schedule

EARLY VOTED yet? PLZZZZ DO!
Plus bring or send your family & friends!

Mon-Friday, 8am-5pm, County Clerk's Office, Grant & Palace
Tues-Friday, NOON to 8pm, Rodeo/Fairgrounds
Tues-Friday, NOON TO 8pm,Senior Center in Eldorado
Saturday, 10am-6pm, County Clerk's Office, Grant & Palace
Saturday, 10am-6pm, Fairgrounds
Saturday, 10am-6pm, Senior Center in Eldorado

LAST DAY TO EARLY VOTE AT ALL LOCATIONS IS THIS SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1st

Some volunteer activities!

Events and activities are in both Santa Fe Obama Field Offices located on:
* Saint Michael's & Pacheco, in Smith's shopping center
* Zafarano and Cerrillos, in the parking lot facing Lowe's.

Stop by either office anytime to find out about specific volunteer activities. They are busy, fun places!

ELECTION DAY TEAMS...
Get details at a campaign office...and sign-up!

From both offices...
Saturday & Sunday this weekend
Canvassing 10am, 1pm & 4pm
And, now, weekdays, too!
Canvassing 4-7pm
Bring a family member or friend & do it together. It's fun! Try it!

Monday through Friday
5-9:00 pm: General phonebanking
Join us for one hour, two hours, whatever time you have!!

Every EVENING: Data entry.

Monday
4-9:00 pm: Grassroots Monday...Canvass/Phonebank/Data Entry/Staff Support/Etc - Zafarano
A chance to work together in the final stretch as we have from the beginning. Come for any portion of this time. We have a full list of activities. Call Gaye with questions.

Tuesday
5-9:00 pm: LGBT for Obama Phonebank - Saint Michaels
Come join other members of the LGBT community for a phonebank!

Wednesday
5-9:00 pm: Mamas for Obama Phonebank - Saint Michaels
Bring your kids; we have childcare and a play area! All others welcome as well!

5-9:00 pm: Women for Obama Phonebank - Zafarano
Come join women in calling other women to get them to support and volunteer for Obama!

Thursday/Jueves
5-9:00 pm: Hispanics/Latinos por Obama Phonebank - Zafarano
Vengan cada semana a la oficina en Zafarano para llamar por telefono, aunque no hablen espaniol. Vamos a divertirnos.

Join our weekly Spanish-language Obama phonebank ... even if you don't speak Spanish! Come have fun with us.

5-9:00 pm: Seniors Jazz Night Phonebank - Saint Michaels
Join our weekly Seniors for Obama phonebank this week! Enjoy LIVE JAZZ MUSIC, free food, and great company. Learn about all the other ways you can help Obama win New Mexico.

Don't like to canvass or phone? Consider this..

One hour a week can make a huge difference toward Barack's election. If you can't canvass or phone or work on election day, consider these options:

• Invite undecided friends to a campaign office.
• Bring beverages, healthy snacks or fruit to an office for the volunteers.
• Wear an Obama button.
• Make a sign for your yard if none are available to buy.
• Come to an office and ask how you can help.

Another way to contribute -- Feed the staff!

The Field Organizers in the campaign field offices work long, long hours each day...18-hour days are common! We need to help them stay strong & vital. How would you like to provide meals and healthy snacks for these staffers?

Whether cooked in your kitchen or purchased pre-prepared and delivered, the staff will be deeply appreciative. We’re asking for volunteers to supply/order/deliver a meal to the campaign offices.

Join this project. Contact Cynthia to discuss. Also ask her about Election Day Comfort Food for voters standing in line at the polls.

The Washington Post endorses Obama. A must read! Plus two more impressive endorsements.

Check out the latest endorsement for Obama from The Washington Post!

Plus these two:
Click here to see what Christopher Buckley, son of William F. Buckley, has to say.

Click here for the New Yorker endorsement published in the October 13 issue.

Prepare to vote yourself

Find & study your sample ballot. Why?

Because in addition to voting for Barack and all your other favorite candidates, the following are also on the ballot: 9 Judges, 1 Gross Receipts Tax Question, 6 General Obligation Bond issues, 5 NM Constitutional Amendments, and 4 Bond Questions.

VIEW SAMPLE BALLOT page [Ballot link removed, 1/2009], then find & click on your polling place which will take you to your sample ballot. (Ballots vary depending upon your District, so it's important to select your correct polling place.)

Help protect the absentee ballot votes!

The Democratic Party urgently needs volunteers to help monitor the absentee ballot vote count.
Beginning Thursday, October 30, and continuing until all absentee ballots have been processed, the count will most likely be held at the Santa Fe County Clerk's office.

If you are registered to vote in Santa Fe County, can attend a two-hour training session on October 21 from 6-8 pm, and can commit to at least one five-hour shift during the actual count, you can help ensure the integrity of the election. You do NOT need to be a lawyer to volunteer. If you would like a sign-up form, which contains a full schedule of shifts, email Gaye Pollitt.

Car wash for Obama--Friday, October 17

The Oz School is sponsoring a car wash on Friday, October 17, from 2-6 pm at 942 Canyon Road--with all proceeds going to the Obama for America Campaign.

$7 Gas or Diesel
$5 Alternative Energy Vehicle

!!! FREE SILK-SCREENED T-SHIRT INCLUDED WITH ALL WASHES !!!

Train of thoughts...

To really enjoy this, expand it by clicking here! Then use the "back" button on your web browser to come back to the weblog.

CRUCIAL WEEKEND...the Great Chase for Voters continues! Join us.

Come canvass for the campaign Saturday and/or Sunday!
Just one 3-hour shift would be very helpful. Two shifts would be fantastic!
Shifts start at 10am, 1pm and 4pm both days from both offices.
Come a little early for a short briefing if you've never canvassed before.

Less than five days left before Voter Registration deadline. Less than five weeks until Election Day. We need you NOW. This is our collective moments to help win Barack's presidency!

• This weekend is our last shot to chase those "sporadic-voting" Democrats to encourage them to vote-by-mail or early vote. The easier we make it for these voters, the more likely they'll vote!
• This weekend is our last shot at new voters...so we need you if you're a Voter Registration Agent to go out with the canvassers. Or go work a Voter Registration location.

Remember...lots of early votes mean

• fewer people we'll need to get to the polls on election day.
• more people able to vote easily on election day because the lines will be shorter.
• fewer people susceptible to late Republican dirty attacks.

Call a good buddy to canvass with you; make it more fun. And how about your family? Your friends? You recruit folks; the Field Organizers will train them.

CORRECTION: Two (not three) VP Debate Watch Parties--7pm TONIGHT, Oct 2

Join other Obama volunteers for a VP debate watch party--one at the Santa Fe Brewing Company and one at the Zafarano Obama field office.

Watch Party #1--Santa Fe Brewing Company
Come to the Santa Fe Brewing Company, at 35 Fireplace Way (off Rt. 14/Turquoise Trail or off I-25) for a VP debate watch party, with music, free food, tons of free Obama gear, and special guests. Gonna be a blast! Afterward, join the very first Street Team Voter Registration Pub Crawl. including music, special guests, and food. With less than a week before the voter registration deadline and less than five weeks before election day, we need your help NOW.

Watch Party #2--Obama Field Office--Zafarano
Join with other volunteers to watch the matchup between Joe Biden and Sarah Palin at 3494 Zafarano Drive, Suite B, located across the parking lot from Lowe's.

No Watch Party at Saint Michaels field office

"Choose to Unite," Obama music video, being aired by NM Film Expo 1 pm Thursday 10/2

The NM Film Expo is airing Susan Slotter's very own Barack Obama music video at 1:00 on Thursday, October 2nd (tomorrow) at the New Mexico Film Museum at the Jean Cocteau on Montezuma.

Tickets are $5 if you want to see it on the big screen! (You see a LOT more detail than on the little YouTube!)

"Cast of thousands" joyfully participated in the production of this video, Choose to Unite. If you have not seen it yet and are not able to attend the NM Film Expo, treat yourself & watch it on YouTube! Click below.

http://www.choosetounite.com/