Here is a Google Maps App that tells you where to go to cast your vote today. (If you're at school, it's probably Wien, despite Google's uncharacteristic misspelling.)

The app also includes reminders like "you must be registered" and whether or not your location offers early voting, which at this point is irrelevant, but still, we will remember this thing for 2010's election.

Oh, and check back later today for more election stuff, including a very scientific exit poll.

GSSC elections results are in! An auspicious day for democracy indeed. And now, the winners and losers. (Except of course for any category marked "no winner", which indicates that the candidate did not receive at least 25 votes.)


President

Brody Berg 50%
Virdis Bala 22%
Ishmael Osekre 13%
Write-in (other) 15%

VP Policy

Michael Rain 35%
David Minchin 32%
Allen Settle 30%
Write-in (other) 3%

Monday editor Armin Rosen has election news for those of you who haven't spent the past four days sleeping next to a Kentucky offramp.

I believe it was Winston Churchill who called democracy the "worst form of government on earth, except for all those others that have been tried." Well bollocks to you, Winnie. An election-eve barnstorm of our great land reveals that while mob rule does have some pretty obvious hang-ups ($8 packs of American Spirit, anyone?), it's capable of producing an oddity or two--correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure Belarus doesn't have candidates drunkenly pillorying puppet likenesses of their opposition.

Going state-by-state:

CALIFORNIA: Jack Abramoff's work representing Indian tribes made him an American hero, and it's great to see that courageous activists are following in his footsteps. Besides--Casinos on Indian reservations mean more money for schools and firefighters. And you support schools and firefighters, don't you?

NEW JERSEY: Forget property taxes, rampant crime, pollution, a long-standing reputation as America's armpit: the biggest election-year issue coming out of the Garden State is this horrifying ad from Republican New Jersey state Senator Gerry Cardinale. Making possibly racist accusations that your opponent has ties to terrorists is one thing, but that sock puppet was really uncalled for. And if you'll allow me a brief exercise in comparative political puppetry: though crude, the Gavin Newsom puppet produced some undeniably brutal satire. Meanwhile, Cardinale's obnoxious, purple-coiffed duck smacks of desperation--I'm no expert on New Jersey politics, but just as a general rule, election-week TV ads centered on a raggedy yellow hand-puppet are good indication that you're running out of ideas.

MARYLAND: What's that? A contested election in the politically homogenous, left-wing utopia of Takoma Park? Well I'll be damned. This calls for an investigation! Bowers, it seems, is anti rent-control in a part of the country that's only slightly more conservative than Berkley; Robinson likes recycling, local business and urban microfinance. I trust the Co-op has been abuzz with discussion over whether the right-leaning newcomer can play the spoiler to the older, carbon-hating establishment lefty, but somehow I think Marylanders have more important things to worry about.

Sort of.

ESC online voting started at midnight, and SEAS kids have until 6:00 PM on Tuesday to register their choices for Academic Affairs, Alumni Affairs/Professional Development, and Student Services Representative--all the other offices are uncontested. But one-party races do make for fun campaign speeches, and courtesy of ESC's web wizardry, you can watch them as many times as you want! Here are the cliffnotes:

Class of 2008: Narrowly defeated E-Board candidate and current 2008 President Eash Cumarasamy, looking confident: "We're going to be a great class council, if we're elected, as we hope to be. Come to our meetings. Uh, that's all. See you next year."

Class of 2009: The Fu Fighters gave a perky performance, self-consciously switching off the mic while listing their accomplishments. Do they tag-team e-mails, too?

Class of 2010: Double points for stating their platform in verse! Long, awkward, not especially metric verse, but hey [insert SEAS joke here].

- LBD

Dear SEAS: Here are the candidates for the ESC e-board, who will fight it out tonight at 9PM in the Satow Room. You won't get to vote on them, but at least you know who might become your quasi-elected leaders.

President: Eash Cumarasamy and Liz Strauss

Secretary: Erin Svokos and Krissie Zambrano

Vice President Intergroup: Gunnar Aasen, Samantha John, and Daniel Wong

VP Policy: Chandni Saxena, Prish Dunstan, and Michael Fu

VP Student Life: Kim Manis

UPDATE, 8:57: Mistakes posted originally have been corrected. Bwog pleads mornings.