Why is it important to vote? Let Dan Quayle explain:

“Votes are like trees, if you are trying to build a forest. If you have more trees than you have forests, then at that point the pollsters will probably say you will win.”

Um, wait, what? My God, Dan Quayle is a nitwit. Yet he was elected to the Vice-Presidency--and was just one George H.W. Bush infarction away from leading the free world--because thousands of people with far more sense than he decided they were too busy or uninformed to vote.

Honestly, would you even leave Dan Quayle in charge of picking up your mail? Why would you let someone just as nitwitted be in charge of deciding whether we're going to get light rail, or whether to build the Sonics a new arena, or, our pet issue, a proposed ban on wearing fleece to the opera.

Vote!

If you don't know where your polling place is, you can find out here. It'll also create a voter guide for you so you can figure out who to vote for.

If you've moved since you registered, and your polling place is far away from where you live, you can go to ANY polling place and cast a provisional ballot.

Vote!

Seattlest: City Council non-dorsements, Prop 1 Roundtable.
Seattle Times: Endorsements recap, Election 07 page.
Seattle P-I: Politics page.
The Stranger: Cheat Sheet.
Crosscut: Endorsement guide.