non-partisian canidate info? lane county in particular?

[nosmokes]

judges... what's a good spot to get info on the judges?

and does anyone know about lane county sheriff?

fairly new to oregon so still trying to learn the political nuances here. appreciate any help. thanks!

[0rganism]

1. Here's the SoS's link to the voter's guide

http://www.sos.state.or.us/elections/may182004/guide/cover.htm

May not be what you're looking for, tho. You could check the election coverage in the Eugene Register-Guard for more local info.

http://www.registerguard.com/php/election040518.phtml

Also, keep the left corner of your left eye on the indymedia site. Stuff that "falls through the cracks" (like protest meetups and candidates' corporate connections) often ends up there.

http://portland.indymedia.org

Avoid the Whoregonian coverage if you value your blood pressure.

Welcome to the land of freaks and foolios!

[sandnsea]

2. My view

Definitely Kistler, Leuenberger is a loon. I'm probably voting for Burger for Sheriff because he seems most prepared to handle the job. I'm still looking at Gomez though, because sometimes people who have policed small towns aren't such hard asses. I'd need something more specific than what I've got to convince me though. On the other judges, I don't really know. I'm going to google up their names and see what they've done on some cases in the past.