Get out and vote

Nothing on this year's ballot is going to fix the country's immigration situation.

Nothing there will halt or even slow the war in Iraq.

And, there's nothing there that will guarantee that all students will be brilliant by the time they're 12 years old.

But, everything on this year's ballots will have an impact on the communities in which we live or work or play every day. And it's a ballot like this that deserves a couple of minutes of your time.

In Greeley, voters will decide whether Mayor Tom Selders will return for another term or if his opponent, Ed Clark, will take the reins. In two other ballot issues, they'll also decide if new taxes should be created to help pay for maintenance of the city's roads and to help finance and improve the city's transportation system. A proposal to stop the city of Greeley from withholding union dues from members' paychecks also will be in voters' hands.

Voters in several smaller area towns will elect new mayors, council members and school board members as well some key school bond issues.

All Weld County voters will determine if certain county officials, such as the county assessor, clerk and recorder, sheriff, district attorney and county council members, will be able to run for third terms, which would be a term-limit extension.

And, three directors will be elected to the Aims Community College District Board of Trustees.

These are the kind of issues that hit home.

That's why it's so important to get out and vote Tuesday.

WHERE TO VOTE

There will be 33 vote centers open in Weld County on Election Day, which is Tuesday. All centers will be open from 7 a.m.-7 p.m.

Here's a list of the vote centers in Weld:

Briggsdale, Briggsdale RE-10J, 515 Leslie

Eaton, Evangelical Free Church of Eaton, 1325 3rd St.

Erie, Erie High School, 3180 Weld 5

Evans, Evans Community Complex, 1100 37th St.

Evans, Cave Creek Club House, 3400 Sagebrush Blvd.

Fort Lupton, Southeast Weld Office, 2950 9th St.

Frederick, Tri Town Baptist, 420 Johnson St.

Frederick, Carbon Valley Recreation, 701 5th St.

Greeley, Weld County Election Office, 1401 N. 17th Ave.

Greeley, Trinity Lutheran, 3000 35th Ave.

Greeley, St. Mary's -- DeLazzer Hall, 2222 23rd Ave.

Greeley, Greeley Ice Haus, 900 8th Ave.

Greeley, Farr Branch Library, 1939 61st Ave.

Greeley, Bonell Good Samaritan Community, 708 22nd St.

Greeley, Winograd Elementary School, 320 71st Ave.

Greeley, UNC Ballroom,10th Avenue & 20th Street

Greeley, Greeley Family FunPlex, 1501 65th Ave.

Greeley, Cache Bank & Trust, 4601 20th St.

Greeley, Exhibition Building at Island Grove, 525 N. 15th Ave.

Grover, Grover Fire Hall, 319 Chatoga Ave.

Johnstown, Johnstown Town Hall, 101 Charlotte St.

Keenesburg, Keenesburg Town Hall, 140 S. Main St.

Kersey, Kersey Community Church, South First Street

La Salle, La Salle Town Hall, 128 N. 2nd St.

Lochbuie, Lochbuie Elementary School, 201 Bonanza Blvd.

Longmont, Southwest Weld Office, 4209 Weld 24 1/2

Mead, Mead Middle School, 620 Welker Ave.

Milliken, Milliken Town Hall, 1001 Broad St.

New Raymer, Prairie High School, 42315 Weld 133

Nunn, Nunn Town Hall, 185 Lincoln Ave.

Platteville, Platteville Town Hall, 400 Grand Ave.

Windsor, Windsor Community Recreation Center, 250 11th St.

Windsor, Windsor Town Hall, 301 Walnut St.