Eighteen months into the presidential campaign, we're finally getting down to the wire. The citizens will choose their next president in less then two months. Here are a couple of links to help you get ready for the first Tuesday in November.
Register
If you're not an official voter yet, you have just over six weeks to get your form in to take part in the Nov. 4 general election.
Go to the California secretary of state's Web site to fill one out. After your online submission is received, you will be sent a registration form to sign and mail. You must register by Oct. 20 to cast a November ballot.
Research
FactCheck, run by a bipartisan organization, can help you decipher a candidate's true position and separate the facts from the spin.
FactCheck went through the acceptance speeches of all four major candidates -- the Democratic ticket of Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. Joe Biden and the Republican ticket of Sen. John McCain and Gov. Sarah Palin.
Their quick assessment of McCain's address? "He made some flubs in accepting the nomination."
How about Obama? "He stuck to the facts, except when he stretched them."
The site can also help you put each candidate's ads in context and decide whether their attacks on one another stand up to scrutiny.
And if you can't find the answer you're looking for, send FactCheck your question. They'll check on it for you.
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