One of the Documentary Channel’s main objectives is to inform. As such, we would be failing in our duties not to bring up the midterm elections that are quickly approaching. We know that with the candy hangovers of the week before still lingering and the fall chill in the air, many of us have been guilty of skipping out on that all-important November 7th trudge to the voting booths. We would be doing ourselves a huge disservice to let this November 7th slip by unnoticed, however, as control of the House and Senate are at stake. We here at the Doc Channel love all of our viewers of course. We don’t want to oppose or support any parties, but only urge you to make use of your right to choose who you want to represent you. Below are a few links that might be helpful. Go ahead, check them out. And come election day, we’ll be holding up our red and blue equality cookies in support.

• If you aren’t registered to vote yet, hit up Congress.org’s registration page. Congress.org’s 2006 Elections page is a great place to learn more about your candidates as well.

• Yahoo’s interactive Senate Race Map provides overviews of each state’s candidates and views.

• Project Vote Smart provides a wealth of information on candidates, elected officials, and most importantly their stance on the issues.

• A must-read for students, parents, and those struggling with student loan debt can be found on the Campaign For America’s Future site:Groups Nationwide Making Rising Cost of College an Election Year Issue

• MTV’s Rock the Vote site is surprisingly informative on why the youth vote is important in the upcoming elections.