Voter Guide Highlights: Statewide Races Statewide Propositions Congressional Races Legislative Races About this Election Archive of Campaign Promises "The Election Song" 2002 Map Series CVF-NEWS County Election Information Follow the Money Links For more election information, visit CVF's voter guide homepage Join CVF Contact CVF Copyright 1994-2002, California Voter Foundation. www.calvoter.org All rights reserved. cvf The Election Song March 5, 2002 California Primary election   Hear the Election Song   Read the song lyrics   About the Election Song   Rebroadcasting permission The Election Song March 5, 2002 California Primary election chords: G / A / D7 / D7-F# / G Oh, we're having an election March 5th is the day It's for all the people in Cali-for-ni-a Lots of things are different Many rules have changed So if you feel a little lost Don't think that you're to blame This song will get you started The rest is up to you Democracy's a lot of work Best left to not too few. This election's a primary the parties nominate the one they think will do the best of all their candidates The districts were renumbered the lines just got redrawn your current reps may be elsewhere when this election's done There are lots of statewide contests Their number totals eight plus state and local measures so please don't hesitate Get out your ballot pamphlets and gather all your friends Cuz out here in our Golden State the ballot never ends If you want more information Just log yourself online There's so much more at calvoter-dot-org We're o-pen all the time! About the Election Song The Election Song is an 86-second folk song produced by the California Voter Foundation to help make this election more fun and engaging for voters. The file size is 1.7 megabytes and can be played with RealPlayer, Quicktime, or on any MP3 player. The tune of the song is a traditional folk melody, adapted by Kim Alexander, who also wrote the lyrics, with the help of friends. Vocals are by Kim Alexander and Leslie DeVries, with Jackson Griffith on the guitar. Special thanks go to James Brenner, who volunteered his time and recording studio to record the song. Special thanks are also due to CVF's funders and members who make projects like this one possible! Rebroadcasting Permission News organizations, radio stations and anyone else who wants to broadcast part or all of this song has permission to do so, provided that credit is given to the California Voter Foundation and the song is for reporting, public education or other noncommercial purposes. This page first published February 22, 2002 -- final update May 10, 2002