I search online for literally every name on the ballot. I take notes and base my decision off what they write about themselves. I would say 80% of candidates ha

I search online for literally every name on the ballot. I take notes and base my decision off what they write about themselves. I would say 80% of candidates have a website. Sometimes there are local-level debates you can watch on Youtube between candidates. Sometimes there will be news stories about a candidate, either good or bad. The bad ones help weed our the crappy ones, but I take them with a grain of salt.