Practical exercise
Research your two candidates before the next election
You will identify your National Assembly and Provincial Assembly candidates, look up their public records, and produce a one-page voter brief that helps you and three friends vote with eyes open.
35 min·starter
Now try it
Research your two candidates before the next election
Stretch
Make the same brief for the local government councillor of your union council. Local councillors get less scrutiny and need more, since their decisions land on your street within months.
Goes into your portfolio
A Google Doc voter-brief-constituency-name with one page per candidate, your three readers' notes incorporated, and a printed copy for sharing.