Voting - A BIG Pain

This year will be my first year to vote.  So... I'm trying to find information on the canidates, getting registerd, campaining some canidates (very little since I'm so busy), and trying to find information on the canidates.  Oh and did I mention trying to find information on the canidates?  I never guessed how hard it would be to find information on the different canidates!  Our primary here in Iowa is Tuesday of next week.  We have a gubernatorial race in the primary this year, as well as local officials.  I can find info on the governor race, but not on anything else.  So if any of you have advice on where I can find that information, I'd appreciate it. :)  I think I now know why so many people don't vote.  They don't want to put the effort forth to study up on the canidates, and then go out on election day and vote.  I guess I can't say much.  I won't even be here for the primary next Tuesday.  I'll be in Nebraska at CYIA!  It's okay though cause I'm still seventeen.  I'll be eighteen in November though.  Angie though... well she just won't vote. :)