- VOTE411.org
From the League of Women Voters, provides voter information down to the local level, and a polling place locator. See election information such as ballot measures, early and absentee voting, and eligibility requirements.
www.vote411.org/home.php
- About.com: Election Issues
Provides news analysis of election-related issues such as abortion, education, health care, and taxes.
uspolitics.about.com/od/electionissues
- Ballot Watch
Provides status reports on efforts underway to qualify an initiative or referendum for a statewide ballot.
www.ballotwatch.org
- Ballotpedia
The "citizen-powered encyclopedia" of ballot measures and propositions by state, ballot initiative reports, and portals to discuss ballot measure topics.
ballotpedia.org
- Black Box Voting
News and forums on ballot-tampering via computerized voting machines. Not affiliated with Bev Harris or blackboxvoting.org.
www.blackboxvoting.com
- BlackBoxVoting.org
Offers background and information on potential fraud created by computerized voting machines.
www.blackboxvoting.org
- Campaigns & Elections
News, field reports from campaigns, job listings, seminar information, trivia, and more. A publication of Congressional Quarterly.
www.campaignline.com
- CampaignSearch.com
Search a database of keywords and topics from campaign-related audio and video content.
www.campaignsearch.com
- D.C.'s Political Report
Data, statistics, candidate, and poll information about Presidental, Governor, Senate, and House elections
www.dcpoliticalreport.com
- DebateUSA.com
Provides streamed media content of candidates for federal office, including Congress and the Presidency.
www.debateusa.com
- DemocracyNet
Online voter guide with state-specific information. A project of the Center for Governmental Studies and the League of Women Voters.
www.dnet.org
- ELECnet
Links to federal, state, and local elections offices and agencies.
www.getvoting411.us
- Election Incident Reporting System
Designed to track voting issues and complaints on voting day.
eirs.cs.net:8080/EIRS_WEB/User/homePage.jsp
- Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP)
Provides information to U.S. citizens covered by the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA).
www.fvap.gov
- Godort: Election Index
Directory of government sites related to elections and voting, including voter participation, campaign finance, and elections in other countries.
www.library.vanderbilt.edu/romans/fdtf/elections.html
- Green Papers, The
Dedicated to the dissemination of facts, figures, tidbits, and commentary on campaigns and elections.
www.thegreenpapers.com
- Iowa Electronic Markets
Real-money futures markets in which contract payoffs depend on economic and political events such as elections.
www.biz.uiowa.edu/iem
- League of Women Voters: Voter Information
Includes links to local candidate information, information on how to register to vote, and more.
www.lwv.org/voter
- Lonely Candidate
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Tracking each and every time a political candidate claims that he or she is "the only..."
lonelycandidate.com
- National Election Studies (NES)
Survey and data analysis of American electorate gathering information on voting, public opinion, and political participation.
www.umich.edu/~nes/overview/overview.htm
- National Student/Parent Mock Election
Makes students and parents aware of the power of their ballot by actively involving them in a full-fledged campaign and national election.
www.nationalmockelection.com
- New York Times Election 2007: Candidates and Information
Clickable U.S. map featuring local election and candidate information. From the New York Times, registration required.
capwiz.com/nyt/e4
- NY Times: Polling Place Photo Project
An experiment in citizen journalism that encourages U.S. voters to capture, post, and share photographs of this year?s primaries, caucuses, and general election to show the richness and complexity of voting in America.
pollingplaces.nytimes.com
- On The Issues
Tracks the positions of current officeholders and candidates on a range of political issues.
www.ontheissues.org
- OurCongress.org
Exploring the nation's hottest House races.
www.ourcongress.org
- Politics1
Non-partisan public service to promote fully informed decision-making by the American electorate. Includes directories of political candidates, issues, parties, news, and more.
www.politics1.com
- PowerVoter
Non-partisan site that provides information on national and local candidates, as well as propositions on the ballot.
www.powervoter.org
- Project Vote Smart
Non-partisan resource for voters with biographical history, voting records, campaign finances and promises, and performance evaluations about elected officials and candidates.
www.votesmart.org
- Quorum.org
Public forum for the exchange of political views and side by side comparison of candidates in the elections 2000.
www.quorum.org
- Rasmussen Reports: Politics
The political section of the Rassmussen Reports provides regularly updated polls and headlines related to current elections, voting, politics, and legislation.
www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics
- Roll Call: Election Map
Features a map and state-by-state information on election results.
www.rollcall.com/electionmap
- This Time We're Watching
An organization monitoring elections and fighting for voting rights to prevent another election like 2000.
www.ttww.org
- USElections.com
Find federal, state, and local campaign information and links, including campaign finance reports and media resources.
www.uselections.com
- Vote USA
Offers free custom sample ballots to compare each office's candidates and their position on current issues.
www.vote-usa.org
- Vote: The Machinery of Democracy
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Interactive exhibit looks at the history of voting methods in the U.S., how ballots and systems have evolved over the years, and how they vary by state and local districts.
americanhistory.si.edu/vote/index.html
- Votenet
Provider of online solutions for public policy and politics, including voter registration, online voting, and a campaigns and elections magazine.
www.votenet.com
- Voters for None of the Above
Nonpartisan organization dedicated to enacting Voter Consent laws, giving voters the ballot option to reject all candidates for an office and to call for a new election with new candidates to fill that office.
www.nota.org
- VoteTrustUSA
National network of state-based organizations working for secure, accurate and transparent elections.
www.votetrustusa.org
- Web White & Blue
Aims to heighten utilization of online technology during campaign 2000.
www.webwhiteblue.org
- Wikipedia: 2008 United States House of Representatives Elections
Covers the 2008 elections to select members to the United States House of Representatives to serve in the 111th United States Congress. All 435 seats are up for election.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_elections,_2008
- Wikipedia: 2008 United States Senate Elections
Article discusses the 2008 Senate elections with information on candidates for each of the 35 contested seats.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_elections,_2008
- Wikipedia: Swing States
Hyperlinked article on the history of swing, or battleground, states in the U.S. Electoral College. Includes lists of past and present swing states.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swing_states
- Yahoo! News: Elections
Coverage of politics and elections, including news, photos, and results.
news.yahoo.com/i/696;_ylt=AvefJc9heDCw6A0JsS2r7ryyFz4D;_ylu=X3oDMTA2MnU4czR...
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