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Many sites
provide election information, both from non-biased and
special-interest organizations. Below are listed some of
each with annotations to help you be aware of what you are
looking at.
CSUSM librarians
are ready to help you with further resources!
Contact
Allison Carr, Social Sciences or
Judith Downie, Humanities and Government Documents
Librarian.
General Election
Information
GODORT Federal Documents Task Force Elections Site--a
comprehensive collection of web sites with information
on Federal level elections and organizations
Election Reform Report--The
full report made by the National Commission on Federal
Election Reform including recommendations. This
commission, headed by former Presidents Carter and Ford,
was formed after the 2000 National elections under the
sponsorship of two private organizations. Follow up
document (Carter-Baker
Commission on Federal Election Reform) covers
2005-2007 progress.
2008 Elections--This site assembles limited
summaries and results from gubernatorial, mayoral, and
initiative ballots taking place across the country in
2008.
US
State Department's Guide to the 2008 Elections--Written
for interested parties outside the US, the site offers
links to candidates and issues.
International Elections
Election
Resources on the Internet/Recursos Electorales en la
Internet--Created and maintained by an individual
through personal interest, this site offers a Spanish
language version as well as expands to local election
information when available.
ElectionGuide.org--information on elections at
national level in other nations, collected by a
nonpartisan organization since 1998.
National Elections
e-democracy--National
election news only and has an emphasis on getting involved.
Offers links to election humor as well as the serious.
Federal
Election Commission--Provides both basic information
about elections as well as recent results and voter
registration information and statistics with an emphasis
on campaign financing.
State
Elections--California
CAL-Access--Information
on lobbying, campaign finances, and contributions for
California elections.
California Secretary of State: Elections and Voter
Information--General and
specific information on current and previous elections
for officials and propositions.
California State University Office of General Council--Handbook
on Election Issues--A manual on policy and procedure for
the CSU in election activities.
See also
UCLA Libraries Online Campaign
Literature Archive
State Elections--Other
States
PBS Pressroom--Information on the
2008 election as covered in various Public Broadcasting
news and information programs.
Local Elections--San
Diego County
Registrar of Voters
County of San Diego--Links to current elected
officials and representatives and their districts as
well as information on candidates and voting procedures.
San Diego County Voter Information--Hosted at
SmartVoter.org, part of the League of Women Voters, to
help locate voter-specific ballot and candidate and
proposition information.
SignOn San Diego--website of the San Diego Union
Tribune newspaper, the site offers a mix of links to
their news stories and news wires as well as prior
election results and city- and county-level races.
City-specific Information (City Clerks generally
provide election information and voter registration)
Historical Elections
Ballot Propositions and Initiatives--Provided by the
University of California Hastings Law Library, this provides the ballot
information on all propositions since 1911.
Election 2002 Web Archive--a
selective collection hosted by the Library of Congress
of over 4,000 websites dealing with national and
regional elections. There are related websites such as
public opinion resources included as well. The capture
began July 1, 2002 and covers through November 30, 2002.
Facts for Features: Presidential Election 2004--Basic
facts and links gathered by the US Census Bureau on
previous elections, the electoral college and
participation statistics.
UCLA Libraries Online Campaign Literature Archive--University
of California Los Angeles collects, and is now
digitizing, campaign literature on state, local, and
those national elections which are on the California
ballot with an emphasis on Los Angeles. This includes capturing any websites related to
the candidate or issue.
Vote96,
Vote98,
Vote2000,
Vote2002,
Vote2003,
Statement of Vote 2004,
Vote2005 and
Vote2006
are archived sites of California
elections from the years noted in their titles.
Political Parties
Democratic National Committee
Green Party
Independent American Party
Libertarian Party
Peace and
Freedom (Political party active in
California)
Reform Party
Republican National
Committee
Socialist Party USA
Advocacy Groups &
Informational Sites
California Voter
Foundation--Describes itself as a non-partisan group
to promote the responsible use of technology in the
democratic process.
FactCheck.org--Independently-written
articles discussing topical issues (currently mostly
election claims and counterclaims) with factual research
to support the findings. Do NOT confuse this site with
BuzzFlash's FactChecker.org site, which does have a
liberal bias.
Initiative and
Referendum Institute--University
of Southern California hosts this site as an educational
and research resource for users around the world.
League of
Women Voters--Both
National
and California groups
advocate and informed public through political awareness
and voter participation. There is a site specifically
for the
2008
California elections.
Opensecrets.org--Dedicated
to assembling financial reports and other information on
all political candidates at Federal, State and local
levels.
Project Vote-Smart--Delivers
factual information on candidates' position statements
and voting records.
Roper
Center for Public Opinion Research--archive of
opinions gathered by survey researchers with specific
collections on elections.
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