Elections,
Political Parties & Elected Officials
Get information on elections, candidates, campaign contributions,
political parties and more. Not sure who you elected officials are?
Find out by using the Quick Search.
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Congressional
Quarterly's Campaigns & Elections An excellent resource from Congressional Quarterly.
Get Congress Committee Rosters, directories the for the House, Senate,
Supreme Court, Executive branch, check up on your members of Congress,
access their collection of political sites and much more.
CQ MoneyLine Get the lowdown on candidates, PACs, donors and contributors.
Democratic National Committee
The US Democratic party. Access a national
calendar of events, Democratic National Committee information,
Democratic Party history and more.
FEC From the Federal Election Commission (FEC), all about voting
in the US.
Follow
the Money From the National Institute on Money in State Politics.
The Institute collects public disclosure records from state government
agencies and augments them with information from other public sources
to establish the occupation, employer or economic interest of contributors.
Grolier:
Elections
Part of the larger Grolier site, The American Presidency, this portion
covers Absentee Voting, Ballot, Caucus, Election, Electoral College, League
of Women Voters, Primary Election, Public Opinion, Voting Behavior, Voting
Machine.
League of Women Voters
The League of Women Voters (LWV) is a multi-issue organization whose mission
is to encourage the informed and active participation of citizens in government
and to influence public policy through education and advocacy. Get information
on local candidate information gathered by state and local Leagues around
the country, find out how to register to vote, read informative publications
and more. Special interest: LWV
Texas.
The Libertarian Party
The US Libertarian party. Access Philosophy and
Positions, Membership Information, Current Activities,
Info by State, Directories and Lists, Official Documents,
History or News and Announcements.
Office
of the Clerk, House of Representatives: Election Information
Get current and historical Congressional election information. Since 1920,
the Clerk of the House has collected and published the official vote counts
for federal elections from the official sources among the various states and
territories. These documents, out of print for many years, have been collected
and scanned in a format to make them once again available to researchers and
students. Special interest: Election
Statistics, Federal
Election Campaign reports.
PBS:
The :30 Second Candidate
PBS takes on political ads. Learn the history of political commercials. Significant
ads are noted and explained in the context of the times they aired.
Political
Parties
From the University of Keele, UK. This searchable page lists political
parties around the world.
Project Vote Smart
Project Vote Smart is a non-partisan, non-profit
project designed to be a citizen's tool kit. It provides
independent factual information on over 13,000 candidates
and elected officials. Voting records, campaign issue positions,
performance evaluations by special interests, campaign
contributions, backgrounds, previous experience, and contact
information are available. The main categories for information
are Candidates & Elected Officials, Congress Track
and Government & Politics. Special interest:
Republican National Committee
The US Republican party. Includes Republican
National Committee information, the GOP Newsstand and more.
Rock the Vote
Rock the Vote is dedicated to protecting freedom
of speech, educating young people about the issues that
affect us, and motivating young people to participate by
registering, voting, and speaking out. Part of the site
is under construction, but you can find out about upcoming
congressional elections in Rock the House, link to online
voter's registration, and find out what spotlighted musicians
think about politics.
Who Represents Me? From Texas Legislature Online (TLO). This site provides information
about elected officials and the districts they represent. Information includes
districts of the Texas Senate, Texas House of Representatives, Congress
(Texas delegation, U.S. House of Representatives), and Texas State Board
of Education (SBOE).
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