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Subject Guide for Elections:
Around the World, United States, California, and San Diego
Contents
Introduction
This guide is intended to provide primarily electronic sources of information on local, state, federal, and
foreign elections.
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- Elections
Around the World
- This Web site provides information on parliamentary and presidential
elections around the world.
- Political Resources on the Net
- This Web site provides "listings of political sites available on the Internet sorted by country, with links
to Parties, Organizations, Governments, Media and more from all around the world."
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- 2004 Presidential Election
- This opensecrets.org site provides information on candidates' fundraising.
- By the People: Election 2004
- This Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) site provides 2004 election coverage from its news and analysis
"programs, as well as tools to research candidates and elections, a roundup of the best election Web sites, and a
calendar to keep you current on campaign events."
- Elections 2004
- A round-up of candidate information, policy issues, and more, from Grace York of the University of Michigan
Documents Center.
- Special Report: US Elections 2004
- News and commentary on the 2004 U.S. presidential elections from a British perspective. Includes candidate
profiles, audio clips, an interactive state-by-state guide to the elections, a quiz, and links to related sites.
From the Guardian Unlimited, the online companion to the British newspaper The Guardian.
- Vote USA 2004
- In-depth reporting on the U.S. presidential campaigns, candidates, and election from a British perspective.
Includes news, analysis, features, polls, a quiz, calendar, multimedia features, background on how the election
works, links to key resources, and profiles of candidates, states, and political parties. From the British
Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).
- United States Elections 2004
- From the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Information Programs, this provides an
introductory overview of the American electoral process for people who are not familiar with U.S. election
practices and traditions. It features essays on topics such as political parties, presidential nominations,
congressional elections, political polls, and campaign finances. It also includes a glossary and images of U.S.
presidents.
Political Parties
- Democratic National Committee
- This is the official Web site for the Democratic Party.
- Republican National Committee
- This is the official Web site for the Republican Party.
- Directory of U.S. Political Parties
- This Web site provides links to the Web sites of all the political parties in the United States.
- National
Headquarters of Third Parties
- This Web site provides links to the national headquarters of third parties
throughout the United States.
- Center for Voting and Democracy
- The purpose of this Web site is "to study how voting systems
affect participation, representation, and governance, with a view to
election reform. The site includes information on instant runoff voting
(IRV), proportional representation (PR), cumulative voting, campaign
finance, redistricting, third parties, voter turnout, women and
representation, race and representation, pending legislation, ballot
measures, and voting rights."
- Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S.
Presidential Elections
- This Web site provides detailed information on national results for the
major and minor candidates for U.S. President in the general elections beginning 1860.
- Federal Election Commission
- This Web site provides election, campaign and voting information.
- Presidential Elections
- This Web site provides graphs of electoral votes (1789- ) and the popular
vote (1824- ) for presidential elections.
- Presidential
Elections and the Electoral College
- This Library of Congress Web site features materials from the American
Memory's A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents
and Debates 1774-1873 on presidential elections and the Electoral College.
- U.S. Election Campaign Information
- This Department of History, Tennessee Technological University, Web site is very comprehensive,
providing links to a wide variety of Web sites with election-related information.
- US Presidential Election
Maps
- This University of Virginia Web site provides maps of Presidential elections beginning 1860.
- Voting and Registration Data
- This U.S. Census Bureau Web site provides voting and registration data, some of
which is in Portable Document Format (PDF) for which you will need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader (this site provides a
link to the Adobe site).
- Campaign Finance Reform
Or Not?
- Academic guide to the campaign finance reform debate, courtesy of
the University of Michigan.
- Center for Responsive Politics
- The Center for Responsive Politics is "a non-partisan, non-profit
research group based in Washington, D.C. that specializes in the study of
Congress and particularly the role that money plays in its elections and
actions."
- Common Cause
- Common Cause is a "nonprofit, nonpartisan citizen's lobbying
organization promoting open, honest and accountable government."
- electionline.org
- This Web site is "Your first stop for election reform information."
- opensecrets.org
- This Web site is "Your guide to the money in American elections."
- Public Campaign
- Public Campaign is a nonpartisan organization that aims to reduce
the role of special-interest money in U.S. elections.
- How to Register to Vote in the United States
- This Web site provides state-by-state instructions on voter registration,
including links to forms or online registration where available.
- League of Women Voters
- The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization,
encourages the informed and active participation of citizens in government.
- Project Vote Smart
- Project Vote Smart tracks the performance of political leaders.
- Voter Information Services
- Voter Information Services (VIS) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit
organization devoted to voter education. The VIS database includes
congressional voting records and records from advocacy groups and their
positions on congressional voting.
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- California Secretary of State
- This web site provides access to information about the November 7, 2006, California Gubernatorial Election.
- Analyses of Propositions
- This California Legislative Analyst's Office Web site provides analyses
of propositions beginning with the March, 1996 California Primary Election.
- California Ballot Pamphlet. 1962-ongoing.
Location:
C875 Ref/CA
- These voters pamphlets provides the text and analyses of California ballot propositions.
- California Ballot Propositions
- This Los Angeles County Law Library Web site provides information on California ballot propositions from 1952 to the present, including full text beginning with the November, 1994, General
Election.
- California Ballot Propositions Database
- This U.C.Hastings College of the Law Library Web site provides a
comprehensive, searchable source of information on California ballot propositions from 1911 to the present. The database contains the full text of the propositions, accompanying material contained in the voters pamphlets, related legal and legislative history, and digital images [.PDF] of the voters pamphlets.
- California Secretary of State
- This Web site provides California state voting and election information as
well as ballot
proposition information, beginning with the March, 1996, Primary
Election.
- California Voter Foundation, including
Initiative Watch
- The California Voter Foundation is dedicated to "applying new
technologies to provide the public with access to the information
needed to participate in public life in a meaningful way."
- Statement of Vote. 1944-ongoing.
Location:
S400.V6 GovPubs/CA
- This publication provides statistics on California state elections.
- California
Political District Maps
- This California Voter Foundation Web site provides maps of
California Congressional, State Senate, and State Assembly district maps.
- Who are your
elected representatives?
- This League of Women Voters of California Web site provides information
on how to contact federal and California state elected officials.
- Voting &
Registation in California - FAQ's
- This League of Women Voters of California Web site provides answers to
frequently asked questions about voter registration in California.
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- County of San Diego - Registrar of
Voters
- This Web site provides voter registration information.
- League of Women Voters San Diego County Voter Information
- This Web site provides voters with recent election information.
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The following are the legislative districts for SDSU:
SDSU is also included in San Diego County Board of Supervisors District 4
and San Diego City Council District 7.
Other key governmental offices for SDSU include:
- Project Vote Smart -
Find Your Candidates and Elected Officials
- At this Web site, enter one of the Zip Codes for SDSU (for example,
92182-0000) to retrieve a list of candidates and elected officials
for the campus vicinity and contact and biographical information for
each.
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California
- Voter Registration Application for U.S. Citizens.
U.S. Federal Election Commission.
- The form is on page 3 and instructions for California residents are on page 4.
United States
- National Mail Voter Registration Form.
U.S. Federal Election Commission.
- Includes links by state. Each provides general information, application instructions, the application, and
instructions for that state including where to mail the completed form.
NOTE: Several states do NOT currently accept this voter registration form.
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