About U.S. Elections
Election Process
FairVote (formerly the Center for Voting and Democracy)
Organization dedicated to achieving universal access to participation, they provide background information on election issues (redistricting, proportion representation, instant runoff issues, and voter turnout for example)
United States Electoral College (NARA)
Electoral college laws and procedures, state-by-state electoral college votes, 1789-2004; number of state electoral votes for 2008
Electoral College
United States Electoral College (NARA)
Electoral college laws and procedures. State-by-state electoral college votes, 1789-2004
Electoral College (Fair Vote)
How the electoral college works, which states bind their electors, faithless electors (Organization is lobbying for Presidential election by popular vote)
Interactive map of the electoral college for 2008
Miscellaneous
Fact Checkers
FactCheck.org (Univ of Pennsylvania) - Analyzes claims made by politicians in the news to determine their accuracy.
PolitiFact Truth-O-Meter - Congressional Quarterly and St.Petersburg Times effort to analyze truth in candidate claims. Approach by candidate, subject, or result (true, false, somewhere in between), by party and where they said it.
After the Elections
List of positions available for Presidential appointment, pay scale, and incumbent. ("Plum" refers to "Political Plum) 2008 edition expected in fall 2008
Humor
Indecision 2008 (Comedy Central)
Humorous videos and posters of the Presidential election from Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart
Singing video of John McCain and Barack Obama
A compilation website of political humor, jokes, cartoons and videos from a variety of media sources.
Register to Vote
A special election will be held on Tuesday, January 26, in which Oregon voters will determine whether to repeal taxes enacted during the 2009 legislative session. In order to participate in that election, Oregon citizens must be registered to vote by Tuesday, January 5. (To vote in Oregon you must register in the county where you live at least 21 days before the election.)
If you have moved since the November 2008 election, you need to update your voter registration in order to ensure that you receive your ballot in January. If you need additional information about voter registration, you may wish to contact either of the following sources:
- Oregon Secretary of State (includes information for all 36 Oregon Counties)
- Benton County Elections
Visit the Voting in Oregon Guide for more information.
Unsure if you are already registered? You can find out here .
Campaign Finance
Center for Responsive Politics
Non-partisan research group monitoring campaign finances. Summary reports on Presidential and Congressional campaigns by contributor, industry and zip code. Data base also searchable by donor
Summary receipts and disbursements of Presidential and all Congressional candidates
Search by candidate and year; then drill down to detail on individual contributors
Search by street address to determine the people in your zip code giving more than $200 to a presidential candidate. May also search by name of an individual
LexisNexis Congressional (subscription)
Under the Members section, search by Member of Congress to determine individual campaign or PAC contributors since 1987 and financial disclosures since 1991. Separate section on campaign finance reports
Can search by zip code for Presidential campaign donors of over $200
Comprehensive Election Websites
Congress.org election guide - Congress.org is a service of Capitol Advantage and Knowlegis, LLC; private, non-partisan companies that specialize in facilitating civic participation.
Project Vote Smart
Biographies, lobby group ratings, Political Action Committee campaign funding, Candidate answers to the National Political Awareness Test, a questionnaire on issues in the election, Congress, Governors, President, and State Legislatures
New York Times Election Guide
Biographies and blogs of Presidential candidates as well as their stands on the issues
Voting and Elections (USA.gov)
FAQs, particularly about campaign regulations, financing, and volunteering, Links to the electoral college
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