Politics
- Elections and Electoral Systems by Country - election and other political information
for over 50 countries.
- Electoral College - all the details on the electoral college
from the National Archives and Record Administration.
- Fact Checker - Political fact checker from the Washington Post.
- Factcheck.org - Political fact checker from the Annenberg
Public Policy Center.
- Federal
Election Commission -
Official source about campaign financing for U.S. President,
Senate, and House of Representative elections. The database allows
searching of financial disclosure reports, candidates, individual
contributions, committees, and PAC data.
- Minnesota E-Democracy Political Desktop - Designed to provide one-click access
to the most visited and frequently updated online political,
public policy, and news resources in Minnesota.
- Minnesota
Legislators Past & Present
- A biographical database from the Minnesota Legislative Reference
Library covering all Minnesota legislators back to territorial
times. Search by name, birth year, educational institution, county
served, city of residence (when first elected) and more. Information
varies, but can include age, occupation, education, family relationships,
other government services, sessions served, and committees.
- Minnesota Precinct Finder - Find the voting precinct and polling
location for anywhere in Minnesota.
- The New Soldier - Free full-text of John Kerry's book about the
Vietnam War, written in 1971.
- Office of the Minnesota Secretary of
State - Information on
elections and voting in the state of Minnesota. Includes forms,
election results, and information on the candidates filed for
upcoming elections. Browse the candidates by office, party, candidate
name or county. Results provide information about the candidate,
including campaign address, web address if available, and some
candidate disclosure forms
- Presidential Candidates on the Issues - Information about all of the candidates'
views on major issues.
- Project Vote Smart
- "Thousands of candidates and officials, five basic categories:
backgrounds, issue positions, voting records, campaign finances
and performance evaluations."
- VOTE411.org
- One-stop source for election-related questions. Information
about voting options, election dates, candidates, polling places,
registration deadlines, and more.
10/1/08
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