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Additional resources on elections, voting and the political process. These resources can help you find information on a variety of topics such as campaign finance, voting systems in the United States, and public opinion polls.
- Election Center
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Find information about election legislation, government reports about the election process, technical information about voting machines and processes, and other information of interest to local election officials, at this site from the National Association of Election Officials.
- Greg's List-Useful Links for Political Info
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Greg Giroux, senior writer for Congressional Quarterly, recommends the best links on politics to keep you informed. Categories include opinion polls, women in politics, state legislatures, governors, national party conventions and more.
- Multnomah County Library Homework Center: Elections and Voting
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Find information suitable for children and youth about the 2008 election, the electoral college, past campaigns, and the election process.
- The Polling Report
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Track how Americans think about a variety of topics, including the 2008 presidential election. Take a test to see who is your likely candidate, and check out polls about major issues in the news, including abortion, national security, social security and more.
- Statistics: Polls: What do the Numbers Tell Us?
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We often hear the results of opinion polls in election-related news stories, but what do these poll results really mean? This guide explains how polls work, and defines terms like "random sample" and "margin of error."
- U.S. Conference of Mayors: Mayoral Elections Center
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Locate information on mayoral elections across the United States. Users may search the database by city, state, political party, or name of candidate. Searches yield city name, state, party and name of election winner, percentage of votes earned by winner, and month of election.
- Voting System
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How do different voting systems work? This article from Wikipedia explains decision-making processes that don't usually get considered when discussing elections in the U.S., explains technical terms, discusses the history of different decision-making methods, and provides a bibliography of sources for more information.
