The 2008 Presidential Election

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Register to Vote

• National Mail Voter Registration Form

• California Online Voter Registration
  

Candidates on Issues

• FactCheck.org
  Analyzes claims made by politicians in the news to determine
  their accuracy.

• New York Times Election Guide
  Biographies and blogs of presidential candidates and their
  stands on the issues (abortion, climate change, health
  care, immigration, Iran and Iraq).

• On The Issues
  Extremely thorough, includes voting records and quotes from
  candidates on issues.

• Opensecrets.org: 2008 Presidential Election
  "Follow the money" at this site, which displays campaign
  contribution data.

• Politics 1
  Presents candidates by all political parties.

• Project Vote Smart
  Lists current candidates with standard information including
  candidates’ background, education, profession/experience,
  and voting history.

• RealClearPolitics
  Popular among journalists and politicians, this independent
  website provides organized links to selected news, opinion,
  blogs, and multimedia content, and publishes a few articles
  itself. Its polling data, collected from various sources and
  displayed graphically, is especially valuable.

How Elections Work

• Atlas of US Presidential Elections
  Dave Leip gives statistical data on presidential elections in visual atlas format.

• US Electoral College
  National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) answers questions on how the electoral college works.

• US Elections in Brief
  Basic information about elections in the US.

California

• California Elections and Voter Information

• California Voter Foundation

• League of Women Voters of California

Library Subscription Databases

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09/25/08
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