Tools
Voting & Government-Related Web Sites
For in-depth exploration and analysis of issues, candidates, parties, elections, and the media that cover their stories, this section provides links to sites offering a variety of perspectives.
Information & Analysis
Center for Civic Education
The Center for Civic Education is a nonprofit, nonpartisan educational corporation dedicated to promoting an enlightened and responsible citizenry committed to democratic principles and actively engaged in the practice of democracy in the United States and other countries.
Congress Votes Database
This database features "every vote in the United States Congress since the 102nd Congress (1991)." Browse votes by member or by topics such as party, state, region, "boomer status," gender and missed votes
C-Span.org: Federal Elected Officials
Contains contact information for elected officials, including the president, members of Congress, governors, state legislators and local officials. Site also includes phone numbers, fax, email addresses, committee and subcommittee assignments and campaign contributions received.
DocuTicker
A compendium of 'grey literature' -- reports published by government agencies, think tanks, research institutes and other public interest groups -- available for free on the web..
e-Democracy: United States Political News, Information, and Links
“We promote local online civic engagement everywhere and host the online town hall model for starting an online issues forum that works.” A Minnesota-based guide to public engagement, plus broadcast and print news on elections, nonprofit and government sources, information for voters, discussion and news groups on the Internet.
Election Law
Blog by Richard L. Hasen, a law professor and William M. Raines Fellow at Loyola Law School. Discusses the law of politics and the politics of law: election law, campaign finance, legislation, voting rights, initiatives, redistricting. Brimming with valuable links and references to resources related to election law.
Election Statistics
Since 1920, the Clerk of the House has collected and published the official vote counts for federal elections from the official sources among the various states and territories. These documents, out of print for many years, have been collected and scanned in a format to make them once again available to researchers and students.
Guide to Law Online: Election Law
Library of Congress Law Collection of links to sites about the federal election process. Includes links to the Constitution, executive, judicial, and legislative information; legal guides on topics such as the Electoral College and election reform; and related exhibits and materials.
Open Secrets.Org
A nonpartisan, nonprofit research group that tracks money in politics and its effect on elections and public policy. The group monitors enforcement activities of the Federal Election Commission and other government entities and encourages the entities to enforce the law. From the Center for Responsive Politics.
State and Local Government on the ‘Net
The State and Local Government Internet directory provides convenient one-stop access to the Web sites of thousands of state agencies and city and county governments
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Last Updated: October 12, 2011