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Printer-friendly versionElection Resources
Posted October 1st, 2008 by txswml
The Monroe County Board of Elections announces Local Registration Days
Register to vote in person at Town Halls, City Libraries and the Monroe County Office Building on
Tuesday October 7, 2008 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday October 11, 2008 from Noon to 9 p.m.
Or Monroe County Board of Elections Office, 39 W. Main Street, Rochester, New York (Monday through Friday between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.).
The last day to register by mail (postmarked) for the General Election is Friday October 10th.
Form: http://www.monroecounty.gov/Image/voteform(2).pdf
For information on where to vote, visit the Monroe County Board of Elections website at www.monroecounty.gov or call 753-1500.
Election Day, Tuesday 11/4/08
This page brings together some of the best sites on the Web for researching the general elections and the election process. Whether doing research for a paper on the election, finding out the "how and where" of registering and voting, or just getting the information you need to make an informed decision, this is the place to start!
Hot Sites to Check Out First!
The 2008 Candidates
U.S. President
Large list of announced candidates - see ProjectVoteSmart for complete list and contacts to their campaign websites
http://www.vote-smart.org/election_president.php
Check out Politifact.com for its Truth-O-Meter
St. Petersburg Times and Congressional Quarterly researchers will fact check the candidates statements
The Major Parties
- Conservative Party of New York State
- Constitution Party
- Democratic National Committee
- New York State Democratic Committee
- Reform Party
- Young Democrats of America
- Green Party of the United States
- Green Party of New York State
- Libertarian Party
- Libertarian Party of New York State
- Republican National Committee
- New York State Republican Committee
- Young Republicans
- Socialist Party USA
Registering and Voting
- Declare Yourself - A good general site that includes registration information
- FAQs about Voting System Standards
- Federal Voting Assitance Program
- League of Women Voters
- Monroe County Board of Elections
- National Mail Voter Registration Form
- National Youth Advocacy Coalition
- Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act
- Voting Assistance Guide: State Absentee Rgistration and Voting Procedures
The Constitution and the Election Process
- The American Electoral College
- Core documents of U.S. Democracy
- The Electoral College (Congressional Research Service)
- Federal Election Commission
- GPO Access (Government Printing Office)
- How the Electoral College Works
- Presidential Election Laws - U.S. Constitution, Amendments, and U.S. Code
- U.S. Electoral College (Federal Register)
News and Analysis
- ABC News - politics
- CBS News - politics
- CNN - politics
- Daryl Cagle's Idex to Political Cartoons
- Foreign Press Centers 2006 Mid-Term Election Web Links
- Fox News - politics
- Gallup Polls
- MSNBC / Newsweek - politics
- New York Times - politics
- Polling Report
- Roll Call - The Newspaper of Capitol Hill
- Salon - politics
- Slate - news and politics
- Time Magazine
- Topix.net
- USA Today
- Washington Post - politics
Campaign Financing and Election Reform
- Campaign Financing (Congressional Review)
- CampaignMoney.com - a wealth of data on groups that raise and spend money on caompaigns, includings PACs, 527 groups, etc.
- Capital Eye - "a money-in-politics newsletter by the Center for Responsive Politics"
- Center for Voting and Democracy - "...a catalyst for reform..."
- Common Cause
- National Conference of State Legislatures - Election Reform Legislation
- Open Secrets - "Your Guide to the Money in U.S. Elections"
- PoliticalMoneyLine - Nonpartisan analysis of headline campaign finance stories, special interest dollars, etc.
History of Presidential Elections
- Great Debate and Beyond: the History of Televised Presidential Debates
- Grolier Encyclopedia - Presidential Elections
- History Central - History of Presidential Elections
- Infoplease - the Closest Presidential Races
- The Living Room Candidate: Presidential Campaign Commercials 1952-2004 - Videos of television commercials
- POTUS - Presidents of the United States
- The Times Looks Back - Presidential Elections 1896-1996
- U.S. Presidential Election Maps: 1860-1996
Related Websites
- American Political Science Association
- College Democrats of America
- College Republican National Committee
- Congress.org
- Daily KOS (liberal blog)
- Deaf Perspectives on the Importance of Voting
- electionline.org - includes interactive map, resource library
- FactCheck.org: Annenberg Political Fact Check
- FirstGov - the U.S. government's official web portal
- Infoplease - U.S. Elections
- The Jefferson Project - "comprehensive guide to online politics"
- Lii.org - Librarian's Index to the Internet
- National Political Index - comprehensive site for political information
- Online News Hour
- Political Information - "a search engine for politics, policy, and political news"
- Political State Report
- Politics1
- PowerLine (conservative blog)
- RIT's Guidelines Concerning Political and Legislative Activities on Campus
- This Nation - "comprehensive guide to American government and politics"
- Vote: The Machinery of Democracy
- WatchBlog - "a multi-editor weblog broken up into three major political affiliations, each with its own blog"
Calendar of Events
Election Day Tuesday, November 4, 2008 major elections