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Barry
01-26-2008, 01:40 PM
This if from https://www.santarosa.edu/library/Refs/elections.shtml.

Thanks to Santarosie for posting it here (https://www.waccobb.net/forums/showthread.php?p=48213#post48213).

Barry


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</td><td> <dl><dt>Easy Voter Guide (https://www.easyvoter.org/)</dt><dd> Designed for use by "new voters and busy voters, this guide "offers information in very simple, easy-to-understand English. The guide includes information about the candidates (https://www.easyvoter.org/site/evguide/section.php?id=7)and brief statements of their positions on several popular issues (https://www.easyvoter.org/site/evguide/section.php?id=4) (education, health care, immigration, etc.), as well as brief descriptions of the "proposed laws" (ballot propositions (https://www.easyvoter.org/site/evguide/section.php?id=9)) with easy-to-read pro and con arguments. Also includes information on how the voting process works (https://www.easyvoter.org/site/evguide/section.php?id=3), how to register to vote, and related topics of interest to new citizens and new voters, and it links to other elections websites for those who want additional information. Printed version is downloadable in English (https://www.easyvoter.org/altruesite/files/evguide/EVG/EVG-Feb08-eng-web.pdf), Spanish (https://www.easyvoter.org/altruesite/files/evguide/EVG/EVG-Feb08-sp-web.pdf), Chinese (https://www.easyvoter.org/altruesite/files/evguide/EVG/EVG-Feb08-ch-v3.pdf), Vietnamese (https://www.easyvoter.org/altruesite/files/evguide/EVG/EVG-Feb08-viet-v2.pdf), and Korean (https://www.easyvoter.org/altruesite/files/evguide/EVG/EVG-Feb08-ko-v2.pdf) .</dd><dt>Rock the Vote (https://www.rockthevote.com/)</dt><dd>Rock the Vote is a non-profit, non-partisan organization, which mobilizes young people to create positive social and political change in their lives and communities and to take action on issues they care about. Their website answers the question "Why Vote?," gives info on how elections work and what you need to do to vote, offers info on youth votes and election activities via the Rock the Vote blog (https://blog.rockthevote.com/)and outlines ways to get involved yourself. </dd><dt>The 51st State: The State of Online (https://www.infotoday.com/searcher/nov07/Gordon-Murnane_51stState.pdf)</dt><dd>"The presidential election of 2008 will be the first true “Internet election.” Information consultant Laura Gordon-Murnane discusses ways in which the Internet has become the essential tool for all political candidates to announce their campaigns, release new campaign ads, answer questions posted by voters, post videos and photos, raise awareness (as well as lots and lots of money) and engage younger voters. Includes a 13-page list of websites, blogs, MySpace pages, RSS feeds, YouTube videos and other Internet-based tools used by various candidates and the mainstream media, with links to all online tools and sites. (List of online resources begins on page 22.) Cite: Gordon-Murnane, Laua. "The 51st State of Online" Searcher (https://www.infotoday.com/searcher). Nov./Dec/ 2007: 19-39. < https://www.infotoday.com/searcher/nov07/Gordon-Murnane_51stState.pdf > </dd><dt>Religion and Politics 2008 (https://pewforum.org/religion08)</dt><dd>The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life (https://pewforum.org/) offers brief profiles of each of the Democratic and Republican Presidential candidates and their views on religion and other hot button topics such as abortion, church & state, the death penalty, gay marriage, immigration, the Iraq war, stem cell research and others. The site also offers religious profiles of eleven key primary states (see California (https://pewforum.org/religion08/state.php?StateID=1), for example) including statistical overviews, information about past elections (for example "candidate preference by religious tradition") and links to websites of political and religious groups in the state. (More about the Pew Forum (https://pewforum.org/about)) </dd><dt>Analysis of California Ballot Measures - Pros and Cons (https://ca.lwv.org/lwvc/edfund/elections/2008feb/pc/index.html)</dt><dd>This excellent site from the League of Women Voters of California (https://ca.lwv.org/) offers concise, clear and non-partisan analysis of the high points of each proposition and its pro and con arguments as well as more in-depth analysis of each proposition (https://ca.lwv.org/lwvc/edfund/elections/2008feb/id/index.html). Also offers tips on how to evaluate the propositions (https://ca.lwv.org/lwvc/edfund/elections/evaluate.html) on your own. </dd><dt>SmartVoter (https://www.smartvoter.org/ca/sn) Sonoma County & Statewide </dt><dd>Offers information on candidates for office in California, including open Congressional seats, State offices (State Assembly and State Senate positions) and local offices (School boards, city councils, judges, etc.), Also provides information on State ballot propositions and local Sonoma County measures (https://www.smartvoter.org/2008/02/05/ca/sn/ballot.html#LocalMeasures), the ability to enter your address and find YOUR polling place and other useful voter information. View all candidates, ballot propositions and measures on Sonoma County ballots (https://www.smartvoter.org/2008/02/05/ca/sn/ballot.html).</dd><dt>University of California, Berkeley's Institute for Governmental Studies Library (https://igs.berkeley.edu/library). </dt><dd>Analysis of each California ballot proposition (https://igs.berkeley.edu/library/hot_topics/2008/introfeb2008.html) includes a summary, background information, pro and con arguments, information on the campaign committees supporting the proposition, total contributions and expenditures for each, links to relevant websites, reports and newspaper articles on each proposition. This site also offers a summary list of numerous organizations which have endorsed or opposed each proposition (https://igs.berkeley.edu/library/hot_topics/2008/endorse2008.html), information on why California moved its primary election from June to February (https://igs.berkeley.edu/library/hot_topics/2007/EarlyPrimary.html)this year, and a calendar showing dates of other states' primaries (https://igs.berkeley.edu/library/hot_topics/2008primarycal.html). </dd><dt>California Voter Information Guide (https://voterguide.ss.ca.gov/) and Voter Information Guide Supplement (https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/vig_02052008_sup.htm) </dt><dd>Complete text of the official Voter Information Guide which is mailed to California households before each election. Information on candidates as well as summaries, analyses and pro and con arguments for ballot propositions. </dd><dt>California Secretary of State Elections and Voter Information (https://www.ss.ca.gov/elections/elections.htm)</dt><dd>Information on how to register, how to vote, absentee voting, voter education, political parties, candidates' statements, ballot initiatives and more.</dd><dt>Sonoma County Registrar of Voters (https://www.sonoma-county.org/RegVoter)</dt><dd>Enter your zip code and street to locate your polling place and to see a copy of your sample ballot online. You can also check your registration status (https://www.sonoma-county.org/RegVoter/RegVoterLookup.htm) for the upcoming election online</dd><dt>
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</td><td> <dl><dt>Project Vote Smart (https://www.vote-smart.org/) </dt><dd>Described by the New York Times as "one of the most comprehensive campaign information sites on the Web," this nonprofit, nonpartisan organization provides an extensive database of information on thousands of candidates and elected officials, including the President, Congress, Governors and State legislators. The profile offered for each candidate includes background and contact information (including e-mail address and link to candidate's website), candidates' positions on key issues, their voting records, campaign finances, and ratings of each candidate from over 100 interest groups across the ideological spectrum. The site also explains How the Primary Process works, What Is the Electoral College? and more. </dd><dt>OnTheIssues.org: Every Political Leader on Every Issue (https://www.issues2000.org/) </dt><dd>Presents the candidates' positions on major issues, in outline format, with links to the full quotations and background statements. Information is gathered from newspapers, speeches, press releases and the Internet. Browse by candidate or by issue, or search directly for a specific candidate. Also offers biographies and links to candidates' websites. Nonprofit and nonpartisan. </dd><dt>California League of Women Voters (https://ca.lwv.org/) </dt><dd>Offers information for voter education (how to register to vote, how to vote by mail, names of elected representatives, how the government works, etc.) as well as analysis of California ballot propositions and discussions of positions on particular issues. See sitemap (https://ca.lwv.org/lwvc/sitemap.html) for more detail. </dd><dt>Archive of Campaign Promises (https://calvoter.org/voter/elections/promises) (from the California Voter Foundation (https://www.calvoter.org/)) </dt><dd>"Provides the public with ... reliable information about campaign promises made by California candidates who are elected to public office."</dd><dt>California Secretary of State - Elections Division (https://www.ss.ca.gov/elections/elections.htm) </dt><dd>The official voter information site for the State of California, this site offers information about voting mechanics (voter registration, election dates, how to find your polling place (https://www.ss.ca.gov/elections/elections_ppl.htm), voting rights, multilingual voting services, etc.) as well as online forms for registration and the complete text of the official California Voter Information Guide (https://www.voterguide.ss.ca.gov/) with the candidates' statements and the texts of California ballot initiatives. See also the new My Vote Counts (https://www.myvotecounts.org/) website from the Secretary of State. </dd><dt> California Ballot Measures Database (https://www.uchastings.edu/library/Research%20Databases/CA%20Ballot%20Measures/ca_ballot_measures_main.htm) </dt><dd>A comprehensive, searchable source of information on California ballot propositions from 1911 to the present. The database contains the full text of the propositions, accompanying material contained in the ballot pamphlets, related legal and legislative history, and digital images of the ballot pamphlets. From the University of California Hastings Law Library. <!-- li>Politics1: Online Guide to California Politics (https://www.politics1.com/ca.htm) <font size="-1">(Links to candidates' web pages.)</font --> <!--dt><a href="https://www.lhj-lwv.com/smarter/smrtvot.html">Smarter Voter Guide</a--> <!---dt><a href="https://voter96.cqalert.com/">Congressional Quarterly's American Voter</a--> <!---dt><a href="https://cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/cq/resources/votewatch/">Congressional Quarterly's Vote Watch</a--> </dd><dt>CNN All Politics - Election Coverage (https://cnn.com/ELECTION/) </dt><dd>Primary and election news as it happens. Offers results and statistics as well as background information on candidates and issues. </dd><dt>U.S. Electoral College (https://www.archives.gov/federal_register/electoral_college)</dt><dd>The Electoral College was established by the founding fathers as a compromise between election of the president by Congress and election strictly by popular vote. The people of the United States vote for the electors who then vote for the President. This official website for the Electoral College gives more detail on the history and the function of the Electoral college and answers many common questions (How many votes do states get? Who selects the electors for the states? What are the qualifications to be an elector? etc.) It also presents both popular votes and electoral votes from past elections.</dd><!--dt a href="https://www.electriciti.com/~lwvus" League of Women Voters /a--><dt>Political Parties </dt><dd>
</dd><dl><dt>Democratic National Committee (https://www.democrats.org/) </dt><dd>
</dd><dt>Republican National Committee (https://www.rnc.org/) </dt><dd>
</dd><dt>Reform Party Home Page (https://www.reformparty.org/) </dt><dd>
</dd><dt>Libertarian Party (https://www.lp.org/) </dt><dd>
</dd><dt>Peace and Freedom Party (https://www.peaceandfreedom.org/) </dt><dd>
</dd><dt>Green Parties of North America (https://www.greens.org/na.html) </dt><dd>
</dd><dt>Ralph Nader campaign (https://www.votenader.org/) </dt><dd>
</dd><dt> Yahoo! Political Parties page (https://dir.yahoo.com/Government/U_S__Government/Politics/Parties/) </dt></dl><dt> Elections - The American Way (https://learning.loc.gov/learn/features/election/home.html) (Library of Congress - American Memory Project) </dt><dt>The Living Room Candidate: Presidential Campaign Commercials, 1952-2004 (https://livingroomcandidate.movingimage.us/) </dt><dd>Think today's campaign commercials are deceptive? View videos or read transcripts of hundreds of commercials for U.S. Presidential campaigns, from 1952 - 2004. Search by year, by type of commercial ("backfire," biographical, children, commander in chief, documentary, fear or "real people") or by issue (commercials focusing on civil rights, corruption, cost of living, taxes, war, welfare, etc.). From the American Museum of the Moving Image (https://www.movingimage.us/site/site.asp). </dd></dl> </td></tr> </tbody></table> Campaign Finance

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</td><td> <dl><dt>opensecrets.org: Your Guide to the Money in American Elections (https://www.opensecrets.org/)</dt><dd>
</dd><dt>CalAccess: California Automated Lobbying and Campaign Contribution and Expenditure Search System (https://cal-access.ss.ca.gov/)</dt><dd>
</dd><dt>Campaign Finance Information Center - California's Money Flow (https://www.campaignfinance.org/states/ca) </dt></dl></td></tr></tbody></table>