National and State Government
Information on Voting/Elections
Elizabeth Parish, Louisiana College
Rita Franks, Louisiana Tech University
LaSSAL Conference
September 21, 2012
National and State Government Information on
Voting/Elections
http://www.latech.edu/library/tutorials/others/elections.pdf
U.S. Election Assistance Commission
http://www.eac.gov/voter_resources
USA.gov
http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/Voting.shtml
Political Parties
The Republican Party
The Democratic Party
http://www.gop.com
http://www.democrats.org/
Political Parties
The Green Party
The Libertarian Party
http://www.gp.org
http://www.lp.org/
Directory of US Political Parties
http://www.politics1.com/p2012.htm
• America’s Party/America
Independent Party
• American Third Position
Party
• Constitution Party
• Constitution Party of
Oregon
• Grassroots Party
• Justice Party
• Objectivist Party
• Party of Socialism &
Liberation
• Peace & Freedom Party
• Prohibition Party
• Reform Party USA
• Reform Party of Kansas
• Socialist Party USA/
Liberty Union Party
• Socialist Equality Party
• Socialist Workers Party
Candidate & Election Information
 Non partisan, Nonprofit
Consumer Advocate
Reduces level of deception and confusion in politics
Candidate & Election Information
http://votesmart.org/
Links to information on current officials & candidates
Information source for issue statements
Financial disclosures
Voting records:
Congressional & Presidential candidates
Election News
• CNN.com: Politics
• http://www.cnn.com/POLITICS/
• Latest delegate counts, news, video, calendars
• C-Span: Campaign 2012
• www.c-span.org/campaign2012/
• Topics, schedules, video library, resources
• NPR: Election 2012
• http://www.npr.org/sections/elections/
• Online campaign coverage from NPR stations
U.S. Electoral College
http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/
Polls
http://www.gallup.com
Hot Topics
Unemployment
Healthcare
Women
Same-Sex Relations
Education
Polls
http://www.people-press.org/
Publications
Topics
Question Search
Datasets
Methodology
Polls
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/pollster/
Comprehensive
Includes Map of “Electoral Outlook”
Economy
Healthcare
Foreign Policy
Campaign Finance Contributions
• FEC: Campaign Finance Reports and Data
• http://www.fec.gov/disclosure.shtml
• Research assistance, publications and other
disclosure materials from the Public Records
Office
• OpenSecrets.org
• http://www.opensecrets.org/
• Data on campaign contributions gathered from public
records
Election Statistics
http://uselectionatlas.org/
Don’t Forget the Kids!!!!
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/
Thank you!!
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Louisiana Election Information
• http://www.geauxvote.com
Voter Information
 Provides answers to most questions
 Including voter registration, constitutional amendments and early voting
Voter Information: Parish Information
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Voter registration
Election calendar
Sample ballots
Voting information
Voter Information: Constitutional Amendments
Voter Information: Early Voting
Candidate Database
Voter Information: Election Results
Text view
Graphical
GCR mapping
Graphical Election Results
GCR Election Mapping
Becoming a Candidate
Campaign Finance
• http://www.ethics.state.la.us
Mobile Apps
Vote411.org
View by state
Personalized
Ballots
National and State Government Information on
Voting/Elections
http://www.latech.edu/library/tutorials/others/elections.pdf
Don’t forget to vote!
Thank You!!