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E-Reference Links - Government Information - Elections
 
British General Elections
Information on the 2005 election with additional links to party websites, party manifestos, polls, predictions, statistics, newspaper and TV sites, and other sites and information. Historic Party Election Manifestos from 1945 are available. Keyword: elections, campaigns, Great Britain, United Kingdom.

Election Guide, worldwide.
Lijphart Elections Archive, worldwide.

Campaign Network
Includes 2008 politics, debates, campaign ads, CQ politics, capital news and an extensive collection of videos. Content by C-Span and CQ. Keyword: elections, Congress, House of Representatives, Senate.
Greg's List, Useful links for Politico Info, from CQ Politics.
Census Bureau: Voting and Registration
"Information on reported voting and registration by various demographic and socioeconomic characteristics is collected for the nation in November of congressional and presidential election years." Reports for 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002 and 2004 are included. Links to estimates and projections of voting-age population, and historical time series tables, back to 1964. Keyword: voter registration, elections, voting.
David Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections - Historic Election Information
Data on U.S. Presidential elections from 1789-2000, includes popular votes, electoral votes, voter turnout (1932-2000), state voting (1892-2000), and county-level voting from 1960-2000, including maps and charts. Keyword: voting, elections, congress, president.

Commission on Presidential Debates, The histories of debates 1858, 1948, 1956, 1960, 1976, then 1980-present. Transcripts for 1960, and 1976-present.
U.S. Electoral College, information and statistics on presidential elections, past and present.

Federal Election Commission
For citizens, candidates for office, and the media, this site offers campaign finance reports and data, report forms and filing information, campaign finance law resources, and sections on elections and voting. Using FEC data, a tutorial.

OpenSecrets.org is "Your guide to activities at the Federal Election Commission," covers enforcement, rulemaking, advisory opinions, and ligitation. Keyword: elections, voting, campaign finance.

State Election Office Contact List
Links to the agencies in individual states responsible for elections. From the National Association of Secretaries of State. Another state list, with helpful, detailed annotations is at LLRX.com. Keyword: elections, voting, states.
U.S. House of Representatives: Office of the Clerk
Information about the 2006 election for the 110th Congress. Also federal election statistics, 1920-present, congressional apportionment, 1790-1990, maps of congressional districts. Keyword: Congress, elections, voting, House of Representatives, Senate.

Elections, from the Senate Virtual Reference Desk.

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