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Here are some links off The Seattle Times site for related
information about voting and elections.
Help in Becoming a Savvy Voter
- Vote Smart Web: Excellent
information on incumbents and candidates in statewide/federal races,
including voting records and special-interest support.
- Public Disclosure Commission: Directory for Washington
state PDC; includes files listing contributors to all state campaigns. (Start with file "00index.txt")
- State Election Information:This is the site for the Secretary of State's office,
and includes the Washington State On-Line Voters Guide as well as other information on voting and elections.
- Judicial Elections: Produced by the Office of the Administrator for the Courts, this offers
information about elections for judgeships around the state.
- Electronic Democracy: Another Washington state site, this one lets you search the state's laws, find e-mail addresses
for election officials -- and comment on several issues.
- FECinfo: Who in your zip code contributed to which federal campaign?
That, and a wealth of other federal funding information, is right here.
- Smarter Voter Guide:From the League of Women Voters. How to watch
debates; deconstructing candidate-speak;behind the campaign images. Many useful tips.
- Democracy Net:From the League of Women Voters of Washington and the Center for Governmental Studies. Information on candidates, ballot measures, and campaign finance.
- Center for Media and Public Affairs: Content analysis of the media, with a special election watch.
- Washington Votes! From the University of Washington Grad School of Public Affairs, this site should be more active in early October, after the UW is back in session. Citizen forums for your comments.
- Center for Responsive Politics Information about campaign contributors to congressional and Senate races.
General and Youth-Oriented Sites
- Kids Voting USA:Promotes a movement encouraging kids below the legal
voting age to go to the polls with parents and cast ballots in special polling booth.
- YouthLink: Web Site of
the First National Youth Conventions.
- Congressional Quarterly's election site.
begin your voter registration process right on this site.
Polling Sites
- Background briefing: A clear description of the
issues to consider in conducting (or reading) a poll.
- The Gallup Organization: Polls and articles from one of the major national polling companies.
- Citizen Poll: An opportunity to participate
in an Internet poll on the election and political issues.
- Focus 2000:
Another on-line poll, with questions about your presidential preference
and stand on issues.
Miscellaneous and quirky
- Skeleton closet:
Warning -- read this one with a skeptical eye. It's definitely quirky,
offering "All the dirt on all the candidates--because
character DOES matter."
- Iowa Electronic Markets: From the University of Iowa College of Business, a real-money
futures market based on political contests. Includes classroom projects.
Third Party Time? A hypertext case study for a Harvard class. You'll be asked to become chief political
strategist for a prospective third-party candidate.
- VoxPop: "To give lift to a voice that is too often drowned out by lobbyists and corporate politics -- your own."
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