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Links to U.S. Elections Educational Resources   
A list of links to non-governmental educational resources related to U.S. Elections.

JURIST: The Legal Education Network  -  University of Pittsburgh School of Law Presidential Election Law Guide to various presidential law issues, including political broadcasting, voter registration, campaign finance and presidential debates. Includes detailed section on the Florida recount from the 2000 election.

Project Vote Smart -  Project Vote Smart is a volunteer organization dedicated to creating awareness among U.S. citizens regarding their country's political candidates and elected officials so that they can make informed decisions at the polls. This site contains candidate information such as campaign finances, issue positions, voting records and public statements.

League of Women Voters -  The League of Women Voters addresses issues such as campaign finance reform, civil liberties, voting rights, election administration, ethics and lobbying reform, global climate change, and health care reform.

Center for Responsive Politics   -  The Center for Responsive Politics is "Your Guide to the Money in U.S. Elections." The Center examines presidential candidates (and incumbents), special interest groups and their activities, members of Congress, and more.

Campaign Finance Reform: A Sourcebook -  "The Campaign Finance section of the Brookings Institution website was created in 1995 and served as a source of news on topics related to campaign finance through mid-2005. Though no longer updated frequently, the material archived here can continue to serve as a resource to researchers, policy-makers, and the public."

U.S. 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 in the Current Population Survey (CPS). Detailed information from recent surveys and historical trends in selected areas is listed. Estimates and projections of the voting-age population derived from administrative records and Census 2000 are also provided."

U.S. Elections: Goverment Accountability Office (GAO) Reports and Testimony -  "This page lists the most recent reports and testimonies related to United States elections issued since January 2000."

American National Elections Studies (ANES) -  ANES "produces high quality data on voting, public opinion, and political participation to serve the research needs of social scientists, teachers, students, policy makers and journalists who want to better understand the theoretical and empirical foundations of national election outcomes."


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