BUSINESS INFORMATION CENTER

Voter Info

• Dallas County Elections - help for voters and election results
• Dallas elected officials - info from the League of Women Voters
• League of Women Voters - a nonpartisan organization that provides information in order to improve government
• Student absentee voting guide from Harvard - a look at voting across the country
• Texas Secretary of State - Elections - information about voting and about candidates throughout Texas
• U.S. Census Bureau: Voting and Registration - voting and registration statistics and other data
• Vote 411 - state level information about registering to vote

The Campaign

• Brookings Institute - conducts independent research in order to explore current issues
• Campaign U. - blog for election info for students and educators, courtesy of the Chronicle of Higher Education
• Campaigns & Elections - a magazine for political professionals
• Chamber of Commerce - provides analysis of issues and lobbying from a business perspective
• CQPolitics - news about politics from the Congressional Quarterly
• e The People - a public discussion forum about the issues
• Election 2008: Vote by Issue Quiz This quiz helps you "learn about the candidates through their platforms, not their personalities. It features some of the issues that have gained traction this campaign season." Also includes an "Election Issues" section (top menu, once you enter the quiz) with candidates' statements about health care, immigration, energy, Iraq, abortion, and other issues.
• Google elections gadget - customize your information resource
• Map the Candidates - SLATE, a Washington Post Company, has a map tool to show what the candidates are doing where
• National Federation of Independent Businesses - NFIB specializes in small business advocacy
• New Voters Project - a project to enroll new young voters
• Overseas Vote Foundation - services and links for citizens who are overseas
• Project VoteSmart - an independent nonpartisan info site that includes biographical information
• Politico - extensive political coverage and links to blogs plus campus focus
• Politics1.com - a non-partisan political news forum with an associated blog for opinions
• Public Agenda - a non-partisan organization that does its own polling and provides in-depth issue guides
• Rock the Vote - a site to inspire youth turnout and engagement
• Tom Paine.common sense - a source for progressive analysis
• University of Michigan Libraries - election 2008 comprehensive information
• U.S. Elections: Guide to the 2008 Elections - biographies and links to campaign websites from the feds - national and local
• Video of Presidential Debates - MSNBC provides full videos
• Wiki the Vote - a wiki sponsored by organizations interested in transparency in political life
• YouTube: You Choose '08 - a new feature in YouTube where politicians respond to inquiries from the public

Fact Checking

• FactCheck.org - nonpartisan project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania
• Politifact - from the St.Petersburg Times, this factchecker looks at the verbal and electronic rhetoric

Political Behavior

• American National Election Studies (ANES) - a scholarly look at voting, public opinion, and political participation
• The Campaign Legal Center - nonpartisan info on campaign legal issues and ethics with alerting services available
• CNN Political News & Congressional Votewatch - up to the minute information that keeps the score for the campaign
• Federal Election Commission - regulations and records about campaign finances
• Follow the Money - data about money in state politics plus ballot measures, campaign finance and news
• Maplight - this nonprofit nonpartisan site shines a light on linkages between funders and legislators
• Open Secrets - the Center for Responsive Politics provides a publicly supported arena for citizen involvement in politics
• Pollster - an entry point into the world of political polling
• techPresident - commentary about how politicians are using the web and electronic systems for campaigning
• The 51st State - analysis of political web sites and links to major political web sites

Political Humor

• Indecision 2008 - Comedy Central takes on the election campaign
• JibJab - hilarious counterpoint
• Political Cartoons - a daily dose from SLATE
• Political Humor - a toehold in About.com
• Professional Cartoonist's Index - by Daryl Cagle at MSNBC
• SuperTuesday on YouTube - videos (more serious)
• History of Political Cartoons - from Wikipedia (no cartoons)
• War for the Whitehouse - Coverage of the 2008 U.S. presidential election: "news" stories, humorous candidate profiles and candidate statements on key issues, videos, and a creative description of the election process. From the Onion, which "is not intended for readers under 18 years of age."

Last updated: 10/21/2008