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Becoming a Presidential Candidate

Qualifications for the Office of President  (CB Presidential Research Services)
Constitutional requirements, including terms of office

How to Run for President in Massachusetts   (Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth)
Instructions for running for President in the primaries and general election, explanation of the Electoral College, and schedule of filing deadlines

How to Run for President in All Other States  (Federal Voter Assistance Program)
Web sites for Secretaries of States and/or Directors of Elections with filing information, rules, and deadlines

Federal Election Commission
Campaign finance reports and data, laws, statistics, and information about the electoral process

Follow the Money   (Institute on Money in State Politics)
Extensive resource for information on money in state politics and its effect on elections and public policy. The Institute is a nonpartisan group that tracks contributions in all 50 states

opensecrets.org   (Center for Responsive Politics)
Guide to money and funding in U.S. elections and effects on public policy. The Center is a non-partisan, non-profit research group based in Washington, D.C.

Academic Search Premier*
Popular and scholarly journal citations, abstracts, and full-text articles

Elections...the American Way   (Library of Congress)
Introductory overview and tutorial to the electoral system in the United States including how the president is elected, the political party system, voting, and how the system has changed and developed over time.

Expanded Academic Index *
Popular and scholarly journal citations, abstracts, and full-text articles

FactCheck.org  (University of Pennsylvania, Annenberg Public Policy Center)
Monitors factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews, and news releases

Newsbank*
Includes full text articles from the "Boston Globe", "Boston Herald", "Springfield Republican", "Worcester Telegram"

Electoral College

Electoral College  (Federal Election Commission)
How it works, distribution of votes, and brief history

Electoral College   (National Archives and Records Administration)
Includes a wide variety of information and statistics past and present on the Electoral College 

Encyclopedia Americana: Electoral College   (Grolier)
Brief description, how it works, history, weaknesses, and proposed changes

Democratic National Committee
Official web site of the Democratic Party

Republican National Committee
Official web site of the Republican Party

United States Political Parties
Directory of major and minor political parties with information about each party and links to Web sites

Polls

Elections 2006  (Polling Report.org)
Numerous questions related to the 2006 Congressional elections

2006 Election Polls  (Survey USA)
Up-to-date primary election polls by states holding primaries

Primaries

          2006 Primaries: Congress and Governorships  (About.com)
          Current events web site has all state schedules for primaries along with other primary information

Voting

Federal Voting Assistance Program  (Dept. of Defense)
Comprehensive site for all aspects of voting information and voting assistance

How to Register to Vote in Massachusetts   (Secretary of the Commonwealth, Elections Division)
Information on how to register to vote in Massachusetts. Includes National Mail Voter Registration Form and guide for registering to vote in other states

League of Women Voters
Includes information about voting, candidates and their positions, coverage of issurs, and state elections

Who Votes, Who Doesn't, and Why  (Pew Research Center for the People and the Press)
October 2006 report on factors affecting voting, demographics of voters, voting habits, and national and local viewpoints.

Voting and Elections  (FirstGov.gov)
Information about the election process, candidates, voting, finance, volunteering, historical statistics and more

2008 Election

2008 Election Timeline  (CQPolitics.com)
Presidential debates, primaries, caucuses, story archives, fundraising, information by state.

Administering and Enforcing Federal Finance Campaign Laws  (Federal Election Commission)
Current campaign finance filinlgs, reports, data, and historical summaries going back to 1999

Campaign 2008: the Presidential Field  (Washington Post)
Complete list of all candidates with biographies, up to date news postings, and coverage of campaign activities.

Elections 2008  (University of Michigan)
Super database for all facets of the 2008 elections: background information, presidental, congressional and state candidates, voting, campaigns, policy issues, and more.

NPR: Election 2008  (National Public Radio)
News coverage, profiles of candidates, primary and caucus calendar, issues and debates, spending, voting, and related topics.

Pew Research Center Topics: Election '08  (Pew Research Center)
Compilation of backgrounders, analysis, and publications related to the 2008 Presidential election.  Topics include debates, endorsements, primaries, religion, candidates, and news coverage.

Politifact  (St. Petersburg Times and Congressional Quarterly, Inc.)
News staffs of both organizations examine major claims by presidential candidates and rule on their veracity. Their "Truth-O-Meter" will help voters sort fact from fiction in the campaign. 

P2008: Race for the White House  (George Washington University)
Contains a wide range of information and topics including the candidates and their campaigns, news coverage, political parties, interest groups and the electorate.

Vote 2008  (Public Broadcasting System)
Features in-depth interviews with candidates, blog with campaign updates, news and analysis, and candidate profiles.

2006 Election

          2006 General Election Results: Federal and State  (Boston Globe)
          Results for all federal and state elections.  Includes results of state ballot question voting

Campaign 2006: Massachusetts Elections  (Boston Globe)
Information on candidates, issues, polls, opinion, campaign finance along with many other topics related to the 2006 elections

Campaign 2006: Midterm Elections  (Washington Post)
Articles, report, and information on all issues related to the 2006 elections.  Free registration necessary to view some articles in full text

Election 2006  (C-SPAN.org)
Information about candidates, voting, and election dates by states and legislative districts

Elections 2006  (University of Michigan, Documents Center)
Information on candidates, campaigns, election results, policy issues, and the election process.

Full Coverage: Midterm Elections 2006  (Yahoo News)
Articles, news, editorials, and listing of candidates by state with brief descriptions of races and the issues

Senate, House, and Gubernatorial candidates in the 2006 elections  (About.com)
Overview of Congressional and Gubernatorial candidates

United State Gubernatorial Elections 2006  (Wikipedia)
List of Gubernatorail candidates with short biographies and issues relevant to the election
          
United States House Elections  (Wikipedia)
List of Representative candidates with short biographies and issues relevant to the election

          United States Senate Elections  (Wikipedia)
          Listing of Senate candidates with short biographies and issues relevant to the election

U.S. Senate Races  (Modern Vertebrate)
Listing and evaluations of candidates by state

2004 Election

          America Votes: 2004  (CNN)
          Current information and articles on candidates and primary issues

Campaign 2004
Updates campaign and election coverage from the "New York Times".  Election Guide requires free registration

Democracy in Action, P2004: Race for the White House  (George Washington University) 
Information on candidates, campaigns, media coverage, political parties, and finance

e-democracy  (Minnesota e-democracy)
Web site for 2004 election information, announcements with links to candidate and other relevant sites

Elections 2004: Congressional Elections  (U.S. Department of State) 
Articles about Congressional elections, how Congress is chosen, factors in general elections, and the 2004 election

Green Papers: 2004 General Election Congressional Districts  (GreenPapers.com) 
Links to Congressional Districts and candidates

Presidency 2004   (Politics1)
Archived guide to all candidates from all parties. Offers other web sites relevant to the 2004 election

2004 Presidential Primary Dates Map  (Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Elections Division)

2004 Primary Election Calendar  (Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP))
View the calendar by state or by month

Vote USA
For a different point of view, election news from the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

 Web Archive  (Library of Congress)
Selective collection of nearly 4,000 sites archived between July 1, 2002 and November 30, 2002

2000 Election

Election 2000 Archive  (Library of Congress)
Selective collection of nearly 800 sites archived daily between August 1, 2000 and January 21, 2001, covering the United States national election period.

 

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