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Elections
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Amend for Arnold [Schwarzenegger] & Jen 
 This group seeks to amend Article 2, Section 1, Clause 5 (called "ASC 215") of the United States Constitution, which allows only natural-born citizens to become president. Such an amendment would allow people to run for president if they have been U.S. citizens for 20 years or more. Includes links to news coverage and a commercial. (The "Jen" in the title is Canadian-born Jennifer Granholm, elected governor of Michigan in 2002.) http://www.amendus.org Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Federal (U.S.) Government, Government, International Governments, Nonfiction by Genre, Politics by Place, The United States Presidency, United States History Last updated Nov 17, 2004 Backgrounder: The Role of Delegates in the U.S. Presidential Nominating Process
This article explains concepts related to delegates in U.S. presidential elections, including definitions of delegates ("individuals chosen to represent their states at their party conventions prior to a presidential election") and superdelegates (occur only in the Democratic Party and a much-discussed topic in relation to the 2008 Democratic National Convention), how delegates are picked in the Republican and Democratic parties, the role of independents, and the brokered convention. From the Council on Foreign Relations. http://www.cfr.org/publication/15414/ Topics: The United States Presidency, U.S. Elections Last updated Apr 21, 2008 C-SPAN.org: Federal Elected Officials
Contains contact information for "elected officials, including the president, members of Congress, governors, state legislators, local officials, and more." Includes phone numbers, fax, e-mail, Web addresses, committee and subcommittee assignments, and PAC campaign contributions received. http://capwiz.com/c-span/dbq/officials/ Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government, Government, Notable People: Government, The United States Presidency Last updated Oct 10, 2005 Chisholm '72: Unbought & Unbossed
This site is a companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Point of View (P.O.V.) documentary about the 1972 presidential campaign of Shirley Chisholm, who in 1968 had become the first black woman elected to Congress. The site provides a brief guide to 1972 in the United States and information about the 1972 Democratic Convention. Also includes a trailer and synopsis of the film, and links to related information. http://www.pbs.org/pov/chisholm/ Topics: Black Resources, Federal (U.S.) Government, Government, History, Notable People, Notable People: Government, Notable People: Women, The United States Presidency, U.S. Elections, United States History Last updated Sep 9, 2009 FactCheck.org: Annenberg Political Fact Check
This site describes itself as a nonpartisan, nonprofit, consumer advocate for voters that monitors "the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews, and news releases." The site's original articles analyze and comment on political claims and statements, providing summaries and the facts. Searchable. From the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) of the University of Pennsylvania. http://www.factcheck.org/ Topics: Politics by Place, The United States Presidency Last updated Nov 14, 2008 Finding Precedent: Hayes vs. Tilden
A site about the historic events of the Electoral College controversy of 1876-1877. Follow this event day by day, see cartoons and illustrations (many by Thomas Nast), read biographies of key players, explore the parallels of this controversy with the presidential election of 2000. From HarpWeek, the online presence for Harper's Weekly. http://elections.harpweek.com/controversy.htm Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government, Presidents by Name, The United States Presidency Last updated Jul 10, 2006 Get Out the Vote!: Campaigning for the U.S. Presidency
Companion to a 2004 exhibit that "examines the process of campaigning and electioneering through partisan artifacts, symbols and ballots." Features annotated images of items from selected elections back to 1840, such as the Civil War election of 1864, the three-way race of 1912, and television and candidates in 1960. Also includes galleries of tickets and ballots, third party candidate materials, and symbols and mascots. From the Cornell University Library, Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections. http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/vote/ Topics: The United States Presidency Last updated Jan 4, 2008 HarpWeek: Presidential Elections 1860-1912
This site "features political cartoons [about historical U.S. presidential elections] from Harper's Weekly, Leslie's Illustrated Weekly, Vanity Fair, Puck, Judge and the Library of Congress Collection of American Political Prints, 1766-1876. It provides explanations of the historical context and images of each cartoon, campaign overviews, biographical sketches, [and] a review of the era's major issues." Covers elections such as Lincoln and Douglas (1860), Hayes and Tilden (1876), and Wilson, Taft, and Roosevelt (1912). http://elections.harpweek.com/ Topics: Humor, The United States Presidency Last updated Jan 17, 2008 Institute for Policy Studies (IPS)
This "multi-issue progressive think tank" has "worked with social movements to forge viable and sustainable policies to promote democracy, justice, human rights, and diversity" throughout the world. The site provides reports, audio, and project updates in areas of democracy and fairness (including U.S. presidential election issues), global justice, and peace and security. Projects include bringing Augusto Pinochet to justice and minimizing "the effects of human trafficking, modern-day slavery, and worker exploitation." http://www.ips-dc.org Topics: Activism, Education, Labor, The United States Presidency Last updated Aug 26, 2006 Presidential Elections in the United States: A Primer
This 2000 Congressional Research Service (CRS) report discusses aspects of the U.S. presidential nominating and election process. Topics include prior occupations of presidents, Secret Service protection, delegate selection, nominating conventions (historical and modern conventions, and day-by-day operations), the general election, the Electoral College, and inauguration. Opens directly into a PDF document. Posted by the U.S. Senate. http://www.senate.gov/reference/resources/pdf/RL30527.pdf Topics: The United States Presidency Last updated May 14, 2008 U.S. Census Bureau: Voting and Registration
Data on "various demographic and socioeconomic characteristics is collected for the nation in November of congressional and presidential election years in the Current Population Survey (CPS). ... Projections of the voting-age population by age, race, Hispanic origin, and gender derived from administrative data are also produced every other year in anticipation of the elections." Also has data back to 1964 by race, Hispanic origin, sex, age, region, educational attainment, and labor force. http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/voting.html Topics: Politics, Statistics, The United States Presidency Last updated Sep 7, 2003 Vote: The Machinery of Democracy
This exhibition "explores how ballots and voting systems have evolved over the years as a response to political, social, and technological change, transforming the ways in which Americans vote." Topics discussed include paper ballots, the gear-and-lever voting machine, punch-card ballots, the Florida ballot re-count in the 2000 presidential election, and related ballot and voting issues. Includes a bibliography. From the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. http://americanhistory.si.edu/vote/ Topics: Politics, Technology, The United States Presidency Last updated Aug 10, 2004 Voting America: United States Politics, 1840-2008
This site "examines the evolution of presidential politics in the United States across the span of American history. The project offers a wide spectrum of cinematic visualizations of how Americans voted in presidential elections at the county level." View interactive maps, static maps for individual elections (popular vote by state and county, margin of victory, and other factors), and listen to video commentaries accompany selected maps. From the Digital Scholarship Lab, University of Richmond. http://americanpast.richmond.edu/voting/ Topics: The United States Presidency Last updated Jan 19, 2009 |
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