[Elections 2008]

bogburn — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 12:39:52 -0400

Voter's Guide

The Voter's Guide will help you get up to speed on the candidates and issues for the general election on Nov. 4.

Information on elections and candidates:

State and Local Resources

North Carolina State Board of Elections
Check your registration and it will show you your voting districts, view campaign finance reports and other data and statistics.

Chatham County Board of Elections
Get information about your registration, absentee voting, election results and more.

Durham County Board of Elections
Get information about your registration, absentee voting, election results and more.

Franklin County Board of Elections
Check your registration, find out your voting precinct and information about your officials.

Johnston County Board of Elections
Check polling location and voter registration, election results and bond information.

Orange County Board of Elections
Get information about your registration, absentee voting, election results and more.

Wake County Board of Elections
Check your registration, see who is running, get election results and get statistics.

North Carolina Democratic Party
Learn about the democratic party, learn about the issues and find out what is happening by month

North Carolina Republican Party
Find out what is happening with the party, who the elected officials are and what events are coming up.

Wake County Democratic Party
Find out how to get involved during the election.

Wake County Republican Party
Find out what is happening and how to get involved.

North Carolina Republicans
An independent site for conservative news & commentary.

National Resources

Federal Election Commission
See who has given to your candidate by searching campaign finance reports and data.

Democratic National Committee
See how the democrats have voted on various issues, get information on candidates and find out how the party will operate in all 50 states.

Republican National Committee
Get the latest information on the republican party and see how they feel about various issues. You can also get history and other information about the party.

American.gov
Guide to the U.S. 2008 Elections from the U.S. State Department.

FactCheck.org
Political campaign fact checking.

Pew Research Center
Polls, surveys, statistics and analysis for the public and press.

All About Money

NC Campaign Report Search
Search campaign finance reports for contributions. Searchable by candidate, committee, or contributor. Download results to a spreadsheet.

Center for Responsive Politics
A non-partisan, non-profit research group that tracks money in politics, and its effect on elections and public policy.

Project Vote Smart
A non-profit organization that provides candidate biographies, positions on issues, voting records, campaign finance, and other related items.

Follow the Money
Campaign finance information at the state level, put out by the National Institute on Money in State Politics.

Political News and Issues

Under the Dome
Your inside source on North Carolina politics and government.

Political News Daily
Political news from AP, Reuters, NYT, and other media. Plus links to all news outlets including Drudge Report and polls.

The Washington Post
The campaign and election site from the Washington Post.

ABC News' Politics Page
Meet the candidates, watch political videos and find out the latest political news.

CNN's Politics Page
Political news, opinion and analysis from CNN.

Stateline
From the Pew Research Center - includes political stories from all 50 states. Has data and research for every state.

On The Issues
Information on the political leaders and candidates and where they stand on the issues.

The Hill
Weekly newspaper for and about the U.S. Congress.

Searchable Databases and Statistics

North Carolina Voter Registration Statistics
From the State Board of Elections. Can check statistics by party, gender, race, age group, voter district, etc.

North Carolina Statewide Voter Search
Search anywhere in the state to see if someone is registered to vote.

North Carolina Election Data
NC Data & Research offers an in-depth look at election numbers, trends and data that drive North Carolina politics and government. Includes downloadable data. Provided by SouthNow.org, a non-partisan organization on southern politics, media and public life at UNC-CH.

Pollster.com
See the latest polls from around the country on your favorite candidate. Polls are done by various media and research groups and collected here.

Open Secrets
Put out by the Center for Responsive Politics, a non-partisan, non-profit research group based in Washington, D.C. that tracks money in politics, and its effect on elections and public policy. Has the latest information on money the presidential candidates and congressional candidates have spent and raised, historical data - great place for all types of information.

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