Politics

Elections/Voting

• CNN's Election Center 2008

  Includes information on presidential candidates and links to the latest news on presidential campaigns including finance, timelines, issues and polls. Also includes information on state elections.

   

• League of Women Voters Minnesota

  Information about voting and election information; links to other relevant political sites.

• Minnesota E-Democracy

  One-stop access to election information, news and interactive forums.

• Minnesota Secretary of State Election Center

  Includes voter and election information, candidates and referenda, and the polling place finder.

• Open Secrets

  Presenting political news, and the actual political positions of the parties and candidates, as well as disclosing how much campaign money they have raised and where it came from.

• Project Vote Smart

  Extensive nonpartisan information on elected officials' voting records and candidates positions. Covers federal and state office throughout the United States.

Minnesota Politics

• Minnesota Legislators Past and Present

  Minnesota Legislative Reference Library site houses a searchable, comprehensive list of legislators who have served in the Minnesota Legislature since territorial times.

• The Humphrey Institute Center for the Study of Politics and Governance

  Provides timely, non-partisan information about statewide and district elections and policy in the Upper Midwest, including election reports, statewide polling archives, historical election data, and the non-partisan Smart Politics blog.

U.S. Politics

• American President.org

  A comprehensive non-partisan resource on the history and workings of the American presidency. Includes extensive biographies of presidents, first ladies, staff and advisers; detailed timelines and essays on key areas of presidential responsibility; and multimedia resource galleries.

• CNN Politics

  Major political stories, news and analysis. Produced by CNN/Time Magazine.

• Fact Check.org - Annenberg Political Fact Check

  A nonpartisan, nonprofit, "consumer advocate" for voters that monitors the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players.

• Links to the World - Politics and Elections

  An annotated list of Internet resources selected by the staff of the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library.

• Political Science Resources

  Comprehensive list of political science resources from the University of Michigan Library Documents Center.

• Politics1

  Non-partisan public service to promote fully informed decision-making by the American electorate. Includes information on local and national elections, political parties and hot issues.

• Real Clear Politics

  RCP culls and publishes the best commentary, news, polling data, and links to important resources from all points of the political compass and covering all the important issues of the day.

• Scripps Library and Multimedia Archive

  This specialized collection focuses on American politics and history, with special attention paid to the American Presidency. Includes presidential papers, bibliographies and an expansive digital library of presidential recordings including secret tapes, speeches and oral histories.

• The Center for Public Integrity

  Nonprofit, non-partisan organization dedicated to producing original, responsible investigative journalism on issues of public concern.

• The Initiative & Referendum Institute

  A non-profit, non-partisan research organization which provides information and resources in support of ballot initiatives and referenda.

• U.S. Electoral College

  Housed by the National Archives and Records Administration, this official site of the U.S. Electoral College includes FAQs, historical election results, voting resources and an electoral college calculator.

Worldwide Politics

• Political Resources on the Net

  Political parties, governments, organizations and media, worldwide, by country.

• The Keele Guides to Government and Politics on the Internet

  Keele University's directory of international government and political resources on the Internet.