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Kids Voting USAThrough its website and network of state organizations, Kids Voting USA, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, teaches kids about the political process. "Take Your Kids to Vote" is a coordinated effort between local school districts and communities to introduce school age children to the voting process. After completing a 10-week class curriculum on elections, children accompany their parents to the polls on Election Day, and in specially designated voting booths, cast their votes on the same issues and candidates on which their parents are voting. The local media then report the results of the tabulated votes.
National Student/Parent Mock Election
The National Student/Parent Mock Election is the nation's largest voter education project, designed to educate students about the election process and help them understand the need for citizen involvement in a democratic government. Participation in the program is free of charge and the website provides curricular materials for teachers to design their election-related programs for their classrooms.
New Millennium Young Voters Project
Sponsored by the National Association of Secretaries of States, an organization of state elected officials, the New Millennium Young Voters Project is a campaign designed to provide young people with the civic skills and education needed to become informed and active citizens.
The PBS Democracy Project
Funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the PBS Democracy Project gives visitors access to award-winning news and public affairs programs and an extensive database on the candidates, local ballot issues and political analysis. Educational interactives for kids include "How Does Government Affect Me," "Inside the Voting Booth" and "President for a Day." "Build Your Own Campaign" is an interactive student competition with accompanying teacher resources that gives high school students a chance to run their own virtual campaign. Winners receive an all-expenses paid trip to Washington, D.C.
Rock the Vote
In an effort to boost voter turnout among young adults, Rock the Vote reaches out to the under-30 electorate through voter registration campaigns launched on MTV and VH-1 and in rock concerts around the country. The site offers information on issues relevant to young people, online registration and absentee ballots.
Take Your Kids to Vote Campaign
This nonpartisan national campaign is based on the simple fact that parents have a significant influence on their children's future voting behavior. The "Take Your Kids to Vote Campaign" is supported by the National 4-H Council, Partnership for Trust in Government, Council for Excellence in Government, Kids Voting USA, Working Woman and 28 other organization and its website offers families games, links to important election resources and concrete suggestions for involving children in pending and future elections.
Polls
Who is leading in the polls? Whose campaign received the largest
donations last month? Where did that money come from? How did
Senator X vote on bill Y? Here are the library and web resources that can answer research questions concerning the 2004 Election:
Dartmouth College Library U.S. Government Documents
PollingReport.com
Project Vote Smart
Thousands of candidates and elected officials. Who works for you? Who is seeking your vote? Project Vote Smart, a citizen's organization, has developed a Voter's Self-Defense system to provide you with the necessary tools to self-govern effectively: abundant, accurate, unbiased and relevant information. As a national library of factual information, Project Vote Smart covers your candidates and elected officials in five basic categories: biographical information, issue positions, voting records, campaign finances and interest group ratings. Election CentralProduced by the Constitutional Rights Foundation, the Election Central website helps teachers, students, and community members explore the electoral process past and present, as well as provide a balanced, up-to-date web resource.
C-SpanC-SPAN is a private, non-profit company, created in 1979 by the cable television industry as a public service. Charged with the mission to provide public access to the political process, the website provides a wealth of public access to the political process. There is also a broadband offering that enables users to Choose from selected events from the C-SPAN library that demonstrate the speed and clarity of high-speed Internet access technology.
The Center for Voting and Democracy
The Center for Voting and Democracy is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting voter participation and fair representation. The Center researches and disseminates information on electoral systems, with an emphasis on proportional voting systems.
Commission on Presidential Debates
The Commission on Presidential Debates sponsors the presidential and vice presidential debates. Voters can log on to this website and submit topics for the general election debates, access the dates and sites of this year's debates and learn about significant presidential debates in our history.
DemocracyNet
A cooperative effort by the League of Women Voters Foundation and Grassroots.com, visitors to Democracy Net can enter their zip code and obtain a wealth of information about local candidates, propositions, voting dates, political issues and current local office holders.
GovTrack.us
A nexus of information about the United States Congress, GovTrack.us allows readers to track specific legislation or legislators, and receive email alerts when news and events occur.
League of Women Voters
Founded in 1920, League of Women Voters is dedicated to promoting an informed and active citizenry through voter education on the candidates and issues.
Project Vote Smart
Project Vote Smart is maintained by The Center for National Independence in Politics, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization providing voters at the national and state level with information relating to political races, issues and elected officials.
Stateline.org
Funded by the Pew Center on the States and administered by the University of Richmond, Stateline.org provides daily reports on state politics and public policy news stories, with a special section for journalists and policymakers covering state governments. The website offers state-by-state comparisons on issues varying from health care and education to campaign finance and the environment.
U.S. Electoral College
The National Archives has created a suite of electronic resources on the Electoral College. Fostering a better understanding of our election process, this site includes primary source materials, a Frequently Asked Questions section, and an Electoral College calculator that allows everyone a chance to predict who will win the next election.
Women MattersWomenMatters is a nonpartisan, web-centric, non-profit organization whose goal is to empower women by helping them become part of the political process. The initiative seeks to increase the number of well-informed, politically active women so that the concerns and perspectives of women will be better represented.
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