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Elections and Voting
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Directories and handbooks of election and voting information as well as web sites.
Catalog | Print | Databases | Web sites
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I. Search our catalog:
Suggested subject keywords:
 Elections
Election districts
Campaign funds
Voting
When searching our catalog for NewJersey-related materials, use the New Jersey subject keyword index.
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II. Helpful Print Resources:
American Presidential Campaigns and Elections, Armonk, NY: Sharpe Reference, 2003.
Call #R324.973 A513: —Reference, Level 4
Congressional Districts in the 2000s: a Portrait of America, Washington, DC: CQ Press, 2003.
Call #R328.73 C748 —Reference, Level 4
Congressional Quarterly's Politics in America, 1989-, Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly Press, 1989-.
Call #R328.0973 C749—Reference, Level 4
Elections A to Z, 3rd ed, Benenson, Bob, Washington, DC: CQ Press, 2008.
Call #R328.0973 M822 2008—Reference, Level 4
Guide to U.S. Elections, 4th ed. Washington, DC: CQ Press, 2001.
Call #R328.973 C747g 2001 —Reference, Level 4
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III. Electronic Databases: subject listing and title listing
Use to locate government information:
Congressional Universe
Campaign finance, congressional sites, political parties, news organizations, universities.
State Capitol Universe
State issues, newspapers, legislative information.
Statistical Universe
Indexes and links: Government agencies, government services, university sites, and non-government services.
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- IV. Web sites
Elections
- Compendia of sites providing election information including media sites, public interest groups, political parties, campaign finance, election statistics and archives.
- Election Statistics
- Since 1920, the Clerk of the House has collected and published the official vote counts for federal elections from the official sources among the various states and territories.
- Federal Election Commission
- Source of information on federal and state election laws, voting procedures, systems and results. Includes campaign finance reports and data.
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- Project Vote Smart
- Tracks over 37,000 candidates with biographies, campaign finance, issues, records, and special interest evaluations. Also tracks congressional legislation and provides access information to state government, ballot measures, voter registration information and more. Includes an interactive index by zip code and candidate name for local candidates.
- Redistricting
- Compendia of websites related to congressional and legislative redistricting. Two master sites are especially helpful, the Census Bureau Redistricting Site and the National Conference of State Legislatures.
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