New Jersey State Library

Directories and handbooks of election and voting information as well as web sites.

Catalog | Print | Databases | Web sites

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.

II. Helpful Print Resources:

American Presidential Campaigns and Elections, Armonk, NY: Sharpe Reference, 2003.
Call #R324.973 A513: —Reference, Level 3

Congressional Districts in the 2000s: a Portrait of America, Washington, DC: CQ Press, 2003.
Call #R328.73 C748 —Reference, Level 3

Congressional Quarterly's Politics in America, 1989-, Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly Press, 1989-.
Call #R328.0973 C749—Reference, Level 3

Elections A to Z, 2nd ed, Moore, John L., Washington, DC: CQ Press, 2003.
Call #R328.0973 M822 2003 —Reference, Level 3

Guide to U.S. Elections, 4th ed. rev., Washington, DC: CQ Press, 2001.
Call #R328.973 C747g 2001 —Reference, Level 3

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.

IV. Web sites


Elections

Compendia of sites providing election information including media sites, public interest groups, political parties, campaign finance, election statistics and archives.

Elections and Public Opinion Polls

Collection of sites with current information on elections including candidate positions, campaign finance, and Internet usage.  Includes historic information as well.

Federal Election Commission

Source of information on federal and state election laws, voting procedures, systems and results.  Includes campaign finance reports and data.

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.  Some state sites lead to redistricting commissions and others to maps of legislative districts. The Census Bureau has additional information on  Congressional Apportionment and Congressional Districts as well.