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| 2008 Election |
This guide recommends Internet, article database, print, and statistics resources for the 2008 election.
| Internet Resources |
| The following links will take you to a variety of Internet resources that have information about the 2008 election. |
| Government Resources |
| Colorado Ballot Proposal Information |
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| Colorado's Legislative and Congressional Districts |
Includes interactive maps.
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| Elections Center |
(from the Colorado Secretary of State) Contains absentee voter request form and statistics, information on upcoming elections, and results information on past ones. |
| Elections...the American Way |
Information from the Library of Congress on the election process in the U.S. |
| Facts for Features: The 2008 Presidential Election |
A compilation of voting trends by demographics, compiled by the U.S. Census Bureau. |
| Federal Election Commission |
Contains campaign finance reports and data. |
| Political Parties in the United States |
The State Department's guide to political parties in the United States. |
| U.S. Electoral College |
Provides background information about the electoral college as well as information about the 2008 presidential election. |
| Voting and Elections: Official information and services from the U.S. government |
Contact elected officials; learn about elections and voting; registering to vote and voting; volunteering and contributing to the election process. |
| Polls |
| Gallup |
Contains Gallup poll results for the 2008 election. |
| National Annenberg Election Survey |
Surveys by the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania that examine political attitudes about candidates, issues, and traits Americans want in a president. |
| Conventions |
| Democratic National Convention |
August 25-28, 2008 in Denver, Colorado |
| Democratic National Convention History |
Includes information on the 1908 convention in Denver. Photos |
| Republican National Convention |
September 1-4, 2008 in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota |
| Colorado Resources |
| Colorado Ballot Proposal Information |
Green Party of Colorado |
| Colorado Democratic Party |
League of Women Voters of Colorado |
| Colorado Republican Party |
Colorado Libertarian Party |
| Other Internet Resources |
| Can I Vote? |
State level information on registration, polling places, candidates, volunteering. |
| Elections 2008 |
A guide to various election Web sites, compiled by the University of Michigan. |
| Open Secrets |
A guide to campaign contributions. |
| Politics 1--Directory of Political Parties |
A directory of political parties in the United States. |
| Presidential Money Race |
Interactive site . |
| Project VoteSmart |
An independent guide to candidate information. |
| Vanderbilt University Election 2008 |
Extensive links to candidates' sites, election statistics, political parties, news and media sites, "truthiness," and blogs. |
| WebJunction's Elections and the Political Process |
Some starting points for research into U.S. Elections and the U.S. Political Process. |
| Article Databases |
| You can search for newspaper, magazine, and journal articles about the election in our online databases. The Find Articles guide provides tips for locating information in these databases. |
| America's Newspapers (Newsbank) |
More than 600 U.S. newspapers, including 11 Colorado newspapers. Includes New York Times, Denver Post, and Rocky Mountain News. |
| Campaign 2008 News from LexisNexis Academic |
Contains 2008 election stories from all the English, language full-text news sources in the combined source News, Most Recent 2 years. |
| CQ Politics |
News and analysis about U.S. domestic & foreign policy, including coverage of election issues and candidates. |
| CQ Researcher |
Explores a single "hot" issue in the news in depth each week. Topics range from social and political issues to environment, health, education and science and technology. Full text. |
| Denver Post |
Most stories remain searchable (for free) for 60 days. Access to articles in the Denver Post archives which go back to 1993 are not free. |
| PAIS International |
Index to public policy, social policy, and social science documents from journals, books, government publications and other resources. |
| Political Science - Sage |
Complete online coverage of 23 journals published by Sage and participating societies, covering political science, American government and policy studies. |
| Rocky Mountain News |
Most stories remain searchable (for free) for 60 days. Access to articles in the archives, which go back to 1989, are not free. |
| Books |
| The catalogs listed below will help you find books about various election topics.
For a more targeted approach, use the Library of Congress Subject Headings which offer very specific terms or phrases used by libraries to describe what a given book or article is about. A couple books that provide good overviews about elections and voting are U.S. Election System and The Right to Vote. |
| Skyline |
Skyline is the Library's catalog. It points you to the Library's books, DVD and VHS recordings, sound recordings, government publications, and more. There are several ways to search including Keyword and Subject searching. |
| Prospector |
If the book you want is not in Skyline, use Prospector to determine which major Colorado library has it. Campus students and faculty members can order the book at no charge through Prospector if it's available at another library. |
| NetLibrary |
The Library has access to this database of online, full text books. Find other e-books via the e-Books Guide. |
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