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The midterm elections for 2006 are just around the corner.
Early voting will be held from October 23, 2006 through Nov. 3.
Actual voting day is November 7, 2006.
http://www.co.bexar.tx.us/elections/
Consult the Bexar County Elections website.
- for a list of early voting sites
- to find your precinct # by zip code
- to find election day voting places by precinct
- sample ballot
- get election results
http://www.sos.state.tx.us/
The Texas Secretary of State
- Elections and voter information, including historical data
- Statewide elections-candidates, issues, etc.
- 2006 student mock election
- Statewide election results
http://www.lwvtexas.org/
Texas League of Women Voters
Elections 2006 Voters' Guide
http://www.nytimes.com/ref/washington/2006ELECTIONGUIDE.html
Has a clickable U.S. map which can be changed to reflect different
political and economic scenarios.
http://www.vote-smart.org/index.htm
Project Vote-Smart covers candidates & elected officials in 5 basic
categories: Biographical, issue positions, voting records, campaign
finances, & interest group ratings. Type in zip code for a list of your
elected representatives.
http://www.accd.edu/pac/lrc/index.htm
From the PAC Library's homepage click on "Web Subject Index"
and then on "Voter Information" for a list of web links.
Note: For clickable links, consult the online version of this handout at http://www.accd.edu/pac/lrc/handouts.htm.
ACCD/PAC Online Catalog
Search the ACCD/PAC Online Catalog for books, media, online books, etc. under such subjects/keywords as:
- Elections
- Voting
- Political Parties
- Congressional Quarterly Service (many well-researched publications on political topics)
A Few Good Books
(with PAC call numbers)
Bishop, George F. The illusion of public opinion: fact and artifact in American public opinion polls. Lanham, Md: Rowman & Littlefield, c2005. Call number: HN90.P8 B57 2005
Maxwell, Bruce. How to track politics on the internet. Washington, DC: CQ Press, 2000. Call number: JK 1764.M39 2000
Moore, John. Elections A to Z. Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly, 2003. Call number: JK 1976. M57 2003.
Wattenberg, Martin P. Where have all the voters gone? Cambridge:
Harvard U P, 2002. Call number: JK 1976. W38 2002
For magazine, journal, and newspaper articles, search databases like:
- Academic Search Premiere
- Proquest databases, including Social Science Plus
- Newsbank databases, for the latest elections news
I.Scharf, 10/2006
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