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National LWV Vote Brochure (pdf)
This newly revised (English edition only) tri-fold brochure is a succinct, step-by-step guide to voting and Election Day designed to reach out to new voters. It covers the five basics: who can vote; what voters will vote on; when to vote; where to vote; and why voters should vote. It also includes registration, absentee ballot and Election Day information, along with a brief list of Election Day rights.
To order print copies, email pubsales@lwv.org and ask for Pub. 2062.
Vote411.org
"Election Information You Need" compiled by the League of Women Voters of the United States. Election
information is searchable by state and by topic. Includes the facts about absentee voting, ballot measures,
candidate information, early voting, election dates, eligibility and ID requirements, polling place details
(including a polling place locator), provisional voting, state contact information, voter registration and voting machines.
Project Vote Smart
"A national library of factual information on 40,000 candidates for
public office including President of the United States to state
legislature to local elected officials. We cover them in five basic
areas: backgrounds, issue positions, voting records, campaign finances
and performance evaluations made by over 100 liberal to conservative
special interest groups. "..."Praised by the New York Times, CNN, PBS
and virtually every other major media outlet as the most trusted and
comprehensive source for information on candidates and issues."
Check the About page with more information on the project sponsors, a
bipartisan group of former elected officials, political scientists,
League of Women Voters leaders, and other nonprofit and enterprise
leaders.
Dave Leip's United States
Presidential Elections
From the site:
The Atlas is a free internet resource providing results of U.S. Presidential Elections to the world community. Data
is collected from many official sources and presented here in one convenient location.
Center for Voting and Democracy
A site on various electoral reforms, redistricting, voting rights,
voter turnout, etc.
Federal Election Commission
The duties of the FEC, which is an independent regulatory agency, are
to disclose campaign finance information, to enforce the provisions of
the law such as the limits and prohibitions on contributions, and to
oversee the public funding of Presidential elections
Opensecrets.org
This site uses data collected by the FEC (see above) to allow you to
find out who is funding the candidates in races throughout the country.
Links to other League of Women Voters websites
Missouri League of
Women Voters
Our statewide organization. Look here for a pdf of the lates State Voter Guide.
League of
Women Voters of the United States
Our national organization. See also Vote411.org above.
Directory
of State and Local Leagues
Maintained by LWV-US.
Links placed here relate to presentations at League meetings and conventions.
The Health Care Access Campaign A national effort to ensure health care for all Americans. The parent organization is called the Universal Health Care Action Network (UHCAN), and the national League of Women Voters has endorsed it. For information on how to help out locally, contact Mary at 474-1983.
StopViolence.com
A clearinghouse of information on the theory and application of principles of Restorative Justice (from LWV-MO Conference presentation, May 2007)
Death Penalty Information Center
A clearinghouse of information on capital punishment - applicable laws, crimes punishable by death, reports, legal articles, news. LWV-US has taken a position in opposition to the death penalty. (from LWV-MO Conference presentation, May 2007)
For additional links of interest to our various topic-oriented Committees, please see our Committee pages.