Voting and Elections
LWV-Created Sites
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.
Missouri League of Women Voters
Our statewide organization. Look here for a pdf of the latest 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
Other Non-Partisan Voting and Elections Sites
Ballotpedia
Ballotpedia is a free, collaborative, online encyclopedia. It focuses on ballots, ballot measures, ballot access for initiatives and candidates, petition drives, the supporters and opponents of initiatives and, in general, all things ballot. Go here to see the issues you will be voting on, and the stands various organizations have taken for and against them.
Center for Voting and Democracy
Covers electoral reforms, redistricting, voting rights, voter turnout, etc.
Congress.org compiled by Capitol Advantage and Knowlegis, LLC, two "private, non-partisan companies that specialize in facilitating civic participation." Look up your elected officials down to the state level by ZIP code. Includes bios, committees and contact information and selected voting history for all officials. Both researcher-generated and member/user-generated content is on the site, so be sure you know which you are looking at. No information on city/county level candidates, but they do have a media guide for getting local information on media contacts.
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.
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.
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.