Elections and Voting Information
Candidate Guides
UNC-TV Online's Election 2008
- Profiles candidates for all of the major North Carolina races.
The News & Observer's Candidate Guide
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A service of the Raleigh paper, this website has brief profiles of the background and
and key policies of the candidates.
- Also includes any major endorsements they have received.
Sample ballot from the Guilford County website
- A composite sample ballot showing the candidates for both parties.
Congress.org
- Information on the election races for President, Congress and
state offices.
- Provides contact information and issue positions for candidates and elected officials.
Project Vote Smart
- Provides abundant, accurate, unbiased and relevant information.
- Covers candidates
and elected officials in five basic categories: biographical information,
issue positions, voting records, campaign finances and interest group
ratings.
Elections
North Carolina State Board of Elections
- Includes online registration forms, information for changing your registration, candidates, election results, voter registration
statistics, historical election results, and more.
United States Federal Elections
Commission
- Everything you ever wanted to know about Federal elections in the United
States.
League of Women Voters
- Offers up-to-date information
- Provides information on getting involved in the
democratic process at the federal, state and local levels.
University of Michigan's Election 2008
- Comprehensive collection of links about the electoral process, the candidates, as well as issue information.
E-Democracy Wiki for President 2008
- Allows registered volunteers to add and to develop content on the 2008 election.
Open Secrets
- A non-partisan, non-profit research group based in Washington, D.C.
that tracks money in politics, and its effect on elections and public
policy.
Statistics
Voting
and Registration Data
- From the U.S. Bureau of Census. 1998-2004 elections covered, with some projections of voting age population, and historical time series.