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Elections and Voting Information



Get out the vote!

  1. Registration has closed for voting on November 4. BUT you can still register and vote at the one-stop early voting locations. Take a look at the more information page available from the NC Board of Elections and the early voting page for Guilford County.
  2. Check your registration and districts with the Voter Lookup database from the North Carolina State Board of Elections . If you are not registered in North Carolina, find your state's Board of Elections here.
  3. Get early voting information or a sample ballot from your county board of elections.
  4. Learn about your candidates and the issues (see links below).
  5. Know your rights!
  6. VOTE!

Inform Yourself!: Candidate guides and information

The News & Record's Candidate Guide

The News & Observer's Candidate Guide

UNC-TV Online's Election 2008

Congress.org

Project Vote Smart

Open Secrets

Procon.org's Election 2008 Guide

PolitiFact.com's Truth-o-Meter


Inform Yourself!: The debates and the electoral process

Commission on Presidential Debates

League of Women Voters

CQ Voting and Elections Collection (Off-campus access available only to the UNCG community)


Inform Yourself!: The issues

University of Michigan's Election 2008

CQ Researcher (Off-campus access available only to the UNCG community)

CQ Weekly (Off-campus access available only to the UNCG community)

Opposing Viewpoints (Off-campus access available only to the UNCG community)


Inform Yourself!: Statistics & data sources

Voting America

United States Federal Elections Commission

Roper Center For Public Opinion Research (Off-campus access available only to the UNCG community)

Vital Statistics on American Politics (Off-campus access available only to the UNCG community)

Statistical Warehouse (Off-campus access available only to the UNCG community)

Voting and Registration Data


For more information, contact: Lynda Kellam, Data Services & Government Information Librarian

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