From the Chico High School Library
SPECIAL SECTION: NOVEMBER 2006 CALIFORNIA ELECTION INFORMATIONYou may go directly to major sections on this page:
California
Elections and Voter Information
Find voter registration
information and eligibility requirements for voting; browse ballot propositions
and election results for state and national elections in 1996. View legislative
and congressional district maps for California. Learn about elections,
candidates, parties and PACS including financial information and voting
statistics; download the National Mail Voter Registration Form to register
to vote from anywhere in the U.S.
Candidates for Governor Web Pages
Qualified
Political Parties (California)
California political parties
must be "qualified" by the California Secretary of State in order to be
on the ballot. This page lists those that have qualified as of the current
date. There are links to the Websites for the parties as well.
Third
Party Central
Here you will find information
about the "third-party movement" in American politics." Recommended by
Mr. Bruchler.
National
Campaign Issues and Political Parties Of All Types: Election 2006
Links to a variety or resources
that relate to political parties active during the 2006 election. Here
are some of the better sites:
Balance of Power:
Governor
Project
Vote Smart: California Governor Candidates
Cal-Access provides financial
information supplied by state candidates, donors, lobbyists, and others
Find
Individual Contributors by Zip Code (May not work)
Open
Secrets Campaign Finances
Washington
Post Key Governor Races
The
Latest from News Media (Google News)
Use this specialized search
engine to find news articles about your candidate. Enter the name of your
candidate into the search box, and then explore the links that are shown
in the results. Please DO NOT just take the first few that show up, because
they may not be the best for your purpose.
| Opposing
Viewpoints: Election News and Reference Articles
A wide variety if news articles on most elections are available in this extensive magazine database/collection. Be sure to check the folder tabs for specific information. |
Public
Agenda
A great deal of statistical
information on various current issues is available here. "Drawing on its
research, Public Agenda prepares a broad array of educational materials
that help explain policy issues to the public in a balanced and easy-to-understand
way. Citizens can use this information to weigh various choices and make
educated decisions."
Project
Vote Smart: Research the Issues
Most all of the major issues
of importance to American voters are listed here, with links to Web information
resources which relate to them. Scroll down the page and note the search
box on the right side. See results of the National
Political Awareness Test, which gives the candidate's attitudes
and opinions on many issues.
Political
& General Columnists
Search online newspapers
for opinion and editorial articles on any subject of current interest.
Social
Issues: Information Resources On the Web
Links to Web information
related to the major social issues of our day.Created by Multnomah Public
Library to meet the needs of Multnomah County middle and high school students
researching current social issues from multiple perspectives.
Travel
Warnings & Consular Information Sheets
Use these travel warnings
to find out about current world problems, according to the U.S. Government
State Department. Travel Warnings are issued when the State Department
decides, based on all relevant information, to recommend that Americans
avoid travel to a certain country. Countrieswhere avoidance of travel is
recommended will have Travel Warnings as well as Consular Information Sheets.
WebActive
Directory Topic Index
An annotated, searchable
directory of 1,250 progressive groups that are online. Users can input
a key word, and quickly use hyperlinks to find their way to the progressive
sites that best respond to their interests.
Political Parties: People, Activities and Information
Biographical
Directory of the U.S. Congress
Brief background data is
available on all members of the House and Senate. Search by name. Includes
all members who have served, going back to the Continental Congress. Tip:
Try a search on "Bidwell, John".
Congress.Org
This iste focuses on issues
and what is being done about them. Be sure to see their section, Issues
and Actions, which has information on the political issues of concern
to the American people.
League
of Women Voters of California
The League of Women Voters
provides impartial information and guidelines on choosing which candidate
to vote for. Find the name and contact information for U.S.
and California State elected officials. Also provided are useful
links to their web sites and email addresses.") Their Political
Parties Links are very thorough and informative, and connect directly
to many government offices, officials, and agencies.
Inside
Politics
Maintained by CNN &
Time, this is a resource center for current political news, gossip and
even some very useful information!
Legislative
Action Center (LWV)
Includes: "Complete guide
to the Members of the 106th Congress. Biographies, photos, committee assignments,
and staff members." Provided by the national League of Women Voters.
On
Line Voter Registration Form
You may register to vote
from this Web site of the California Secretary of State.
OpenSecrets.Org
An organization that looks
into issues, and the sources of money for political campaigns, and how
it affects the winners and losers. Find out about "The money behind the
candidates", including the heavy contributors.
Vote
Smart- Political Parties
Direct links to Project
Vote Smart information about a wide variety of American political parties,
large and small. See their special section on Issue
and Interest Group Ratings
Political
Reference Almanac
Data and background information
on political parties, processes, politicians and leaders. Searchable or
browsable according to subject. Please note the buttons on the right of
the page which help narrow down your search topic.
Project
Vote Smart
Links to information about
a wide variety of American politics. This is a major source of information
for voters on candidates and issues being discussed and voted upon.
Smart
Voter
Search on your address and
zip, or browse information about the legislative contests for the November
7, 2000 elections for California and Ohio.
2002
Web Election Archive
The Election 2002 Web Archive
is a selective collection of nearly 4,000 Web sites related to the candidates
and issues archived between July 1, 2002 and November 30, 2002. The original
archive includes Web sites produced by congressional and gubernatorial
candidates. As the collection grows it will include party, interest group,
press, government, civic, and other selective web sites related to the
2002 national and statewide elections.
2004
Presidential Polls State-By-State
Lots of information on Electoral
College and the polls that track voter preferences; includes maps.
Atlas
of U.S. Presidential Elections
Huge
amount of data on elections of the presidents, going back through U.S.
History. Major sections: Click to go directly to:
Issues
and Candidates and to General
Election or to Primaries
to see the election results or issues of the candidates.
Elections
and Campaigns
Campaigns information from
the campaign manager and political consultant's view, plus predictions
of winners, and related news of various campaigns. Offers interesting
feature stories, such as "The Rising Stars of Politics 2000", which introduces
new and influential people in campaign and pressure groups.
Federal
Campaign Info Home Page
Provides information on
the expenditures by various political campaigns.
PBS
Democracy Project
All about the exercise of
democracy through elections and their campaigns by U.S. citizens. Includes
the special section: Build
Your Own Campaign, an interactive competition.
Voting
Irregularities in Florida During the 2000 Presidential Election
Full text of an extensive
report issued after the investigation by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.
"The Commission has broad authority over voting rights. It has general
jurisdiction to examine allegations regarding the right of U.S. citizens
to vote and to have their votes counted. These allegations may include,
but are not limited to, allegations that arise from reasons of race, color,
religion, sex, age, disability, or national origin."
Mass Media
Election Results Reporting and Related Election Information
California
2000 General Election Voter Information, Secretary of State's Office
Voter guides, election results,
campaign spending are some of the major pieces of information available
here at this official website of the State of California. See also for
California elections:
Butte
County Clerk and Elections Home Page
Find out about our local
Chico and Butte County election results here, as well as how Butte County
voted on state and national issues.
California
Election Information Links
From the League of Women
Voters, impartial political information on all aspects of the California
general election. Has links to information about candidates, parties, propositions,
and more issues of interest to California voters!
California
Ballot Propositions Database
A "comprehensive, searchable
source of information on California ballot propositions from 1911 to the
present. The database contains the full text of the propositions, accompanying
material contained in the ballot pamphlets, related legal and legislative
history, and digital images of the ballot pamphlets."
California
Elections
The election center for
the Sacramento Bee. Stories and articles related to the elections that
are held in California, national or statewide.
Election
2000
From SF Gate, the San Francisco
Newspaper Publishing Company Website. Includes articles and stories from
the Chronicle and Examiner.
Election
Coverage
The Online Newshour has
provided extensive, in-depth coverage of the national elections, issues
and candidates. Here they make the transcripts of their programs available
in full text. Includes debate transcripts, issue coverage, primaries, and
links to additional Internet resources.
Political
Cartoons
Very large collection of
political cartoons, updated daily. Has lots of special sections that focus
on candidates, parties and issues.
Cagle's
Political Cartoons
Another collection by the
same person who provides the above cartoons.
Editorial
Cartoons
A collection of cartoons
that reflect opinion of a newspaper or magazine.
Edi-Toons
A small collection of editorial
cartoons of various cartoonists represented by the United Media organization.
Note: Use the "Previous-Next Cartoon" buttons to move through the different
cartoonists.
cartoonista.com:
cartoons by lalo alcaraz
Cartoons with social and
political themes, and from a Los Angeles Latino-based, political cartoonist's
point of view.
FDR
Cartoon Collection
Collection of political
cartoons during the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Grouped by various
social and political issues of the times.
Al
Gore's Cartoon Gallery
Over the years, Al Gore's
caricature has appeared in numerous local and national cartoon strips.
Vice President Al Gore has amassed a large personal collection of cartoons
characterizing his public life. Below are a few examples from his personal
collection.
Additional
Political Information
Taking
Stock in Congress
A Mother Jones magazine
Investigative Report: compares financial disclosure statements with voting
records and found at least 83 members with some eyebrow-raising coincidences
between playing the market and passing the law.
California
Lobbyist Directory
The Directory of Lobbyists,
Lobbying Firms, and Lobbyist Employers is published by the Secretary of
State as required by Government Code Section 86109. The Directory's contents
reflect information contained in lobbying registration documents filed
with the Secretary of State for the 1997-98 session of the State Legislature.