Election & Voting Information
How to Vote By Mail or Absentee in all 50 States
A guide – written for seniors, but applicable to all registered voters – detailing the guidelines, deadlines, and steps to take to vote by mail or absentee ballot.
Organization dedicated to providing information on candidates and elected officials backgrounds, voting records, campaign contributions, public statements, biographical data (including their work history) and evaluations from over 100 competing special interest groups.
Vote411Launched by the League of Women Voters Education Fund in 2006, VOTE411.org is a “one-stop-shop” for election related information. It provides nonpartisan information to the public with both general and state-specific information.
Rock the VoteThe largest nonprofit and nonpartisan organization in the United States driving youth to the polls. The organization has pioneered ways to make voting easier for young adults by simplifying and demystifying voter registration and elections.
Fact Checking
PolitiFact is an independent fact-checking journalism website. PolitiFact’s reporters and editors fact-check statements from the White House, Congress, candidates, advocacy groups and more, rating claims for accuracy, providing analysis of the claim and explanation of reasoning, along with links to sources.
FactCheck.orgA nonpartisan, nonprofit “consumer advocate” for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics. They monitor the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews and news releases.
Campaign Finance
OpenSecrets.orgRun by the Center for Responsive Politics, whose mission is to: “Inform citizens about how money in politics affects their lives, Empower voters and activists by providing unbiased information, Advocate for a transparent and responsive government.”
FollowtheMoney.orgThe National Institute on Money in State Politics is a nonpartisan, non profit organization that researches the influence of campaign money on state-level elections and public policy in all 50 states.
Government agency that oversees the financing of federal elections.
Resources for Kids
Ben’s Guide to the U.S. Government
Kids visiting this site will learn about the different branches of government, the election process, how laws are made, and more.
iCivicsiCivics teaches students how government works by having them experience it directly. Through games, the player steps into any role – a judge, a member of Congress, a community activist fighting for local change, even the President of the United States – and does the job they do.