Get Out & Vote
- All About VotingFrom the Easy Voter Guide
- California Voter RegistrationFrom the California Secretary of State
- Find Your Polling PlaceFrom the California Secretary State
- The Rules Have Changed: Elections 2012Avoid confusion at the ballot box. Read this guide from the League of Women Voters that explains some of the major changes coming to the election process in 2012. The guide summarizes changes due to redistricting, the Top Two Primary system, and online voter registration
- Easy Voter GuideProvides basic information on registering, voting, and elected offices. Also, provides nonpartisan information on candidates, political parties, and propositions
- Frequently Asked Questions About Voting Helpful list of questions and answers with linked resources
- Voter Bill of Rights From the California Secretary of State
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How Elections & Our Government Work
Midterm elections occur every two years. In addition to local and state offices and issues, we vote for some U.S. senators during midterm elections. Since we vote for Congress members every two years, we vote for all members of the House of Representatives during midterm elections.
Use the sources below to learn more about how our government works:
- About America: How the U.S. is Governed Learn how federal, state, and local governments are elected, how they operate, and how the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government relate under the U.S. constitutional system
- Government 101 This tutorial will help refresh your knowledge of American politics by providing useful information about Congress, political parties, campaign finance, the Constitution, elections, state government and much more
- Political PartiesFind out who they are and what they believe in
- The Presidential Election Process Very simple explanation of how the process works
- How Political Primaries Work Presidential primaries let the voters choose who they want to represent their political party for president. But not everyone is happy with the process. What are the problems, and can they be fixed?
- Electoral College InformationFrom the California Secretary of State, learn what the electoral college is and the power it has it decide elections
- Frequently Asked Questions About the Electoral College Extensive list of questions and answers about the electoral college
Elections Research
Are you studying U.S. elections? If so, the American National Election Studies Web site is a great source for you because you can track public opinion and other data across time; some of the included data goes back to 1952.
- American National Election StudiesThe American National Election Study (ANES) is a survey conducted by leading scholars of political behavior of voters during each general election. Be sure to check out the site's "Guide to Public Opinion and Electoral Behavior," where you'll find tables that present yearly results across time to a wide number of ANES variables. Did voters view Ronald Reagan as knowledgeable, or Bill Clinton as moral? You can find the answers here
Elections in the News
- AllSidesSee news, like presidential election polls and the latest in politics, from all sides of the political spectrum
- Political NewsExtensive list of credible current news sources. Includes Op-Ed pages from the Sacramento Bee, LA Times, NY Times, Washington Post, and many more
- Rough & Tumble: A Snapshot of California Public Policy and PoliticsSnapshot of the public policy and politics of California based on the reporting from more than two dozen publications
- Roll Call PoliticsFrom CQ-Roll Call Group, this extensive site reports on the people, politics, and personalities in Congress as well as critical legislative action
- ElectionsFrom the San Francisco Chronicle
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