UNST Portland - Batchelder: US - Congressional
Reference Resources
- State and National Voting in Federal Elections, 1910-1970 byCall Number: JK1965 .C59 -- 3rd FloorISBN: 0208012613Publication Date: 1972-03-01
- American National Election Studies Data Sourcebook, 1952-1986 byCall Number: JK1967 .M54 -- 3rd FloorISBN: 0674026349Publication Date: 1980-05-19
- The Election data book: a statistical portrait of voting in America byCall Number: JK1967 .E53 -- 3rd FloorPublication Date: 1993Election Periodical
- The Almanac of American Politics byCall Number: JK8 .A45 -- 3rd FloorJournal
- Vital Statistics on American Politics 2009-2010 (ebook) byISBN: 9781604264708Publication Date: 2009-08-14
General Resources
- Fair Vote: The Center for Voting and DemocracyFair Vote covers various issues on elections including legislations, voting equipment, national and state news coverage, and much more.
- National Commission on Federal Election Reform (2001)This resource offers the financial report of the commission, background information, and video clips from hearings.
- Political WirePolitical Wire offers the latest presidential election news as well as links to other political web resources.
- Project Vote SmartProject Vote Smart provides individual Congressmen and Senators' voting records, information about presidential candidates, directories of state legislator, campaign finance information, and reference documents such as the Constitution, the U.S. Government Manual, and How Our Laws are Made.
- Title 11 of the Code of Federal RegulationsThe Federal Election Commission publishes regulations in the Federal Register throughout the year. The printed version is current as of January 1 of the year of publication.
- WatchBlogThis multiple-editor blog is broken up into three major political affiliations, each with its own blog: the Democrats, the Republicans, and the Third Party.
Campaign Finance
- Federal Election CommissionThis resource offers information on federal elections including voter registration and turnout, elections results, presidential and congressional campaign financing, and campaign finance law.
- FEC - Law & RegulationsFederal Election Commission site provides various legal documents on campaign finance law.
- Opensecrets.orgThe Center for Responsive Politics provides information on campaign funds raised and spent by presidential candidates, lists of donations by state, economic sector, industry and interest, and top contributions.
Redistricting Info
- Daily Kos Elections' complete redistricting resourcesIncludes breakdown of 2008 Presidential votes by new (2011) Congressional districts and table showing how vote for the 2010 election would be distributed in the new congressional district.
- Washington Post Congressional Redistricting ScorecardTable lists status of each state's redistricting efforts.
- Redistricting in America from the Rose Institute of State and Local GovernmentRedistricting information by state.