Elections and Voting - Government Publications - United States - LibGuides at University of Victoria Libraries

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CQ Weekly
Congressional Quarterly's magazine on government, commerce and politics. 1983 to the present.

Nexis Uni
Choose the "News" tab, which defaults to a search of US newswires and newspapers. Enter a candidate name in quotations.

From the "Source" tab browse the directory for "Country and Regions Reports."

Access World News
There are two ways to locate news.
1. From the left frame choose "US Presidential Campaign 2016"
2. From the centre frame, choose "The World" . Check "North America" then enter your candidates name in quotations in the search box. Limit your search to the Lead/first paragrah for better results.
89 newspapers from British Columbia are also included, going back to 2004 (some are earlier). These include the 100 Mile House Free Press, Gulf Islands Driftwood, Saanich News, and Oak Bay News.

Project Vote Smart
is a non-profit, non-partisan research organization that collects and distributes information on candidates for public office in the United States.
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Link to Wikipedia article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Vote_Smart
Open Congress
OpenCongress is a free and open-source joint project of two non-profit organizations, the Participatory Politics Foundation and the Sunlight Foundation.
National Institute on Money in State Politics
Investigate Money in State Politics

Guide to US Elections by CQ Press
Call Number: Reference JK1967 C662 2010 v.1 v.2
ISBN: 1604265361
Publication Date: 2010, 6th edition
Atlas of the 2008 elections by edited by Stanley D. Brunn
Call Number: Internet Resource, Print also in Reference
ISBN: 0742567958
Publication Date: 2011
Encyclopedia of U. S. Campaigns, Elections, and Electoral Behavior by Kenneth F. Warren
Call Number: ELECTRONIC
ISBN: 1412954894
Publication Date: 2008-04-04

America Fact Finder
US Census for population, housing, economic, and geographic data; simplified search interface. Search by city.
Federal Elections Commission
Independent regulatory agency established to enforce federal election campaign financing. Includes 2010 financing.
Voting and Registration - U.S. Census Bureau
Information on reported voting and registration by various demographic and socioeconomic characteristics is collected for the nation in November of Congressional and Presidential election years in the Current Population Survey (CPS). The CPS is a monthly survey of about 50,000 households conducted by the Bureau of the Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Wikipedia - United States Senate Elections 2010
Maintained by independent Wikipedia editors.
Wikipedia - the United States House of Representatives Elections 2010 Complete List
Maintained by independent Wikipedia editors.
Comparative Study of Electoral Systems (CSES)
collaborative program of research among election study teams from around the world
Roll Call: Politics
Presidential Election.com
Non-partisan 2010-2012 Presidential Election information and directory including government, state, and local election information
The American Presidency Project