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Election Process
- Election Process [usa.gov]Learn about the presidential election process, including the electoral college, caucuses, and primaries.
- Election Process [Library of Congress]]Library of Congress website explaining the U.S. presidential election process. Includes links to information about candidates, voters, the party system, and political issues.
- Electing the President: Everything you need to knowLeague of Women Voters website.
- The Presidential Election: How it worksLibraryPoint.org website.
- Step-by-step on the Campaign Trailcourtesy of Fact Monster [Information Please site].
- An Informational Guide to the 2016 Presidential Election Process by Nick Kachiroubas [PDF]DePaul University, School of Public Service
Electoral College
- U.S. Electoral CollegeNational Archives and Record Administration website explaining the U.S. Electoral College.
- Electoral College (United States)Wikipedia page about the U.S. Electoral College.
- How the Electoral College worksfrom the How Stuff Works website, a layman's guide to the U.S. Electoral College.
- The Electoral College by William C. Kimberling [PDF]written in 1992 when Kimberling was Deputy Director of the FEC Office of Election Administration.
- Electoral College [History.com]site includes links to Electoral College videos and speeches.
- National Popular VoteAn advocacy group for the direct election of the President.
- Electoral College Fast Factsfrom the History, Art, and Archives site of the U.S. House of Representatives.
- The electoral College [PDF}published by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, 2011.
- The Electoral College [usconstitution.net]one of the constitutional topics discussed at the usconstitution.net website.
- Government 101: Electoral Collegecourtesy of Project Vote Smart.
- The Electoral College [NCSL}webpage on the National Conference of State Legislatures' website.
- The Electoral Collegewebsite of FairVotes.org.
Election Data and Statistics
- CQ Voting and Elections Collection This link opens in a new windowExpert analysis, demographics, and data of elections-realted information.
- PolicyMap This link opens in a new windowMap demographics and election data by county and by congressional districts. Click on Demographics tab to locate the data.