Elections Subject Guide LRC@TCC

Scope: Political parties, candidates, and elections.
Call number areas to browse:
J (Political science)
JF1001- (General)
JK1951- (United States) 
Subjects to search:  
Campaign funds, Campaign management, Electoral college, Local elections, Nominations

National Elections

Joseph Biden John McCain Barack Obama Sarah Palin

On the Issues
Election Center 2008 CNN

Virginia Elections

Virginia State Board of Elections for state-wide voter registration and election related data.
Register to Vote and information on Primary Elections.

Virginia's Citizens' Guide, you can identify your elected officials, find voting & registration information, and more.

Politics 1 : Virginia

General Information

Elections great sites from Yahoo.

OpenSecrets.org "Online source for money in politics data", includes politicians, political action commitees, and publications like "A Brief History of Money in Politics" addressing campaign financing & reform.

Vote Smart "Tracking the performance of 13,000 political leaders".

Federal Elections Commission In 1975, Congress created the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to administer and enforce the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) - the statute that governs the financing of federal elections.