Politics and Elections
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Established as a non-partisan voter education program, Project Vote Smart
provides the Voter’s Self-Defense System, a set of informational tools to assist
voters in making informed, responsible decisions at the voting booth. |
The tools consist of the Project Vote Smart database, located at
http://www.votesmart.org/index.htm as well
as the Voter’s Self Defense Manual.
These resources provide an independent source of accurate information on
candidates, their positions and voting records and also includes biographical
information on the candidates, issue positions, interest group ratings of
candidates, public statements, and links to voter registration information,
ballot measures, and more.
Idaho Politicians in Washington D.C.
William T. Sali
http://sali.house.gov/
Mike Simpson
http://www.house.gov/simpson/
Larry Craig
http://craig.senate.gov/
Mike Crapo
http://crapo.senate.gov/
Idaho
Legislature
http://www2.state.id.us/legislat/legislat.html
Political Parties
America
First Party of Idaho
http://www.americafirstparty.org/contacts/id.shtml
Constitution
Party of Idaho
http://www.cpidaho.org/
Non-profit and non-partisan and dedicated to
fair elections and voting reform
Democratic
National Committee
http://www.democrats.org/
Idaho
Democrats
http://www.idaho-democrats.org/
Idaho Green Party
http://www.idahogreenparty.org/
Idaho
Republicans
http://www.idgop.org
Libertarian Party of Idaho
http://www.lpid.org
National Libertarian Party
http://www.lp.org/
Natural
Law Party of Idaho
http://www.natural-law.org/states/
Republican
National Committee
http://www.georgebush.com
Political Commentary and Election Information
CNN Politics
http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/
Daily political news and
commentary
ETalkinghead- Online Political News Magazine
http://directory.etalkinghead.com/
FairVote
http://www.fairvote.org/
Acting to transform our elections to achieve universal access to
participation, a full spectrum of meaningful ballot choices and majority
rule with fair representation for all.
National Center for Policy Analysis - Daily Policy Digest
http://www.ncpa.org/
NCPA is a nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy research organization,
established in 1983. The NCPA's goal is to develop and promote private
alternatives to government regulation and control, solving problems by
relying on the strength of the competitive, entrepreneurial private sector.
Topics include reforms in health care, taxes, Social Security, welfare,
criminal justice, education and environmental regulation.
OpenSecrets.org - Center for Responsive Politics
http://www.opensecrets.org/
A nonpartisan guide to money’s influence on U.S. elections and public
policy.
Political Graveyard
http://politicalgraveyard.com/
A web site about U.S. political history and cemeteries. It is
the Internet's most comprehensive source for American political biography,
listing 180,022 politicians, living and dead.
Political Information
http://www.politicalinformation.com/
A search engine for politics, policy, and
political news
Project Vote Smart
http://www.votesmart.org/
An unbiased library of
information on 40,000 candidates for public office. Includes their
candidate database and provides access to their Voter's Research Hotline
for further information on candidates and issues. Also provides links
and information on registering to vote.
Public
Agenda Online
http://www.publicagenda.org/
Founded by social scientist and author Daniel Yankelovich and former
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance in 1975. Public Agenda's two-fold mission is
to help:
- American leaders better understand the public's point of view.
- Citizens know more about critical policy issues so they can make
thoughtful, informed decisions.
Stateline.org
http://www.stateline.org/
Operated by the Pew Center on the States,
this site provides public policy information for various topics focused
at the state level.
Yahoo Directory: Politics
http://dir.yahoo.com/Government/Politics/
Yahoo Directory: U.S. Political Parties
http://dir.yahoo.com/Government/U_S__Government/Politics/Parties/
Election Quick Links for Ada County
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For local information about voter
registration, elections, and more visit the
Ada County Clerk Office or choose from the Quick Links listed below. |
Voter registration
http://www.adaweb.net/Clerk/Elections/tabid/162/Default.aspx
Absentee or Early Voting
http://www.adaweb.net/Clerk/Elections/AbsenteeEarlyVoting/tabid/170/Default.aspx
Candidates
http://www.adaweb.net/Clerk/Elections/DeclarationofCandidacy/tabid/173/Default.aspx
Polling Locations
http://www.adaweb.net/Clerk/Elections/PollingLocations/tabid/174/Default.aspx
Voting District Maps
http://www.adaweb.net/Clerk/Elections/VotingDistrictMaps/tabid/175/Default.aspx
Election Results
http://www.adaweb.net/Clerk/Elections/ElectionResults/tabid/172/Default.aspx
Election Quick Links for State and National Information
IdahoVotes: official voting information
http://idahovotes.gov/
All the basic information you to be prepared for voting in Idaho. Produced by
the Office of the Secretary of the State.
Project VoteSmart
http://www.vote-smart.org
Provides unbiased and factual information about candidates and elected officials
in five basic categories: biographical information, issue positions, voting
records, campaign finances and interest group ratings.
Accessible Voting Options in Idaho
http://www.idahovotes.gov/Access/access.htm
Last Updated:12/15/2008
Author:jj/grr
