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 and the Voter’s Self Defense Manual.

Idaho Politicians in Washington D.C.

Walt Minnick  http://minnick.house.gov/

Mike Simpson  http://www.house.gov/simpson/

Jim Risch http://risch.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 

Real Clear Politics
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/

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

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:06/05/2009 Author:jj/grr