LibGuides: Election and Civics Resources: Top 10 Online Resources for Elections and Voting

Booklist May 15, 2020

Voting has never bee. more complicated - or more vital. To help the public stay informed and participate, Kian Flynn (University of Washington Libraries) and members of ALA's Government Documents Roundtable (GODORT) Education Committee share their top free online resources for reliable, up-0to-date information on elections and voting. Kian Flynn and GODORT Education Committee.

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Department of Justice: Civil Rights Voting Section
Find statues, cases, policy and guidance, and history related to voting rights from the U.S. Department of Justice.
Federal Elections Commission
Research current and historical campaign finance data for both individual candidates and political action committees.
Federal Voting Assistance Program
Guidance and resources for military and overseas voters who will be voting absentee.
GODORT's Voting and Election Toolkits
Created by government information librarians across the country, GODART's state-by-state Voting and Election Toolkits are one-stop shops for voting and election information created for librarians by librarians. We encourage librarians to reuse content from the guides in the own LibGuides.
Library of Congress: U.S. Election Statistics
Resources for locating election statistics at the federal, congressional, and state levels.
National Homeless Coalition
A national network promoting voting access for low-income persons and persons experiencing homelessness.
Native Vote
A nonpartisan organization working to promote voter education, registration, and protection for Native communities.
U. S. Election Assistance Commission
Locate resources related to HAVA (Help America Vote Act) and guidance for voters with disablities.
USA.GOV
Find answers to common questions about voting in the United States on this official government portal.
Vote.Gov
The federal government's official voter registration portal with links to state-by-state voter registration info.