Elections and Political Information
Voter Registration: You may obtain mail-in voter registration forms at any
TRL branch or online at the Washington
Secretary of State's Office.
Directory of U.S. Political Parties
Links to all national party websites with commentary on the current state of each organization.
The Advocates Quiz – Where you fit on the political map
World's Smallest Political Quiz that attempts to figure out your political leanings.
Washington State Democrat Party
State convention, resolutions and platform.
Washington State Republican Party
Officials, platform, state committee, and events calendar.
Washington State American Heritage Party
Reclaiming America's political institutions and culture for the glory of God and the advancement of the Christian faith.
Washington State Constitution Party
Limit the federal government to its delegated, enumerated, Constitutional functions and to restore American jurisprudence to its original Biblical common-law foundations.
Washington State Green Party
Peace, social justice, environmental protection and grassroots democracy.
Washington State Natural Law Party
Peace, social justice, environmental protection and grassroots democracy.
Washington State Reform Party
Dedicated to fiscal responsibility and political accountability.
Washington State Socialist Party
Working people own and control the means of production and distribution through democratically-controlled public agencies.
Washington County Election Sites.
Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Pacific and Thurston County Auditor website, as well as all other counties in Washington State.
Washington Secretary of State - Elections and Voting
Online voter registration, personal registration lookup and previous election results. Information on the Primary System. Candidates & Political Parties and Initiatives & Referenda. Information for Students, Parents & Teachers and Media.
Washington Voter
The League of Women Voters of Washington provides a comprehensive guide to government and current elections.
Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
Provides a basic introduction to the Federal Government
Declare Yourself: Register to vote
Declare Yourself is a national nonpartisan, nonprofit campaign to empower and encourage every eligible 18-year-old in America to register to vote.
Electoral College
How the Electoral College works.
Facts about elections from Factmonster
Step-by-step on the Campaign Trail, how the President gets elected.
Holding Politicians Accountable
Monitors the factual accuracy of what is said by major US political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews, and news releases.
Rock the Vote
Get involved and vote!
Blog Catalog – Political Blogs
BlogCatalog features 4,517 Political blogs for you to browse.
Center for Public Integrity: Investigative Journalism in the Public Interest
The Center for Public Integrity is a nonprofit organization dedicated to producing original, responsible investigative journalism on issues of public concern. The Center is non-partisan and non-advocacy
League of Women Voters
Comprehensive site for election and voter information and links to other election/political participation sites.
Move On -- a Political Action Committee
Move On, with over 3.2 million online members across America, is one of the largest Political Action Committees (PACs) in the country. It brings Americans into politics to fight for a more progressive America and elect progressive candidates.
On the Issues
Gives an overview of many current issues and then provides links to local, state and federal candidates' views on that issue.
Political
Science Resources - United States Politics
A wealth of elections and political information links.
Politics Online
News and strategies for using the Internet and new technology in the civic sector. It provides a forum for online campaigns, includes a journal of politics and a daily news and information service.
Project Vote Smart
Comprehensive site for information on elections, parties, candidates and legislation.
Real Clear Politics
Real Clear Politics culls and publishes the best commentary, news, polling data, and links to important resources from all points of the political compass and covering all the important issues of the day. It is updated every morning and throughout the day.
The Cato Institute
A liberal think tank promoting public policy based on individual liberty, limited government, free markets, and peaceful international relations.
The Heritage Foundation
A conservative think tank who state their mission is to formulate and promote conservative public policies based on the principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values, and a strong national defense.
Washington Public Disclosure Commission
The Public Disclosure Commission was created and empowered by Initiative of the People to provide timely and meaningful public access to information about the financing of political campaigns, lobbyist expenditures, and the financial affairs of public officials.
Washington State Registered Lobbyists
Lobbyists registered with the Washington [State] Public Disclosure Commission.
Center for Responsive Politics
Center for Responsive Politics guide to money’s influence on U.S. elections and public policy.
Federal Election Commission (FEC)
This is the US independent regulatory agency created to administer and enforce the statute that governs the financing of federal elections.
Follow the Money
The National Institute on Money in State Politics is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization revealing the influence of campaign money on state-level elections and public policy in all 50 states.
Fund Race 2008
Fund Race makes it easy to search by name or address to see which presidential candidates your friends, family, co-workers, neighbors or celebrities are contributing to.
Political Advocacy Groups
A Directory of United States Lobbyists.
Washington Primary Elections
 Washington's New Top Two Primary System
FAQs on the new Top 2 Primary System, put out by the Washington Secretary of State, Elections Division
Article - "Parties should accept primary system that voters clearly prefer"
The Daily News - Serving the Lower Columbian, July 10, 2008
Article - "Supreme Court rules in favor of Washington state top-two primary"
Seattle Times, March 18, 2008
Article - "Top-two primary system troubles parties"
The Olympian, March 26, 2008
County Auditors, Election Division
Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Pacific and Thurston County Auditor websites
Revised
7/31/2008
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