Election Resources

How do I register to vote, and where do I vote?

• Kenosha City Clerk (Scroll down to Elections - all the local voting info you need is here)
• Kenosha County Clerk (Election Information for the County)
• Kenosha Polling Places
• Look up your polling place

State and Federal Election Information

• Electoral College
• Federal Election Commission (FEC)Electoral Votes
• Federal Election Commission (FEC) Homepage
• WI Government Accountability Board
  

Wisconsin Gubernatorial Recall Election

• Tom Barrett - Democratic Candidate
• Kathleen Falk - Democratic Candidate
  
• Doug La Follette - Democratic Candidate
• Kathleen Vinehout - Democratic Candidate
• Arthur Kohl-Riggs - Republican Candidate
• Scott Walker - Republican Candidate (Incumbent)
  
  
• Compare Campaign Contributions (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
• May 8, 2012 Statewide Recall Results
• May 8, 2012 Kenosha County Recall Results
  

Wisconsin Lt. Governor Recall Election

• Rebecca Kleefisch - Republican Candidate
  

• Mahlon Mitchell - Democratic Candidate 
• Ira Robins - Democratic Candidate
  

United States Senate Election

• Tammy Baldwin - Democratic Candidate
  

Money raised and spent by 2012 candidates

First Congressional District of Wisconsin Election

• Paul Ryan - Republican Candidate (Incumbent)
  
• Project Vote Smart Information about Candidate Ryan
• Rob Zerban - Democratic Candidate 
• Project Vote Smart Information about Candidate Zerban
  

Money raised and spent by 2012 candidates

Non-Partisan Information About Candidates

• Project Vote Smart

Fact-Checking the Candidates

• http://www.factcheck.org/
• http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/
• Journal Sentinel/PolitiFact for Wisconsin
  

Democrats

• Organizing for America/Barack Obama
• College Democrats of America
• College Democrats of Wisconsin
• The Democratic Party
• Progressives United (Russ Feingold, Founder)
  

Republicans

• College Republican National Committee
• Wisconsin Federation of College Republicans
• Republican National Committee

Other Political Parties

• Politics 1 (Information about all Political Parties)

Polls and General Information about the Election

• Election 2012: Recall Races and Coverage
  

• Congressional Quaterly General Political Information
• Congressional Quarterly Election Map for House, Senate, and President

• http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/polltracker/ (Polls)
• http://www.usaelectionpolls.com/ (Tracking Polls)
• http://www.rasmussenreports.com/older_content/home/top_stories/most_recent_articles (Tracking Polls and articles)
• CNN Election Center (2012)
• CNN Election Center (2008)
  
• Electoral Votes (Updated counts and state polls)
  
• Huffpost/Pollster (Survey data/polls, nonpartisan analysis, and more)
  
• Polling Report
• The Badger Poll (University of Wisconsin Survey Center conducts various polls)
• The Gallup Poll
• The Pew Research Center for the People & the Press

• Declare Yourself
• http://www.thewhitehouseproject.org/voterunlead/ (Women and Politics)
• http://www.nytimes.com (Your Brain on Politics article)

Follow the Money

• Campaign Spending (Want to know who is giving money to candidates? Type in a name.)
• Federal Election Commission (FEC) Disclosure Database (Search donations to candidates in several formats)
• OpenSecrets.org

News Sources

• ABC
• CBS
• CNN
• C-Span
• Fox News
  
• MSNBC
• NPR 2012
  
• NPR 2008
  
• Online NewsHour
• PBS
• The New York Times 2012
  
• The New York Times 2008
• The New York Times - Five Thirty Eight Blog 2010
  
• Washington Post

• Politics Magazine (for Practitioners)
• Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball
• Rand Corporation (Political Polarization article)
• WisPolitics.com

Humor

• Indecision 2012
• Cartoons
• Redskins and Elections

Academics at Carthage

• Areas of Study
• Academic Calendar
• College Catalog
• Course Schedules
• Academic Advising

Prospective Students

• Admissions
• Areas of Study
• Request Information

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