2004 United States Presidential Election

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Internet Resources

Candidates

The 2004 US Presidential Election: A View From the Web  A grid compares Web sites of 2004 presidential hopefuls and includes links to individual politicians' sites.
http://politicalweb.info/2004/2004.html

America Votes 2004: Presidential Primary Preview A special report from CNN. Includes information on the current candidates; their positions on topics such as civil rights, healthcare, international policy, and the environment; and their battle for campaign contributions. It also provides a monthly poll tracker, a description of the primary process by state, an election calendar, and timeline.
http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/

C-Span.org Election 2004: Candidates & Information Includes information concerning each presidential candidate, their campaign ads, position papers, primaries and caucuses calendar, and voter registration information.
http://www.capwiz.com/c-span/e4/

Voting and Registration

SEE ALSO:
Local Elections Information (Including Voter Registration)
Register To Vote Voter registration is closed for the ten (10) days before an election.

Alabama Voter Guide This booklet will give you basic information about Alabama's Elections. It will answer frequently asked questions about voting.

Declare Yourself This "is a national nonpartisan, nonprofit campaign to energize and empower a new movement of young voters to participate in the 2004 presidential election." The site provides information about voter registration, absentee ballots, and locating polling places.
http://www.declareyourself.com/

Helping America Vote: Safeguarding the Vote (July 2004)
http://www.lwv.org/elibrary/pub/voting_safeguarding_color.pdf

Helping America Vote: A Guide to the New Federal Provisional Ballot Requirement (August 2003)
http://www.lwv.org/elibrary/pub/voting_help-vote.pdf

League of Women Voters Democracy Net "DNet - is a project of the League of Women Voters Education Fund. It is an interactive platform designed to improve the quality of voter information and create a more educated and engaged electorate."
http://congress.org/congressorg/e4/

Project Vote Smart: 2004 Presidential Candidates "Project Vote Smart (PVS) is a citizen's organization dedicated to serving all Americans with accurate and unbiased information for electoral decision-making. Its policies, procedures and structure are designed to guarantee absolute impartiality and standards of excellence in fulfillment of its mission."
http://www.vote-smart.org/

Top Five Risks to Eligible Voters in 2004 (May 2004)
http://www.lwv.org/join/elections/TopFiveRisks.pdf

News And Information

E-Democracy: Election 2004 News, Information, and Links A guide to broadcast and print news on elections, nonprofit and government sources, information for voters, discussion and news groups.
http://www.e-democracy.org/us/

Factcheck.org Annenberg Political Fact Check is a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania This site's goal is to monitor the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews, and news releases.
http://www.factcheck.org/

FindLaw Special Coverage : Election 2004 The FindLaw Election 2004 page presents information and documents related to the 2004 United States elections. Documents are related to election law, redistricting, campaign finance, electronic voting, and individual candidates.
http://news.findlaw.com/legalnews/lit/election2004

Fund Race 2004: Follow the Money Eyebeam, a nonprofit media arts organization, uses electronic data from the current presidential race to create rankings. There is also a map that shows the geographic distribution of funding contributions to candidates.
http://www.fundrace.org/

Political Parties

Political Parties in Alabama
http://www.bplonline.org/resources/subjects/community/Elections.asp

Politics1.com Includes a directory of all U.S. political parties.
http://www.politics1.com/parties.htm