Quick Links:
On the Issues . . . provides non-partisan information for voters, collected daily from newspapers, speeches, press releases, and the Internet.
Project Vote-Smart
Politics1.com

Election Information: State & Federal
Washington State Elections  
       Initiatives & Referendums for Washington State
Federal Election Commission
U.S. Department of State - Election 2004
Washington Secretary of State

• CQ's Politics In America: 2004, the 106th Congress / Ref.  JK1010.P64 2004
• Directory of Congressional Voting Scores and Interest Group Ratings / Ref. JK1051.S555 2000  2 vols.
• The Left Guide:  A Guide to Left-of-Center Organizations / Ref. HS2321.L44 v.2 1998
• The Right Guide: A Guide to Conservative and Right-of-Center Organizations /  Ref. HS2321.R54  v.4 2000
• Political Market Place USA / Ref. JK271.K87 1999
"An annual directory on politics, elections, legislative bodies, political parties, and campaigns".
• Political Parties & Organizations in the United States
"A meta-site that links to federal & state political party web sites; includes all political parties in the U.S."

• The American Political Dictionary / Ref. JK9.P55 1997
• The Electoral Politics Dictionary / Ref.  JK1971.R46
Dictionary of the terms and concepts related to this topic.
• Encyclopedia of the American Left / Ref. HX 86.E58 1998
• Encyclopedia of American Parties, Campaigns, and Elections / Ref. JK9.B56 1999
• Encyclopedia of the American Presidency / Ref. JK511.E53 1994  4 vols.
"Includes biographical information on presidents (during their presidential years), their cabinets, and other elected officials, focusing on their relationship to the presidency. Topics also include powers of the presidency, foreign affairs, multiple presidential roles, Congress, judiciary functions. The encyclopedia attempts to provide an overview of contemporary as well as public policy issues such as civil rights, law enforcement, health issues, women's rights, education, etc."
• Encyclopedia of the United States Congress / Ref.  JK1067.E63 1995  4 vols.
"Seeks to provide an overview of Congress, its operations and history."
• Encyclopedia of Third Parties in America / Ref. JK 2261.E474 2000  3 vols.
Contents include:  "Third parties in history, Third-party maps, American third-parties, and Biographical information."
• POLITICAL LEXICON:  an Interactive Glossary of Terms from U.S. Politics

• How to Research Elections / Ref. JK 1976.M37 2000
" Contents:  pt. 1. Secondary sources, primary sources, and finding tools;  pt. 2. Selected bibliography on elections. Nomination and selection of presidents -- Campaigns -- Candidates -- Campaign finance -- Media coverage -- Political parties -- Electoral system -- Voting participation."
 
• American Electorate; a Historical Bibliography / Ref. JK1965.A45
" An annotated bibliography arranged by topic - including voter behavior the electoral process the emergence of the electorate--Civil War to WWII--new era to the Cold War--modern years."
• Congressional Quarterly's Desk Reference on the States /  Ref. JK2408.W48 1999
"Campaign & election information on governors & legislators, state profiles, etc."
• Congressional Quarterly's Guide to the Presidency / Ref. JK516.C57 1989
"Presents past and present trends in an effort to provide an overview of accidents, forces of history and technology in the late twentieth century which have shaped American politics.  Topics include Constitutional beginnings, the electoral process, the president and the public, the White House & the Executive Branch, political parties.  Includes bibliographies and biographical information."
• Desk Reference on American Government / Ref. JK 274.W449 2000
• Handbook of United States Election Laws and Practices: Political Rights / Ref. KF4749.B625 1990
• Historic Documents on Presidential Elections, 1787-1988 / JK1965.H56 1991
• The Presidency: A Research Guide / Ref. JK 516.G6 1985
A guide to "primary resources investigating the presidency, elections & campaigns, etc."
• U.S. Presidential Primaries & the Caucus-Convention System:  A Sourcebook / Ref. JK22.D28 1997
• Voting in America: A Reference Handbook.  Santa Barbara, CA:  ABC-CLIO, 2004.  / Ref. JK1976.D53 2004

• Campaigns & Elections - published by Congressional Quarterly
• Center for Voting and Democracy
"The Center for Voting and Democracy researches how voting systems affect  participation, representation and governance."
• CNN's All Politics
• Common Cause
"Common Cause is a nonprofit, nonpartisan citizen's lobbying organization promoting open, honest and accountable government." This site covers a broad range of topics.
• Elections U.S.A.
Provides breaking news items, a calendar of primaries and caucuses, information by state, and more.
• Federal Election Commission
Includes Campaign Finance Reports & Data on candidates, PAC's; Campaign Finance Law & resources; Elections and Voting resources, which include statistics of voter demographics and voter turnout; a history of the Electoral College, as well as other historical data.
• How U.S. Political Campaigns are Run
• Information Please Almanac/Elections
Presidential Elections, 1789–1996
National Political Conventions Since 1856
Facts About Elections
• League of Women Voters
• Links To Info on the 2004 US Elections (Compiled by Todd Donovan, Faculty, WWU Political Science Dept.)
• National Political Index
"The National Political Index is a web site which provides an index of substantive political information for voters, political activists, political consultants, lobbyists, politicians, and media editors with a wide range of products, information, services, simulations, games, and polling in an interactive communications environment."
• The Political Wire
This site scans more than 1500 sites for the best political news every 15 minutes, 24 hours a day.  Links to public opinion polls, newswires, online newspapers and news briefings, candidate news.
• Project Vote Smart
"A major program of The Center for National Independence in Politics, a national non-partisan organization focused on providing citizens/voters with information about the political system, issues, candidates and elected officials."
• Roll Call - published by the Economist
"Provides a state-by-state map & a look at state political races; considered a leading source for Congressional news."
• U.S. Elections.com
•  
  Links to candidates web sites
• Voter Information Services
"Includes Congressional Report Card - Find out what kinds of laws your U.S. senators and representatives supported or opposed; Congressional Votes - Voting Record Reports."
• Yahoo - Elections
Meta-site that links to election topics.

• Political Parties and Civic Action Groups / Ref. JK 2260.S36 1981
"This encyclopedic handbook is designed to provide concise histories of major voluntary groups and nonprofit organizations that have played significant roles in American civic, and political life from the colonial era to the present."
• Political Parties and Elections in the United States: An Encyclopedia / Ref. JK2261.P633 1991  2 vols.
"Provides names, dates, and basic data on the history and current operations of political parties, and of specific elections.  Includes biographical overviews of individuals who were or continue to play key roles in political parties and the electoral process. Each entry includes a bibliography."
• The Encyclopedia of the Republican Party; The Encyclopedia of the Democratic Party / Ref. JK2352.E56 1997 4 vols.
"Contents include a brief history of the Democratic & Republican Parties, discusses issues and ideologies of each party in depth, provides biographies, and conventions, platforms, and elections, from 1856-1992."
• Encyclopedia of Third Parties in America / Ref. JK 2261.E474 2000  3 vols.
• Contents include:  "Third parties in history, Third-party maps, American third-parties, and Biographical information."
• National Party Conventions, 1831-2000.  Washington DC:  CQ Press, 2001. / Ref. JK2255.N373 2001
• National Political Index
• National party links
• State & local parties
• Political Parties & Organizations in the United States
A meta-site that links to federal & state political party web sites; includes all political parties in the U.S.

Dave Leip's Atlas of US Presidential Elections

Images of American Political History - archive of maps which trace territorial growth, population, and presidential elections.

National Conference of State Legislatures - State Vote Analysis
Includes state results by year, legislative turnovers by state.

NES Guide to Public Opinion and Electoral Behavior
The Guide provides political observers, policy makers, journalists, teachers, students, and social scientists with immediate access to tables and graphs that display the ebb and flow of public opinion and electoral behavior and choice in American politics since 1948. The Guide presents responses to a small portion of the questions that have been asked in the 1948-2000 National Election Studies.

• Almanac of American Politics / (current year in Ref., others in general stacks 1972-)  Ref. JK271.A4
• America at the Polls 1920-1956; 1960-1992:A Handbook of American Presidential Election Statistics / Ref. K524.A73 1994 2 vols.
"Provides voter statistics & census data of the electoral college and state by state vote counts."
• America Votes  (current year in Ref., prior years located on 4 East oversize)  Ref. JK1967.A8
"Published every 2 years following a general election, America Votes provides breakdowns in the presidential, congressional, and gubernatorial elections."
• Analyzing Electoral History:  A Guide to the Study of American Voter Behavior / JK1967.A84
• Black Elected Officials: A Statistical Summary: 1993-1997 / Ref. E185.615.B59 1998
• Center for Voting and Democracy
"The Center for Voting and Democracy researches how voting systems affect participation, representation and governance."
• Congressional District Atlas [computer file] / Haggard 2 Gov. Doc. C 3.282/5:105
• Congressional Districts in the 1990s: a Portrait of America /Ref. JK1341 .C64 1993
• County & City Databook / Haggard 2  Gov. Doc. Computer File  C 3.134/2-1:
• CQ Guide to U.S. Elections / Ref. JK1967.C66 1975
"Provides history of party politics, statistical and demographic data on elections--voting records & election returns."
• CQ Weekly Reports / Haggard 2 Government Info Ref. Xc:wr v.16 1958-current
"Returns by election year, with a special issue a week or two following a federal election."
• CQ's Gallup Poll - Politics and Elections
• Election Statistics
The Office of the Clerk: U.S. House of Representatives provides vote counts for federal elections from the official sources among the various states and territories, from 1920 to the present.
• The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts, 1789-1983 / Ref. G1201.F9 M3 1982
• PollingReport.com
"PollingReport.com is updated whenever new  polls are released."
• Projections of the Voting-age Population, for States (Biennial)/ Haggard 2  Docs C 3.186/26:
• Public Opinion Quarterly Index.  See:  JSTOR for indexing, : Vols. 1-63, 1937-1999.
 The WWU libraries also has this journal   HM261.A1.P8
• State and National Voting in Federal Elections, 1910-1970 / JK1965.C59
• States Votes:  National Conference of State Legislatures
• Studies in the Measurement of Voter Turnout / Haggard 2  Docs C3.186:P-23/168
• Demanding Choices: Opinion, Voting, and Direct Democracy / JF1051.B64 1998
• U.S. Demography and Elections
• Voter Registration / Ref. JK2160.V684 2002
• Voting and Registration in the Election of ... / Haggard 2  Docs C 3.186/3-2:

• Initiatives & Referendums - (Washington State)
• Bellingham Herald Online / provides election coverage
• Online Voters Guide / Office of the Secretary of State Home Page
Washington State Voters Guide published by the Secretary of  State, provides information on candidates and state ballot measures, and links to voter registration, county election departments, campaign contribution & financial disclosure, political parties, a state election calendar, and a guide to the state's Presidential Primary.   Includes voting results for previous elections.
• County Auditors/Elections Departments in Washington State
• PDC Reference Manual.  Washington State Public Disclosure Commission. / Haggard 2  Docs WA 329.02 D63pdc r 1986
• Washington Public Disclosure Commission
• Washington State Campaign Finance
• Whatcom County Auditor
Provides an interesting analysis of Voting Age Population, Registered Voters, and Voter Turnout for the county in comparison to the state, General Election Results, as well as other election information. 
• Where the Money Goes:  A Review of Campaign Vendors.  Washington State Public Disclosure Commission. / Haggard 2  Docs WA 329.02 D63whe m 1990

Suggested Subject Headings  - Online Catalog
Environmental policy -- United States -- Citizen participation.
Lobbying United States
Lobbyists United States
Political action committees -- United States
Pressure Groups United States
Religion And Politics --United States

Religion

• Encyclopedia of Religion in American Politics / Ref. BL2525.E52 1999
• The Religious Dimension of Political Behavior: A Critical Analysis and Annotated Bibliography/ Ref. BL65.P7 O47 1998
• The Bible and the Ballot Box: Religion and Politics in the 1988 Election / BL2525.B53 1991
• Religious Convictions and Political Choice / BL65.P7 G73 1988

• Encyclopedia of interest groups and lobbyists in the United States / JK1118 .N47 2000
• The Lobbying Handbook / Ref. JK 1118.L58 1990
• Lobbyists Directory / Haggard 2  Docs WA 329.02 D63pic Drl 1999
• National Political Index - links to PAC's
• Washington Representatives / Ref. JK1118 .D58 2000
A directory of lobbyists, trade associations, and other professional associations that lobby.
• The Best Congress Money Can Buy / JK1991.S73 1988
• Campaign Regulation and Public Policy:  PACs, ideology, and the FEC / KF4920.Z9 R68
• Citizens, Political Communication, and Interest Groups: Environmental Organizations in Canada and the United States / HC110.E5 C57 1992
• Creative Campaigning: PACs and the Presidential Selection Process / JK1991.C67 1992
• Eco-wars: Political Campaigns and Social Movements / JK1118.L53 1998
• Groups, Interests, and U.S. Public Policy / JK1118.B76 1998
• Improper Influence: Campaign Finance Law, Political Interest Groups, and the Problem of Equality / KF4920.G35 1996
• The Interest Group Connection: Electioneering, Lobbying, and Policymaking in Washington / JK1118.I563 1998
• The money men : the real story of fund-raising's influence on political power in America / JK1991 .B573 2000
• The New Liberalism: the Rising Power of Citizen Groups / JK1118.B43 1999
• Networks of Champions:  Leadership, Access, and Advocacy in the U.S. House of  Representatives / JK1319.D44 1997

Suggested Subject Headings  - Online Catalog
Campaign funds--United States
Campaign Funds Law And Legislation--United States
Election Law -- United States

• Campaign and Election Reform: A Reference Handbook / Ref.  JK 1976.U88 1997
"Includes election information, election law, campaign funds, political participation. Includes an extensive bibliography of books, videos, and web sites, and a directory of organizations and agencies."
• Campaign Finance: News & Links - Google
• Campaign Finance Information Center
Provides top financial contributors & receivers, as well as top contributing  cities, states, and zip codes.
• Washington State
• Campaign Finance Reform - The Brookings Institute
"Brookings Campaign Finance home page is the source of essential cases, legal and policy materials on campaign finance, ... to provide timely information and analysis on campaign finance."   Also links to:
        Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA)
                     FEC Advisory Opinions
                     FEC Regulations
                     Federal Election Commission Notice of
                     Inquiry 1999-24: Use of the Internet for
                     Campaign Activity (pdf format)
                     Democracy Network
                     Key Court Cases
                     Current Legislation
• Campaign Finance Reform and Government Ethics - Congress Watch
"Congress Watch is a division of Public Citizen, a national non-profit, non-partisan, member-supported public interest group founded by Ralph Nader in 1971. Congress Watch monitors Congress and fights for consumer rights, government and corporate accountability, campaign finance reform, a clean environment, and health and safety protection through lobbying, public education, research and media outreach." [Congress Watch Home Page]
• Campaign Finance Reform: A Sourcebook / JK1991.C345 1997
"Contents include:  current campaign finance law--the reform debate:  politics and the First Amendment--political action committees--the Federal Election Commission:  implementing and enforcing campaign finance law, etc."
• The Center for Responsive Politics / opensecrets.org
"The online source for data on money in politics."
• Common Cause  http://www.commoncause.org/
• Follow the Money (PBS)
• Public Campaign
"Public Campaign is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to sweeping reform that aims to dramatically reduce the role of special interest money in America's elections and the influence of big contributors in American politics."
• Reform and Reality:  the Financing of State and Local Campaigns / JK1991.A716 1991

Suggested Subject Headings  - Online Catalog

  Afro Americans Politics and Government
  Asian Americans Politics And Government
  Ethnic groups -- Political activity
  Hispanic Americans Politics And Government
  Minorities United States Political Activity
  Representative government --United States

• Project Vote Smart- Search for selected issues on this site
• African Americans and Political Participation: A Reference Handbook / Ref. E185,A2538 2003
  America's Ethnic Politics /E184.A1 A638 1982
• Beyond Black And White: Rethinking Race In American Politics And Society / E185.615 .M277 1995
• Black and Right: the Bold New Voice of Black Conservatives in America / E185.615 .B538 1997
• Black Electoral Politics / E185.615 .B543 1990
• Black Politics In Conservative America / E185.615 .P544 1990
• Blacks, Latinos, and Asians in Urban America: Status and Prospects for Politics and Activism/ E184.A1 B554 1994
• Borderless Borders: U.S. Latinos, Latin Americans, and the Paradox of Interdependence / E184.S75 B674 1998
• "Can We All Get Along?": Racial and Ethnic Minorities in America /  E184.A1 M127 1995
• Chain Reaction: the Impact of Race, Rights, and Taxes on American Politics / JK524.E28 1991
• Classifying By Race / JF1063.U6 C53 1995
• Counting on the Latino Vote: Latinos As a New Electorate / E184.S75 D47 1996
• Ethnic Identification and Political Behavior /  E184.A1 P351976
• Gay and Lesbian Americans and political Participation:  A Reference Handbook / Ref. HQ76.3.U5 S59 2002
• Jewish Americans and political Participation:  A Reference Handbook / Ref. E184.36.P64 M45 2002
• Latinos in the United States: Social, Economic and Political Aspects: A Bibliography / Ref. E184.S75 N67 1994
• Minority Politics and Ideologies in the United States /  E184.A1 B28 1982
• Multiculturalism: Examining the Politics of Recognition / E184.A1 M84 1994
• Pursuing Power:  Latinos and the Political System / E184.S75 P87 1997
• Race and Politics / E184.A1 R25 1985
• Race and Representation / E185.89.P65 R33 1997
• Race, Campaign Politics, and the Realignment in the South / JK2683.G58 1996
• Race, Politics, and Governance in the United States /  E185.615 .R2123 1996
• The State of Asian America : Activism and Resistance in the 1990s / E184.O6 S7 1994
• The Struggle For Influence: the Impact of Minority Groups On Politics and Public Policy in the United States / E184.A1 L44 1985
• United States Electoral Systems: Their Impact On Women and Minorities / JF1063.U6 U55 1992a

• Center for the American Woman and Politics (CAWP)
CAWP is a university based web research, education, and public service center.  Includes women candidates '98 election, by state and name, or by office and party; women in the U.S. Senate 1922-1998; sex differences in voter turnout, etc.
• Women in U.S. Politics
• The almanac of women and minorities in American politics 2002 / Ref. HQ1236.5.U6 M3779 2001
• Encyclopedia of Women in American Politics / Ref.  HQ1236.5.U6 53 1999
• Gender Dynamics In Congressional Elections / HQ1236.5.U6 F7 1997
• Biopolitics and Gender / HQ1236.5.U6 B56 1984
• Clout: Womanpower and Politics / HQ1255.T6 1974
• Feminism in American Politics: a Study of Ideological Influence / HQ1426.F88
• In the Running: the New Woman Candidate / HQ1391.U5 M36
• Inviting Women's Rebellion: A Political Process Interpretation of the Women's Movement/ HQ1236.5.U6 C67 1992
• United States Electoral Systems: Their Impact On Women and Minorities / JF1063.U6 U55 1992a
• Women in modern American politics : a bibliography, 1900-1995 / Ref. HQ1236.5.U6 C69 1997

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Suggested Subject Headings  - Online Catalog
Advertising--Political--United States
Communication In Politics--United States
Presidents -- United States -- Election
Television In Politics United States

• Air Wars: Television Advertising In Election Campaigns, 1952-1992 / JF2112.A4 W47 1993
• Candidate Images In Presidential Elections / JK524.C33 1995
• The Classics of Political Television Advertising [videorecording] / Video Coll  JF2112.A4 C49 1989
• The Living Room Candidate
  An exhibit created by the American Museum of the Moving Image has assembled on its Web site more than 250 television presidential campaign commercials from 1952 to this year's contest. It includes streaming video, analysis, election results, a searchable database and a few laughs along the way.
• Manipulation of the American Voter: Political Campaign Commercials / JK2281.J64 1997
• The 1996 Presidential Campaign: A Communication Perspective / JK526 1996e
Contents include: "Communication variables and dynamics of the 1996 presidential campaign -- The beginning and early end-- The 1996 presidential nominating conventions:  good television and shallow identification -- The 1996 presidential debates--Videostyle and the effects of the 1996 Presidential campaign advertising--Digital democracy : the '96 presidential campaign on-line, etc."
• The Pew Research Center - for the people and the press
"An independent opinion research group that studies attitudes toward the press, politics and public policy issues."
• Political Advertising (Questia Online Library) - selected resources
• Political Science in History: Research Programs and Political Traditions / JA84.U5 P6117 1995

:30 Second Democracy [videorecording] / Wilson 2W | Video COLL (VHS/DVD) HE8700.76.U6 A152 1996
• :30 Second Politics:  Political Advertising in the Eighties /  HE 8700.76.U6 K47 1989
• :30 Second President [videorecording] / Video JK528 .T48 1984
• Television and Political Advertising / JF 2112.A4T46 1990 2 vols.

Media Sites

• CBS News
• CNN
• The Christian Science Monitor online
• National Public Broadcasting Archives
• National Public Radio
• The New York Times online
• Online NewsHour
• Pacifica Radio
• The News Tribune (Tacoma, WA) (coverage includes reporting from the Nando Times)

• Almanac of American Politics / (current year in Ref., others in general stacks 1972-)  Ref. JK 271.A4
• American Political Leaders: From Colonial Times to the Present / E176.O27 1996
• Biographical Dictionary of the United States Congress 1774- present
• Biographical Directory of the United States Executive Branch, 1774-1996 / Ref. E176.B578 1996
• Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI) (campus access) indexes current and retrospective biographical dictionaries. Check our online catalog for holdings.
• Congressional Directory / (Biennial) Ref. JK1011
• CQ Power Players 2001:  to make things work in a closely divides congress, who must lead?... /  Ref. JK 1012.C74 2001
• Encyclopedia of American Parties, Campaigns, and Elections / Ref. JK9.B56 1999
• Who's Who in American Politics  (updates annually - holdings retrospective to 1968)  / Ref. E176.W6424

This list focuses on titles which specifically relate to the topic of electoral politics;
it is not inclusive of all political science journals at this library.

• America Votes ( Ref. JK1967.A8; prior years located on 4 East oversize)
"Published every 2 years following a general election, America Votes provides breakdowns in the presidential, congressional, and gubernatorial elections."
• American Journal of Political Science / 1973- / JA1.M5 online backfile
"Contains articles dealing with various aspects of American politics, often relating to campaign and election reform, mass media and voter attitudes, political parties, etc."
• American Political Science Review / 1906 - 1942  [microfilm], 1943 -[ paper] / JA1.A6 Full-text online
• American Politics Quarterly /1991-/  JK1 .A48
"Contains articles on various aspects of American politics, essays often include topics such as campaign and election reform, legislative redistricting, majority-minority districts and racial influence on legislators'  behavior, registration reform, and voter turnout."
• American Prospect  (current 2 issues only, unless you subscribe) online
"The aim of of The American Prospect is to contribute to a renewal of America's democratic traditions by presenting a practical and convincing vision of liberal philosophy, politics, and public life.... the magazine generally reflects moral and political commitments that are broadly identified with the liberal and progressive traditions in America." "Articles are written by renowned journalists and social scientists."
• Congress & the Presidency /1993- / JK1041.C36
"A journal of capitol studies."
• Congressional Digest / 1922- /  JK1.C65
" Provides summaries of proposed legislation currently before Congress, commentary on testimony presented to congressional committees, and selected debates in committees.  A valuable source of information about recent proposals for campaign finance reform & term limits."
• The CQ (Congressional Quarterly) Guide to Current American Government /semiannual (book) / JK1.C14
• Electoral Studies / 1998-  / JF1001.E43
" An international journal published in Great Britain which includes articles on election administration around the world.  Topics include campaign spending, proportional representation systems, electoral inequality, etc."
• Journal of Democracy / 1998- / JF1051.J68 online
"Includes articles relevant to the nature of democracy and strategies for improving the democratic process."
• Journal of Election Administration / Docs. Wilson 2 East Y3E12/3:3/
"Informative articles on election reform, including such topics as voter registration for the homeless, voting rights for college students, voter fraud, etc."
• Journal of Political Economy / 1892- / HB1.J69 online backfile
• Journal of Politics /1958- / JA1.J6 online backfile
• Legislative Studies Quarterly  /1976- / JF501.L42
"Contains articles dealing with the election of representatives to Congress and state legislatures.  Topics include PAC influence, the role of money in campaigns, and the effects of term limits."
• Midwest Journal of Political Science / 1957-1972 online backfile /   JA1.M5
Continued by "American Journal of Political Science"
• National Municipal Review 1913-1958, became National Civic Review 1959-1987 / JS39.N3
"Contains general information about public affairs, including issues relating to elections."
• National Journal / 1978-  /  JK1.N28
"Offers coverage and analysis of issues facing the nation, including election issues."
• National Journal's Congress daily / 1999-  /  JK1.N29
"Legislative focus".
• Pacific Affairs /1932- / DU1.P13 /  online backfile
• Political Science Quarterly /1920- / H1.P8 /  online backfile
• Proceedings of the American Political Science Association  /  online backfile 1904-1913
• PS: Political Science and Politics / JA28.P24
"This publication of the American Political Science Association offers articles on contemporary issues, including election reform, term limits, the National Voter Registration Act, and Supreme Court decisions regarding majority-minority districts."
• Public Opinion Quarterly / HM261.A1.P8 / 1953-  online backfile
"Articles deal with the measurement and analysis of public opinion, with articles relating to campaign and election reforms, campaign advertising, the effects of presidential debates on opinion, and the election process' influence on political attitudes."
• Senate Election Law Guidebook / Docs. Wilson 2 East Y 1.1/3:
"Committee on Rules and Administration, United States Senate."
• Vital Speeches of the Day / 1934- / PN6121 .V52
See also the guide  "How to locate a speech in Wilson Library"
• Voting and Registration in the Election of ...  / Docs. Haggard 2  / C 3.186/3-2:
"The U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census' biennial report on current population reports, and population characteristics, as they relate to voter registration and elections."

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Indexes & Databases

• Access World News: Go to the United States Map
   
• AJR   American Journalism Review
  American Journalism Review news and columns.
• Alternative Press Index
A quarterly subject index to over 250 alternative, radical and left periodicals, newspapers and magazines.
• America: History and Life (1964 - )
A bibliographic database indexing scholarly literature on the history and culture of the United States and Canada from prehistoric times to the present. The scope includes citations and abstracts of journal articles, dissertations, as well as book and media reviews.
• Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI) (campus access)
Indexes current and retrospective biographical dictionaries. Check our online catalog for holdings.
• ComAbstracts  (1970-)
Indexes the literature of the communications field including communication studies, rhetoric, journalism, mass communication, and speech.
• Congressional Quarterly Weekly Reports
Locate the reports at Gov Information Ref  Xc:wr Current 2 yrs, Haggard 2 .
• Cornell Law List
Cornell University's Legal Information Institute provide brief summaries of law topics with links to key primary source material, other Internet resources, and useful offnet references.
• CQ Researcher   Ref.  H35.C67
Each issue includes well informed accounts on a wide range of topics, usually focusing on current popular issues. Provides a brief overview and chronology, debate topics, and provides references to sources for additional information. Formerly titled Editorial Research Reports, coverage by this service begins in 1964 and continues to the present, Ref. H35.C67, & online.
• Ethnic Newswatch
Ethnic NewsWatch is a full-text general reference database of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press -- English and Spanish language. The titles in Ethnic NewsWatch represent the diversity of  the American population in ways that are generally not seen in the mainstream media.
• Find-It! Washington General Web Access
An online search tool developed to help citizens find government information. Web documents from around the state, government publications available at public and state libraries, and government information and services maintained by the State Dept.of Information Services are included.
• Findlaw

• GPO Monthly Catalog  (1976-)
Indexes congressional committee reports, hearings, debates, and documents from executive departments, and more. Retrospective coverage by the print edition of the Monthly Catalog of Government Publications from 1900 to date is available in the Government Information, Wilson 2 East,  GP 3.8/8: .
• National Archives and Records Administration online General Web Access  (Office of the Federal Register)
Accesses the full-text for the Code of Federal Regulations; the Federal Register; Public Laws; United States Government Manual; Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents; U.S. Congress Information, and GPO Access Search.
• NewsLink
            U.S. and Canadian papers  by state and province, as well as U.S. and Canadian magazines, and U.S. television and radio stations.
   
PAIS (Public Affairs Information Service)
PAIS International Public Affairs Information Service (1972-) contains over 400,000 citations and  abstracts of journal articles, books, book chapters, conference proceedings, government documents, and statistical directories. Includes the PAIS Bulletin (1976-90), PAIS Foreign Language Index (1972-90), PAIS International In Print (1991-), and Directory of Periodicals/Publishers (1990), located in the library,  Reference  HB1.A1 P823.
• ProQuest Newspapers
Includes indexing and full-text for national and Washington State newspapers, including the Seattle Times and Post Intelligencer.
• ProQuest Research Library
Provides access to academic quality journals; many include full-text and images.
• Sociological Abstracts  (indexing, 1963-; abstracts, 1974-)
This electronic version of Sociological Abstracts and Social Planning, Policy, and Development Abstracts (SOPODA) provides indexing with abstracts of the world's literature in sociology and related disciplines.
• Westlaw Campus Research
           West Law Campus Research provides the full-text to West's legal reporters that include all federal and state case law (Courts of Appeals and higher), statutes and regulations for all 50 states, Code of Federal Regulations, The Federal Register, administrative rulings, and legal coverage of the European Union. Included are over 700 law reviews and journals, American Jurisprudence 2nd, and American Law Reports. The business collection includes Hoover's Company Records, SEC reports, and trade journals. Includes news and information databases, newspapers, newsletters, trade journals, newswires, and broadcast transcripts.

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