Elections
General Election Resources Websites for Students
Resources for Educators
Parent Resources

The Library of Congress put together this great election web site about the role of candidates and voters and how party systems and the election process works.

Get voter information, learn who the candidates are and register to vote.

Congress created the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to administer and enforce federal campaign finance laws.

This nonpartisan resource provides information on the voting records, positions, and interest group ratings of elected officials.

Learn about the voting process, who can vote, elections and the history of voting rights.

Presidential historians and other experts on the leadership qualities that make for success or failure in the Oval Office.


Ben explains the election process, including Presidential, Senate and Representatives elections and voter registration.

Explore the job requirements for the U.S. Presidency, identify the different people the President might meet with in an average
day and experience the President's typical agenda.

Consider why it is important to vote, examine times in U.S. election history when one vote made a difference in an election's outcome and vote in a mock issues survey.

For over 20 years Rock the Vote has be motivating young people to register to vote and to get involved in the political process.

VOTERISE has been working to get high school students pre-registered and registered to vote. They have created videos on the importance of voting and a voter registration step-by-step.


This web site looks at the history of voting methods in the United States and how ballots and voting systems have evolved over the years.

Check out some of the election and voting related resources in the Library of Congress.

