U.S. ELECTIONS | Guide to the 2008
Election - Department of State's Bureau of International
Information Programs site
U.S. Department of State site that
explains U.S. elections to a foreign audience; also helpful for U.S.
students
Project V.O.T.E. - Texas Secretary of State
program for students
"Project V.O.T.E. (Voters of Tomorrow
through Education) is an innovative, private-public partnership designed
to help students become knowledgeable, responsible voters at an early
age and to stimulate a life-long commitment to the election process.
This non-partisan, cooperative statewide voter education program
promotes voter participation by introducing students to the mechanics of
the electoral and legislative processes through hands-on experience. The
curriculum, which focuses on students Pre-Kindergarten through 12th
grades, is designed by teachers, for teachers, for implementation in the
classroom. The project's objectives are to make the voting procedures
easy to understand and to encourage students to make informed
decisions."
VOTEXAS - Texas Secretary of State voter education
program
PBS Kids: The Democracy Project
created for the 2004 election, but provides lessons for
elementary school students on voting and elections
League of Women
Voters
"The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, has
fought since 1920 to improve our systems of government and impact
public policies through citizen education and advocacy. The League's
enduring vitality and resonance comes from its unique decentralized
structure. The League is a grassroots organization, working at the
national, state and local levels."
Project VOTE
"Project Vote is the leading technical assistance and direct service
provider to the civic participation community. Since its founding in
1982, Project Vote has provided professional training, management,
evaluation and technical services on a broad continuum of key issues
related to voter engagement and participation in low-income and minority
communities."
Project Vote Smart
nonpartisan organization that compiles issue and candidate information