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American Presidency: Encyclopedia Americana set of articles on US presidents, the presidency and American politics. Includes biographies of presidents, vice-presidents and first ladies and articles on individual subject areas such as the constitution, elections and congress.
Author: Grolier
Subjects: elections, national constitutions, united states presidency
DeweyClass: 351.73
Resource type: biography, documents
Atlas of United States Presidential Elections: 1932-1996: Ebook: Graphical and numerical guide to presidential elections in the USA, showing voting trends and results. A news service detailing elections worldwide is also provided.
Author: Klipsan Press
Subjects: elections, united states political history, united states presidency
DeweyClass: 324
Resource type: document
BBC News: Election 2005: Offers news stories and other information resources relating to the UK General Election campaign of 2005.
Author: BBC
Subjects: british politics, computer science education, elections, library and information science education
DeweyClass: 324
Resource type: directory
BBC News: Scotland Vote 99: Collection of news stories reporting on elections for the Scottish Parliament which were held in May 1999. Includes information on candidates, the voting process and the results.
Author: BBC
Subjects: british politics, elections, scotland
DeweyClass: 324
Resource type: news
BBC News: Wales Vote 99: Collection of news stories reporting on the elections for the Welsh Assembly which were held in May 1999. Includes information about candidates and the possible implications of devolution.
Author: BBC
Subjects: british politics, elections, wales
DeweyClass: 324
Resource type: news
Charter88: The Campaign for a Modern and Fair Democracy: Information on UK political reform, including voting, decentralisation, parliament, citizenship, freedom of information, rights and the constitution. Also describes the group, its publications and campaigns.
Author: Charter88
Subjects: british politics, democracy, elections
DeweyClass: 324
Resource type: documents
Elections and Electoral Systems by Country: Links to electoral news around the world. Includes election results, referenda, electoral information, calendar of forthcoming elections around the world, discussions of the merits of alternative electoral systems.
Author: Kimber, Richard
Subjects: elections
DeweyClass: 324.6
Resource type: index
e-Lections and i-Voting: Full text article discussing the 2000 US election fiasco, underlying reasons, and possible solutions. Suggests a more up to date electoral procedure by introducing two methods of computerised voting, foreseen problem areas, and associated research currently underway.
Author: Langa, Fred
Subjects: elections, united states elections
DeweyClass: 324
Resource type: article
Electoral Commission: Commission established by Parliament to keep electoral law and practice under review, to promote public awareness of the electoral process, and to oversee new controls on donations to, and campaign spending by, political parties and others. Provides access to registers of political parties and donations, and answers FAQs about the commission and its work.
Author: Electoral Commission
Subjects: elections
DeweyClass: 320.9
Resource type: documents
Electoral Reform Society: Society with the objective of securing the principle of proportional representation through use of the Single Transferable Vote for all public elections in the British Isles.
Author: Electoral Reform Society
Subjects: british politics, elections
DeweyClass: 324.6
Resource type: institution
Federal Election Commission: Created to administer and enforce the Federal Election Campaign Act which was designed to ensure that candidates in federal elections were not, or did not appear to be, beholden to a narrow group of people. Includes information about candidates, parties and other committees.
Author: Federal Election Commission
Subjects: elections, united states elections
DeweyClass: 324.6
Resource type: reference documents
Intute: social sciences - elections: Set of links to selected, evaluated and annotated Internet resources relevant to elections.
Author: Intute
Subjects: elections
DeweyClass: 324
Resource type: index
Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Details of the Israeli elections, providing information on the democratic process in Israel, without promoting any particular candidate or party. Includes sections on foreign relations, government, law, culture, economy, and religion.
Author: Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Subjects: elections, israel
DeweyClass: 351.5694
Resource type: documents, government
Living Room Candidate: Presents a history of US Presidential election campaign commercials from 1952 to the present day. Material is offered in RealVideo format, and can be accessed chronologically, or by common advert theme such as attack ads, family man, or looking presidential.
Author: American Museum of the Moving Image
Subjects: advertising, elections, united states elections
DeweyClass: 324
Resource type: moving images
New Zealand Election Study: Up to the middle of 2003 the New Zealand Election Study (NZES) was funded by the Foundation for Research, Science, and Technology (FRST). Through the analysis of political behaviour over five successive New Zealand elections, we have been monitoring the democratic process in New Zealand during a period of social and economic change and, most particularly, during the transition between electoral systems: the first past the post (FPP) or plurality electoral system in effect in New Zealand from the origins of the political system, and the new Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) system which is in effect from the 1996 election.
Author: Karp, Jeffrey
Subjects: elections, new zealand
DeweyClass: 324.6
Resource type: documents
Northern Ireland Elections: Information about specific elections from 1993 onwards and parliamentary constituencies with results from 1996-1998. Also offers local council election results from 1993 and 1997, and traces the history of Westminster elections in Northern Ireland since 1920.
Author: Whyte, Nicholas
Subjects: elections, northern ireland
DeweyClass: 320.9
Resource type: documents, reference data
Progressive Majority in the 2000 Elections: Examines the results of the 2000 US Presidential election from a Democratic perspective, arguing that majority support among the electorate for progressive themes and issues did not sufficiently translate to support for Al Gore. Concludes that the power and relevance of these themes was diminished in 2000 by factors such as trust, issue blurring, and a cultural reaction to the problems of Clinton's presidency.
Author: Greenberg, Stan
Subjects: elections, united states elections
DeweyClass: 324
Resource type: document
Report of the Independent Commission on the Voting System: The Jenkins Report: Final report of the independent commission established by the UK Government in December 1997, and chaired by Lord Jenkins, to consider and recommend an alternative to the present system for UK parliamentary elections, to be put before the people in the Government's referendum.
Author: Independent Commission on the Voting System
Subjects: elections
DeweyClass: 324.6
Resource type: document
Scotland: Vote 2003: Presents news and analysis relating to the Scottish Parliamentary elections held on May 1st 2003. Full results of the poll are searchable by postcode.
Author: BBC
Subjects: elections, scottish government
DeweyClass: 324
Resource type: news
UK Election Results: Offers results of all constituencies in the 2001 British General Election via a clickable map. Provides brief biographical information on winning candidates for each region, and presents comparative information on the 1997 outcome.
Author: Guardian Unlimited
Subjects: elections
DeweyClass: 320.9
Resource type: reference documents
United Kingdom Politics: An index of resources relevant to British politics. Includes information on local councils, MPs email addresses, electoral data, historical political information and newsgroups related to British Politics, and a British Politics Timeline which covers the events of the last 100 years. There is also an extensive index of British political resources, arranged alphabetically, including information on constitutions, electoral systems, political parties and speeches.
Author: Kimber, Richard
Subjects: british politics, elections, national constitutions, united kingdom
DeweyClass: 320.9
Resource type: index
Vote 2001: Provides news and features from the 2001 General Election campaign and its aftermath, including full results, candidate profiles, and a focus on crucial seats.
Author: BBC
Subjects: elections
DeweyClass: 320.9
Resource type: news