This guide lists just some of the many resources on this topic, available either on the Web or at Gleeson Library.
Official Election Information
Electoral College http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/electoral_college/
Provides information about the Electoral College process and past
electoral results. Try the Electoral College Calculator to predict who
will win the next election.
Federal Election Commission http://www.fec.gov/ Find information on campaign finance laws and reporting, election dates, previous election results, and how elections work.
California Secretary of State - Elections and Voter Information http://www.ss.ca.gov/elections/elections.htm
Use this site to find your polling place, who’s on the California
ballot, the official California Voter Information Guide, previous
election results, voter registration statistics, etc.
City and County of San Francisco - Department of Elections www.sfelections.org Find information on
San Francisco
elections including the new method of voting, "Ranked Choice Voting."
Voter Education
On the Web
Project VoteSmart http://www.vote-smart.org/
provides biographical information, issue positions, voting records,
campaign finances and interest group ratings for state and federal
candidates in the upcoming elections.
California Online Voter Guide http://www.calvoter.org/voter/elections/2004/ from the California Voter Foundation
FundRace 2004 http://www.fundrace.org/ a handy website for tracking campaign finance contributions
OpenSecrets.org http://www.opensecrets.org/ "Your Guide to Money in U.S. Elections"
In the Library
A
Kid's Guide to the White House. Washington , D.C. : White House Office
of Presidential Student Correspondence, 1998. SUDOCS CALL # PR 42.2:K
54.
America Votes. Washington [etc.] Governmental Affairs Institute, Congressional Quarterly. CALL # Ref JK1967 .A51.
Federal Elections : 2000. Washington , D.C. : Federal Election Commission, 2001. SUDOCS CALL # Y 3.EL 2/3:16/2000
Markin,
Karen M. Ballot Access. 3 vols. Washington , D.C. : National
Clearinghouse on Election Administration, Federal Election Commission,
1995. SUDOCS CALL # Y 3.EL 2/3:2 B 21/3, Y 3.EL 2/3:2 B 21/4, & 3Y
3.EL 2/3:2 B 21/5.
Martin, Fenton S. and , Robert U.
Goehlert. How to Research Elections. Washington , D.C. : CQ Press,
c2000. CALL # Ref JK1976 .M37 2000.
Moore, John Leo. Elections A to Z. Chicago : Fitzroy Dearborn, c1999. CALL # Ref JK1976 .M57 1999.
Rusk,
Jerrold G. A Statistical History of the American Electorate.
Washington, D.C. : CQ Press, c2001. CALL # Ref JK1967 .R87 2001.
Sharp,
J. Michael. Directory of Congressional Voting Scores and Interest Group
Ratings. Washington , D.C. : CQ Press, c2000. CALL # Ref JK1051 .S555
2000.
Stanley, Harold W. and Richard G. Niemi. Vital
Statistics on American Politics, 2001-2002. Washington , D.C. : CQ
Press, c2001. CALL # Ref JK274 .S74 2001.
United States .
Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on the
Constitution. Constitutional Amendment to Allow Foreign-Born Citizens
to be President... Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : 2000. SUDOCS CALL # Y
4.J 89/1:106/108.
United States . Congress. House.
Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on the Constitution. Proposals
for Electoral College Reform... Washington : U.S. G.P.O., 1999. SUDOCS
CALL # Y 4.J 89/1:105/87.
About the Presidential Candidates Running in California
George W. Bush - Republican Candidate http://www.georgewbush.com
Bruni,
Frank. Ambling into History : The Unlikely Odyssey of George W. Bush.
New York : HarperCollins, c2002. CALL # E903 .B78 2002b.
Bush, George W. A Charge to Keep. New York : Morrow, c1999. CALL # F391.4.B87 A3 1999.
Frum, David. The Right Man : The Surprise Presidency of George W. Bush. New York : Random House, c2003. CALL # E903 .F78 2003.
Hatfield,
James. George W. Bush and the Making of an American President. New York
: Soft Skull Press, 2002. CALL # E903 .H38 2002.
Ivins,
Molly and Lou Dubose. Shrub : The Short but Happy Political Life of
George W. Bush. New York : Random House, c2000. CALL # F391.4.B87 I95
2000b.
Mansfield, Stephen. The Faith of George W. Bush. New York , NY : Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin, c2003. CALL # E903.3 .M36 2003b.
Minutaglio,
Bill. First Son : George W. Bush and the Bush Family Dynasty. New York
: Times Books, c1999. CALL # F391.4.B87 M56 1999.
Suskind,
Ron. The Price of Loyalty : George W. Bush, the White House, and the
Education of Paul O'Neill. New York : Simon & Schuster, c2004. CALL
# E902 .S87 2004.
United States . President (2001- :
Bush). Our Mission and Our Moment : Speeches Since the Attacks of
September 11 Washington , D.C. : The White House, 2001. SUDOCS CALL
# PREX 1.2:M 69.
Woodward, Bob. Bush at War. New York : Simon & Schuster, c2002. CALL # E903.3 .W66 2002.
John Kerry – Democratic Candidate http://www.johnkerry.com
Alexander,
Paul. The Candidate: Behind John Kerry's Remarkable Run for the White
House. New York: Riverhead Books, 2004. Call # E840.8.K427 A 44 2004.
Kerry, John. A Call to Service: My Vision for a Better America. New York: Penguin Books, 2004. CALL # E840.8K427 A3 2004.
Kerry,
John. Drugs in Massachusetts : The Domestic Impact of a Foreign
Invasion : A Report to the Committee on Foreign Relations, United
States Senate. Washington : U.S. G.P.O., 1990. SUDOCS CALL # Y 4.F
76/2:S.prt. 101-76
Kerry, John. The New Soldier, by John
Kerry and Vietnam Veterans Against the War. Edited by David Thorne
[and] George Butler. New York , Macmillan [1971] CALL # DS557.A69 K44.
Kerry, John. The New War : The Web of Crime that Threatens
America 's Security. New York : Simon & Schuster, c1997. CALL #
HV6252 .K47 1997.
Kerry, John. Trip to Thailand , Cambodia
, and Vietnam : POW/MIA and Other Issues : A Report to the Committee on
Foreign Relations, United States Senate. Washington : U.S. G.P.O.,
1991. SUDOCS CALL # Y 4.F 76/2:S.prt.102-61.
Kerry, John.
Trip to the U.K. on Issues Concerning International Crime, Drug
Trafficking, and Money Laundering : A Report to the Committee on
Foreign Relations, United States Senate. Washington : U.S. G.P.O.,
1993. SUDOCS CALL # Y 4.F 76/2:S.PRT.103-85.
Kranish,
Michael. John F. Kerry: The Complete Biography by the Boston Globe
Reporters Who Know Him Best. New York: Public Affairs, c2004. CALL #
E840.8.K427 K73 2004.
Michael Badnarik – Libertarian Candidate
Walter F. "Walt" Brown – Socialist/Peace And Freedom Candidate
David Cobb – Green Candidate
Leonard Peltier – Peace And Freedom Candidate
Michael A. Peroutka – American Independent Candidate
About the Qualified Political Parties in California
Republican http://www.cagop.org
Balz,
Daniel J. and Ronald Brownstein. Storming the Gates : Protest Politics
and the Republican Revival. Boston : Little, Brown, c1996. CALL #
JK2356 .B355 1996.
Gould, Lewis L. Grand Old Party : A History of the Republicans. New York : Random House, 2003.CALL # JK2356 .G68 2003.
Hay, John and Elihu Root. The Republican Party. "A Party Fit to Govern." New York , Priv. print., 1904. CALL # JK2356 .H43.
Phillips, Kevin P. The Emerging Republican Majority. New Rochelle , N.Y. , Arlington House [1969] CALL # JK2357 1969 .P53.
Schaller,
Michael and George Rising. The Republican Ascendancy : American
Politics, 1968-2001. Wheeling , Ill. : Harlan Davidson, c2002. CALL #
E839.5 .S27 2002.
Democratic http://www.cadem.org
Baer,
Kenneth S. Reinventing Democrats : The Politics of Liberalism from
Reagan to Clinton . Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, c2000. CALL
# JK2316 .B28 2000.
Frank, Barney. Speaking Frankly :
What's Wrong with the Democrats and How to Fix it. New York : Times
Books/Random House, c1992. CALL # JK2317 1992.
Judis, John B. and Ruy Teixeira. The Emerging Democratic Majority. New York : Scribner, c2002.CALL # JK2316 .J83 2002.
Patton,
Jacob Harris. The Democratic Party: Its Political History and
Influence. New York , Fords, Howard & Hulbert, 1884. CALL # JK2316
.P32.
Radosh, Ronald. Divided they Fell : The Demise of the
Democratic Party, 1964-1996. New York : Free Press, c1996. CALL #
JK2316 .R327 1996.
Witcover, Jules. Party of the People : A
History of the Democrats. New York : Random House, c2003. CALL # JK2316
.W735 2003. American Independent http://www.aipca.org
Green www.cagreens.org/
Libertarian www.ca.lp.org
Natural Law www.natural-law.org/states/California.html
Peace And Freedom www.peaceandfreedom.org
Historic Elections - "Close Calls"
2000 Election
Dershowitz,
Alan M. Supreme Injustice : How the High Court Hijacked Election 2000.
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2001. CALL # KF5074.2
.D47 2001.
Dover , E. D. The Disputed Presidential Election
of 2000 : A History and Reference Guide. Westport , CT : Greenwood
Press, 2003. CALL # JK526 2000s.
Dworkin, Ronald, ed. A
Badly Flawed Election : Debating Bush v. Gore, the Supreme Court, and
American Democracy. New York : New Press, c2002. CALL # KF5074.2 .B33
2002.
Political Staff of the Washington Post. Deadlock :
The Inside Story of America' s Closest Election. New York :
PublicAffairs, 2001. CALL # JK526 2000c.
Posner, Richard A.
Breaking the Deadlock : The 2000 Election, the Constitution, and the
Courts. Princeton , N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2001. CALL #
KF5074.2 .P67 2001.
Sabato, Larry J., ed. Overtime! : The election 2000 Thriller. New York : Longman, c2002.CALL # JK526 2000 .O94 2002.
1960 Election
Kraus,
Sidney. The Great Debates: Background, Perspective, Effects. [
Bloomington ] Indiana University Press [1962] CALL # E840 .K7g.
Kraus,
Sidney, ed. The Great Debates : Kennedy vs. Nixon, 1960. Bloomington :
Indiana University Press, c1977. CALL # E840 .K7 1977.
White, Theodore Harold. The Making of the President, 1960. New York : Atheneum Publishers, 1961.CALL # E840 .W58.
1876 Election
Fairman,
Charles. Five Justices and the Electoral Commission of 1877. New York :
Macmillan Pub. Co. , 1988. CALL # KF8742.A45 H55 v.7 Suppl.
Haworth,
Paul Leland. The Hayes-Tilden Disputed Presidential Election of 1876.
Cleveland : Burrows, 1906. CALL # JK526 1876 .H39.
Morris,
Roy . Fraud of the Century : Rutherford B. Hayes, Samuel Tilden, and
the Stolen Election of 1876. New York : Simon & Schuster, c2003.
CALL # E680 .M85 2003.
1800 Election
Van
der Linden, Frank. The Turning Point; Jefferson 's Battle for the
Presidency. Washington : R.B. Luce [1962] CALL # E330 .V3t
Weisberger,
Bernard A. America Afire : Jefferson , Adams , and the Revolutionary
Election of 1800. New York , NY : William Morrow, 2000. CALL # E330
.W45 2000.
