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Annual Review Of Political Science  (Info)
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| Producer: | Annual Reviews | |
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| Description: | Annually-published overview/synthesis of important topics in the study of politics and public policy issues. Articles from 1998 to date are available online. Additional | |
| Usage Tips: | Browse You may browse through the contents of recent volumes by clicking on the dates (in blue) on the left side of the screen.
Search You may search for terms appearing in articles by using the "Quick Search" option, in the middle of the page. (More complex searching is available in the "Advanced Search" option. Combining Terms You may search for articles containing two or more terms by combining them with the word "AND." Example: reform AND electoral Phrase You may search for a multi-word phrase by enclosing the terms in quotations marks. Example: "latin america" | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- American Politics Politics -- Elections and Voting Politics -- Legal and Constitutional Politics -- Foreign and International Politics -- Congressional Research Politics -- General Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Annual Review Of Psychology  (Info)
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| Producer: | Annual Reviews | |
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| Description: | Annually-published overview/synthesis of important topics in the study of psychology. Articles from 1996 to date are available online. Additional | |
| Usage Tips: | Browse You may browse through the contents of recent volumes by clicking on the dates (in blue) on the left side of the screen.
Search You may search for terms appearing in articles by using the "Quick Search" option, in the middle of the page. (More complex searching is available in the "Advanced Search" option. Combining Terms You may search for articles containing two or more terms by combining them with the word "AND." Example: gender AND poverty Phrase You may search for a multi-word phrase by enclosing the terms in quotations marks. Example: "latin america" | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Sociology Politics -- Elections and Voting Politics -- General | |
Congressional Research Service  (Info)
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| Producer: | Washington and Lee University Library | |
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| Description: | A collection of sites which provide CRS reports, which are very useful for research on public policy, political and social issues, etc. | |
| Usage Tips: | The LexisNexis subscription service probably is the most comprehensive of these collections. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Government -- U.S. Federal Politics -- American Politics Politics -- Elections and Voting Politics -- Legal and Constitutional Politics -- Foreign and International Politics -- Congressional Research | |
| Producer: | JSTOR | |
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| Sources: | Sources | |
| Description: | A digital archive of over 1,100 important scholarly journals. All issues of each journal are included in full-text except for the most recent 2-to-5 years, based on JSTOR's agreement with the journal's publisher.
August 2009 update: JSTOR is developing Data for Research, a tool for analysis of the content of the database. | |
| Usage Tips: | Searching The opening Advanced Search page presents 4 options for searching through the full text of all articles. You can change one or more these options to search through authors' names, words in article titles, words in article abstracts, or words in captions.
To search for forms of a word, use an asterisk (*) to substitute for missing letters. Example: modern* finds modern, modernism, moderns, modernistic, etc. To find articles containing two or more words, connect the search terms with AND. Example: terror* AND nationalis* To search for a multi-word phrase, enclose search terms in quotation marks. Example: "vernacular architecture" Results and Printing The list of articles resulting from a search is displayed in order of relevance (the number of appearances and prominence of your search terms), but can be re-sorted by publication date. To print an article, click on the "PDF" option. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Music Economics and Business - General History -- United States Humanities - General Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology Journalism and Mass Communications Politics -- American Politics Politics -- Elections and Voting Politics -- Legal and Constitutional Politics -- Foreign and International Politics -- Congressional Research Politics -- General Economics Theater .General (any topic) Women's and Gender Studies History -- Outside U.S. Islamic Studies Politics -- Political Philosophy | |
Sociological Abstracts  (Info)
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| Producer: | Sociological Abstracts / ProQuest | |
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| Sources: | Sources | |
| Description: | Preeminent database of research in sociology and related fields in the social and behavioral sciences. It includes references to articles in over 4,000 journals and other serial publications, plus books, dissertations, and conference papers, dating back to the early 1950's. | |
| Usage Tips: | Please note the "Figures and Tables" search option, near the top of the screen, which allows you to look for graphs, tables, and other forms of images.
For more help with using the ProQuest database interface (searching, printing, etc.), see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology Education Journalism and Mass Communications Politics -- American Politics Politics -- Elections and Voting Politics -- Foreign and International Politics -- General Marketing Women's and Gender Studies African-American Studies Poverty Studies Latin American and Caribbean Studies Islamic Studies | |
ACE (Administration And Cost Of Elections) Encyclopaedia  (Info)
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| Producer: | Administration and Cost of Elections | |
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| Description: | Collections of essays in 12 topic areas within "election management," such as electoral systems, voter registration, media and elections, more. | |
| Usage Tips: | Browsing: Look for the "Index" option within each subject area.
The "Search" option (upper left) enables you to look for words, such as absentee, within encyclopedia entries. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- Elections and Voting Politics -- Legal and Constitutional | |
American Voter Revisited  (Info)
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| Producer: | University of Michigan Press / Ebrary | |
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| Description: | Based on the University of Michigan's National Election Studies, this 2008 volume seeks to update and extend the findings of the groundbreaking 1960 study of American voter behavior. The library also has a printed copy of this newer volume, described by Larry Sabato as "simply essential." You may preview the table of contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | You also can preview the contents by clicking on "Contents" in the TOC column on the right side of the opening page.
For help with browsing, searching, and printing while using the Ebrary e-book interface, see this guide. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- American Politics Politics -- Elections and Voting | |
CQ Guide To Political Campaigns In America  (Info)
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| Producer: | Congressional Quarterly Press | |
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| Description: | First edition (2005) "explores history, issues, processes and people, and types of campaigns," covering voters and voting, candidates, the media, interest groups, campaigning, laws and regulations, and specific campaigns. You may view a copy of the table of contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | Browsing The initial screen offers chapter-by-chapter access to the contents. The red navigation bar on the left includes links to: Features, Tables, and Figures; an alphabetically-arranged Index, with links to entries.
Searching The "Search" box at the top of the page enables you to search through all the words in the database. Use an asterisk to search for forms of a word. Example: debat* finds debate, debates, debating, etc. To find entries containing two or more terms, connect them with AND. Example: turnout AND advertis* To find a multi-word phrase, enclose the search terms within quotation marks. Example: "electoral college" | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- American Politics Politics -- Elections and Voting | |
Campaign Rules: A 50-State Guide To Campaigns And Elections In America  (Info)
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| Producer: | Rowman & Littlefield / Ebrary | |
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| Description: | This 2010 volume offers a U.S. state-by-state compilation of "state-based electoral rules," including voting and candidate regulations, primary election rules, and more. Even some electoral and turnout data. | |
| Usage Tips: | For help with browsing, searching, and printing while using the Ebrary e-book interface, see this guide. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- Elections and Voting | |
E-Book On Election Law  (Info)
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| Producer: | Ohio State University | |
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| Description: | Regularly-updated "electronic encyclopedia," with entries on a wide variety of election law topics, written by members of the faculty ("monitors") at the Moritz School of Law at Ohio State University. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- Elections and Voting Politics -- Legal and Constitutional | |
Election Administration By The Numbers:An Analysis Of Available Datasets And How To Use Them   (Info)
| Producer: | Pew Center on the States | |
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| Description: | "This is the first-ever report to analyze the completeness, strengths, weaknesses, and usefulness of data from sources such as state election divisions, the U.S. Census Bureau, the U.S. Election Assistance Commission and its Election Administration and Voting Survey (EAVS), public opinion surveys, and expert assessments." | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- Elections and Voting | |
Elections A To Z  (Info)
| Producer: | CQ Press / Ebrary | |
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| Description: | Fourth edition (2012) contains 225 entries which serve to explain our nation's electoral process, both historically and in terms of contemporary events and issues. | |
| Usage Tips: | You can preview the contents by clicking on "Contents" in the TOC column on the right side of the opening page.
For help with browsing, searching, and printing while using the Ebrary e-book interface, see this guide. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- Elections and Voting | |
Electoral Systems (1993)  (Info)
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| Producer: | Library of Parliament (Canada) | |
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| Description: | Brief guide (1993) to various electoral systems. | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- Elections and Voting | |
Electoral Systems (2006)  (Info)
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| Producer: | Parliament of Australia | |
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| Description: | Outline and discussion of plurality systems, majority systems, proportional representation, and mixed systems. Of general applicability -- not limited to Australia. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- Elections and Voting | |
Encyclopedia Of Social Measurement  (Info)
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| Producer: | Elsevier / ScienceDirect | |
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| Description: | Over 300 signed articles in this database (published 2005) cover the data, techniques, theories, designs, applications, histories, and implications of assigning numerical values to social phenomena. The articles include descriptions of quantitative and qualitative research strategies and techniques, measurement, sampling, and statistical methods, highlighting multidisciplinary options for observing social phenomena. You may preview the table of contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | The first screen displays an alphabetical Subject Classification, beginning with "Analytical Techniques." You can open the contents of each section by clicking on the appropriate plus-sign (+).
Each entry within each of these sections includes: "SummaryPlus" (abstract and outline); "Full Text + Links" (HTML copy of full article); and a PDF copy of the article. Other search/browse options, displayed on tabs near the center of the first screen, include:
Each article can be printed in either HTL or PDF format, or can be delivered by e-mail. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Social Sciences - General Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology Journalism and Mass Communications Politics -- Elections and Voting Politics -- General Marketing Economics | |
Encyclopedia Of U.S. Campaigns, Elections, And Electoral Behavior  (Info)
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| Producer: | Sage | |
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| Description: | This 2008 two-volume set contains over 450 signed entries in such topic areas as presidential, state, and local elections, ballot issues, polls and public opinion, the mass media, and much more. | |
| Usage Tips: | Browsing There are three options for browsing through available entries:
You can search for forms of a term by using an asterisk (*) to substitute for missing letters. Example: negativ* finds negative, negatives, negativity, etc. To find entries containing two or more words, simply enter them. Example: media predict* To find entries containing a multi-word phrase, enclose the words within quotation marks. Example: "public opinion" The Advanced Search option includes additional searching possibilities, including the ability to search through additional Sage online reference work to which we subscribe. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- American Politics Politics -- Elections and Voting | |
Encyclopedia Of U.S. Political History  (Info)
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| Producer: | Congressional Quarterly Press / Gale Virtual Reference Library | |
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| Description: | Seven-volume set, published in 2010, "explores the events, policies, activities, institutions, groups, people, and movements that have created and shaped political life in the United States." Each volume in this chronologically-arranged set contains about 100 alphabetically-arranged signed essays. You may preview the contents of the volumes. Acquisition was made possible by the Friends of the Library. Note: The above link takes you only to Volume 1 (1500-1783). Links to additional volumes are below: Volume 2 (1784-1840) Volume 3 (1841-1877) Volume 4 (1878-1920) Volume 5 (1921-1945) Volume 6 (1946-1975) Volume 7 (1976-2009) | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing the entries or by searching for a particular word.
For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing, see this page. Each volume has its own subject index. There is no index covering the entire set. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | History -- United States Politics -- American Politics Politics -- Elections and Voting Politics -- Congressional Research | |
Guide To U.S. Elections  (Info)
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| Producer: | Congressional Quarterly Press / Gale Virtual Reference Library | |
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| Description: | Two-volume set (6th edition; 2009) contains essays on the history of U.S. elections through 2008, including coverage of political parties, redistricting, and presidential, Congressional, and gubernatorial elections. Extensive tables of election results. The library also has electronic access to the 5th edition, as well as printed copies of earlier editions. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing within the sections and chapters or by searching for a particular word.
For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing, see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | History -- United States Politics -- American Politics Politics -- Elections and Voting Politics -- Congressional Research | |
History Of American Presidential Elections, 1789-2008  (Info)
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| Producer: | Facts on File / Ebrary | |
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| Description: | Three-volume set (4th edition; 2011) contains chronologically-arranged overviews of each presidential election, including campaigns, conventions, and statistics. | |
| Usage Tips: | You can preview the contents by clicking on "Contents" in the TOC column on the right side of the opening page.
For help with browsing, searching, and printing while using the Ebrary e-book interface, see this guide. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- Elections and Voting | |
Internship Resources At W&L  (Info)
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| Producer: | Washington and Lee University Library | |
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| Description: | Here are resources available to Washington and Lee students which will help to identify internship opportunities, particularly in politics, journalism, and related fields. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Journalism and Mass Communications Politics -- American Politics Politics -- Elections and Voting Politics -- Legal and Constitutional Politics -- Foreign and International Politics -- Congressional Research Politics -- General Politics -- Political Philosophy | |
National Party Conventions, 1831-2008  (Info)
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| Producer: | Congressional Quarterly Press / Gale Virtual Reference Library | |
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| Description: | 2009 volume "presents a thorough examination of U.S. nominating conventions, including pre-convention politics, descriptions of the convention system, and in-depth information on specific conventions and political parties through the election of Barack Obama in 2008... including important excerpts from party platforms, key ballots for presidential nominees, and significant votes on rules and delegate disputes." You may preview the table of contents near the bottom of this page. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing within the sections and chapters or by searching for a particular word.
For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing, see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- American Politics Politics -- Elections and Voting | |
Oxford Companion To American Politics  (Info)
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| Producer: | Oxford University Press / Oxford Reference | |
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| Description: | 2012 volume contains over 200 signed, scholarly "entries on American political, economic, and social issues." | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing among the entries or by searching for a particular word.
For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing Oxford Reference Online ebooks, see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- American Politics Politics -- Elections and Voting Politics -- Congressional Research | |
PARLINE; Database Of National Parliaments  (Info)
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| Producer: | Inter-Parliamentary Union | |
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| Description: | Searchable database of information on countries' electoral systems, electoral results, legislative bodies, chief executives, and more. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- Elections and Voting Politics -- Foreign and International | |
Political Encyclopedia Of U.S. States And Regions  (Info)
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| Producer: | Congressional Quarterly Press / Gale Virtual Reference Library | |
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| Description: | Two-volume set, published in 2008, consists of four sections:
several lengthy essays on such topics as state constitutions; state-by-state and regional overviews of government and politics in the U.S; dozens of alphabetically-arranged entries on topics in state politics ("Apportionment," etc.); a collection of statistics on state government and politics. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing within the sections and chapters or by searching for a particular word.
For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing, see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Government -- U.S. State and Local Politics -- American Politics Politics -- Elections and Voting | |
Presidential Elections : 1789-2008  (Info)
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| Producer: | Congressional Quarterly Press / Ebrary | |
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| Description: | Released in 2009, this is the latest edition of this CQ series, now updated to include coverage of the 2008 Presidential contest. The volume includes descriptions of every Presidential campaign and election since 1789, including popular and electoral votes, as well as much more. You may preview the table of contents, near the bottom of this page. | |
| Usage Tips: | You also can preview the contents by clicking on "Contents" in the TOC column on the right side of the opening page.
For help with browsing, searching, and printing while using the Ebrary e-book interface, see this guide. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | History -- United States Politics -- American Politics Politics -- Elections and Voting | |
Think Tanks, Public Policy Groups, And Advocacy Groups  (Info)
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| Producer: | Washington and Lee University Library | |
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| Description: | Lists of groups, plus a Google-based search engine. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- American Politics Politics -- Elections and Voting Politics -- Legal and Constitutional Politics -- Foreign and International Politics -- Congressional Research Politics -- General | |
Voting And Elections The World Over  (Info)
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| Producer: | Lexington Books / NetLibrary | |
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| Description: | 2008 guide to the electoral process in 22 countries, looking at "not only the type of electoral system in these countries," but also who administers elections; which are the offices people can vote for, who is allowed to vote, political and financial regulations, and voter turnout. You may view a copy of the table of contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing NetLibrary e-books, see this page.
To open a chapter listed in the table of contents (column on left), click on the tiny plus-sign (+) above the chapter title. When you are finished, be sure to click on the "Close Item" option near the top of the screen, above the left-hand column. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Government -- Foreign and International Politics -- Elections and Voting Politics -- Foreign and International | |
Voting In America  (Info)
| Producer: | Praeger / Greenwood | |
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| Description: | This three-volume set "surveys the legal foundations, historical development, and geographic diversity of voting practices at all levels of government in the United States." You may view a copy of the table of contents. (Scroll down the page.) | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this e-book either by browsing within the sections and chapters or by searching for a particular word. All three volumes are accessible via the above link.
The table of contents in the column on the left includes three separate indexes -- one for each volume. There is no single index that covers all three volumes. For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing, see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- American Politics Politics -- Elections and Voting | |
Voting In America; A Reference Handbook  (Info)
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| Producer: | ABC-Clio | |
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| Description: | Multifaceted guide, including history of voting rights, issues and controversies, voting and survey data, recommended resources, and more. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- American Politics Politics -- Elections and Voting | |
Women And Political Participation; A Reference Handbook  (Info)
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| Producer: | ABC-Clio | |
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| Description: | This 2004 volume examines the involvement of women in American politics, concentrating mainly on their participation since the birth of the second women's movement in the late 1960s. Includes historical developments, issues in grassroots and national organizations to voting and running for office, key documents, and biographies. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing for a particular alphabetically-listed article or by searching for a particular word.
For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing, see this page. | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- American Politics Politics -- Elections and Voting Women's and Gender Studies | |
Administration And Cost Of Elections (ACE) Project  (Info)
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| Producer: | Administration and Cost of Elections | |
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| Description: | International information resource on election administration, providing information on options, detailed procedures, alternative solutions and the administrative and cost implications associated with organising elections. Created by three leading international organisations -- the International Foundation for Election Systems (IFES), the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA), and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA). | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- Elections and Voting | |
Commission On Presidential Debates  (Info)
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| Producer: | Commission on Presidential Debates | |
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| Description: | Includes transcripts and video of past debates. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- American Politics Politics -- Elections and Voting | |
Election 2004 Research Guide  (Info)
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| Producer: | Leyburn Library | |
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| Description: | Originally developed for the 2004 Mock Convention, this guide contains links to news sources, public opinion surveys, Web sites, and other data sources. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- American Politics Politics -- Elections and Voting | |
Election Collection 2000  (Info)
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| Producer: | Internet Archive | |
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| Description: | Archive of election-related sites from August 2000 to January 2001. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- American Politics Politics -- Elections and Voting | |
Election Resources On The Internet  (Info)
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| Producer: | Manuel Álvarez-Rivera | |
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| Description: | Free online resource that provides links to external Web sites containing publicly available election data and other electoral information for over 120 countries. Also provides an overview of the electoral process and political parties, along with the most recent election results, culled from official government sites, for more than 30 countries. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- Elections and Voting Politics -- Foreign and International | |
Electionline.org  (Info)
| Producer: | Election Reform Information Project | |
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| Description: | Self-described as "non-partisan, non-advocacy website providing up-to-the-minute news and analysis on election reform." | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- Elections and Voting | |
Elections And Electoral Systems Around The World  (Info)
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| Producer: | Richard Kimber | |
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| Description: | Collection of election-related sites around the world, including country-by-country listing. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Government -- Foreign and International Politics -- Elections and Voting | |
Electoral Process Research Guide  (Info)
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| Producer: | Leyburn Library | |
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| Description: | Guide to campaign finance reform, prepared spring 2004. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- American Politics Politics -- Elections and Voting | |
International Institute For Democracy And Electoral Assistance (International IDEA)  (Info)
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| Producer: | International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance | |
|---|---|---|
| Description: | Excellent source of information on electoral systems around the world. | |
| Usage Tips: | Use the "search" box (upper right) to search for the name of a particular country or term. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- Elections and Voting Politics -- Foreign and International | |
Iowa Electronic Markets  (Info)
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| Producer: | University of Iowa | |
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| Description: | A "futures market" in which participants can make judgments on the outcomes of elections and other political events. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- American Politics Politics -- Elections and Voting | |
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball  (Info)
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| Producer: | University of Virginia | |
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| Description: | UVA's Center for Politics provides "analyses of presidential elections, Senate, House, and gubernatorial races." | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- American Politics Politics -- Elections and Voting | |
Living Room Candidate  (Info)
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| Producer: | American Museum of the Moving Image | |
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| Description: | Video clips and analysis of presidential campaign commercials from 1952 to the present. For each election the site offers analysis of each party's advertising campaign, an electoral map showing results, and a selection of commercials in their entirety. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- American Politics Politics -- Elections and Voting | |
Mock Convention 2012 Research Guide  (Info)
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| Producer: | Washington and Lee University Library | |
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| Description: | This guide is designed to help participants in Washington and Lee's 2012 Mock Convention monitor news, track public opinion, find information on candidates, retrieve data and articles, and perform other research in their study of the 2012 presidential election campaign. This site may be revised and updated frequently. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- American Politics Politics -- Elections and Voting | |
New For Politics  (Info)
| Producer: | Washington and Lee University Library | |
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| Description: | Washington and Lee University Library blog covering new resources and other news for our Politics faculty and students. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- American Politics Politics -- Elections and Voting Politics -- Legal and Constitutional Politics -- Foreign and International Politics -- Congressional Research Politics -- General Politics -- Political Philosophy | |
Political Resources On-line  (Info)
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| Producer: | Political Resources, Inc. | |
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| Description: | Vast array of resources relating to U.S. election campaigns, from databases of candidate Web sites party and government offices to sources for bumper sitckers. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- American Politics Politics -- Elections and Voting | |
Politics Periodicals In Leyburn Library  (Info)
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| Producer: | Leyburn Library | |
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| Description: | This list indicates "politics" periodicals (journals and magazines) which have been requested by the W&L Politics Department and which are available in Leyburn Library. It should not be interpreted as a comprehensive list of all politics-related periodicals in the library, since other titles have been requested by other academic departments. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- American Politics Politics -- Elections and Voting Politics -- Legal and Constitutional Politics -- Congressional Research Politics -- General | |
U. S. Election Web Archives  (Info)
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| Producer: | U.S. Library of Congress / Minerva | |
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| Description: | Permanently-stored collection of thousands of Web sites associated with U.S. Presidential, Congressional, and gubernatorial elections in 2000, 2002, and 2004 (so far). Some sites are accessible only within the Library of Congress.
The link above takes you to a page on from which you can select the election collection in which you are interested. | |
| Usage Tips: | Different collections have different use capabilities. More recent ones allow you to browse through alphabetically-arranged subjects, names, and titles, and/or to search for a particular word or name. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- American Politics Politics -- Elections and Voting | |
U.S. Political News Coverage And Analysis  (Info)
Connect to: U.S. Political News Coverage and Analysis
| Producer: | Washington and Lee University Library | |
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| Description: | This is a collection of online sources which provide expert and mostly non-partisan coverage and analysis of political news in the U.S. Most specialize in contemporary coverage, while a few are designed for retrospective coverage. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- American Politics Politics -- Elections and Voting Politics -- Congressional Research | |
Virginia Elections And State Elected Officials Database Project, 1776-2004  (Info)
Connect to: Virginia Elections and State Elected Officials Database Project, 1776-2004
| Producer: | University of Virginia | |
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| Description: | Database of statistical data on governors and members of the General Assembly. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- Elections and Voting | |
Women And The Electoral Process  (Info)
Connect to: Women and the Electoral Process
| Producer: | Leyburn Library | |
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| Description: | A collection of U.S. and international Web sites useful for research on the relationship between women and electoral processes. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- Elections and Voting Women's and Gender Studies | |
African American Electorate: A Statistical History  (Info)
Connect to: African American Electorate: A Statistical History
| Producer: | CQ Press / Gale Virtual Reference Library | |
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| Description: | 2012 volume brings together "all of the extant, fugitive and recently-discovered registration data on African-American voters from Colonial America to the present," as well as tracing the history of the laws dealing with enfranchisement and disenfranchisement of African Americans and provides the election return data for African-American candidates in national and sub-national elections over this same time span. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing within the sections and chapters or by searching for a particular word.
For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing, see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- Elections and Voting African-American Studies | |
America Votes 28: Election Returns By State, 2007-2008  (Info)
Connect to: America Votes 28: Election Returns by State, 2007-2008
| Producer: | Congressional Quarterly Press / Gale Virtual Reference Library | |
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| Description: | Biennially-published compilation of "official, state-certified election returns and key data by county and by district for the House, Senate, and gubernatorial elections," this edition covers 2007-2008 and is the first to be available online.
The library has the earlier printed volumes in the series, with coverage back to the early 1950's. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing within the sections and chapters or by searching for a particular word.
For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing, see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- American Politics Politics -- Elections and Voting | |
American National Election Studies  (Info)
Connect to: American National Election Studies
| Producer: | University of Michigan | |
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| Description: | Access to high quality data on voting, public opinion, and political participation that serve the research needs of social scientists, teachers, students, policy makers and journalists. Cross-sectional, time series and panel datasets are available | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Sociology Politics -- American Politics Politics -- Elections and Voting | |
Atlas Of The 2008 Elections  (Info)
Connect to: Atlas of the 2008 Elections
| Producer: | Rowman & Littlefield / Ebrary | |
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| Description: | 2011 atlas "analyzes and maps the campaigns, primaries, general election, and key state referenda." You may preview the contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | You can preview the contents by clicking on "Contents" in the TOC column on the right side of the opening page.
For help with browsing, searching, and printing while using the Ebrary e-book interface, see this guide. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- Elections and Voting | |
Comparative Study Of Electoral Systems  (Info)
Connect to: Comparative Study of Electoral Systems
| Producer: | CSES | |
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| Description: | Collaborative program of cross-national research in over fifty countries, conducting research "on the effects of electoral institutions on citizens’ attitudes and behavior, and democratic institutions across different political regimes." Useful mostly for the large datasets which can be downloaded from the "Data Center" option. | |
| Usage Tips: | You will need to register, which is quicky, easy, and free. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- Elections and Voting | |
Election Results  (Info)
| Producer: | U.S. Federal Election Commission | |
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| Description: | "A compilation of the official, certified federal election results obtained from each state’s election office and other official sources," including "primary, runoff and general election results for the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of Representatives and, when applicable, U.S. President." | |
| Usage Tips: | Turnout and registration data is available from the Census Bureau and the U.S. Election Assistance Commission. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- American Politics Politics -- Elections and Voting | |
Election Statistics  (Info)
Connect to: Election Statistics
| Producer: | Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives | |
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| Description: | "Since 1920, the Clerk of the House has collected and published the official vote counts for federal elections from the official sources among the various states and territories... Statistics from recent elections are available as both HTML and scanned image (Adobe Acrobat .PDF) formats." | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- Elections and Voting | |
ElectionGuide.org  (Info)
| Producer: | International Foundation for Election Systems | |
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| Description: | Calendar of past and upcoming elections around the world, with links to information sources. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- Elections and Voting | |
Electionworld.org  (Info)
| Producer: | Wilfried Dirksen / Wikipedia | |
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| Description: | Election results by country. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- Elections and Voting Politics -- Foreign and International | |
Exit Polls: Surveying The American Electorate, 1972-2010  (Info)
Connect to: Exit Polls: Surveying the American Electorate, 1972-2010
| Producer: | CQ Press / CQ Press Electronic Library | |
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| Description: | 2012 reference work "explores the trends in longitudinal variables asked in the national Election Day exit polls from their beginning in 1972 to the present," tracing comparable survey items that have appeared in multiple exit polls. Includes both narrative chapters and statistical compilations.
This item was purchased with funds from the University Library's annual book-sale. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing the entries or by searching for a particular word.
Browsing The initial screen offers chapter-by-chapter access to the contents. Searching The "Search" box at the top of the page enables you to search through all the words in the database. Use an asterisk to search for forms of a word. Example: interview* finds interview, interviewer, interviewing etc. To find a multi-word term or phrase, enclose the search terms within quotation marks. Example: "baby boom*" | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- Elections and Voting | |
Historical Statistics Of The United States -- Elections  (Info)
Connect to: Historical Statistics of the United States -- Elections
| Producer: | Cambridge University Press | |
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| Description: | These are the election-related entries in the 2006 edition of Historical Statistics of the U.S.. Most entries consist of data tables, although some are essays. | |
| Usage Tips: | Most entries include options to view a PDF and to "Download in Excel" (above the online display). If you choose the Excel option, follow the subsequent directions in the column on the left. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- American Politics Politics -- Elections and Voting | |
Inter-University Consortium For Political And Social Research (ICPSR)  (Info)
Connect to: Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)
| Producer: | University of Michigan | |
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| Description: | "Search and browsing access to abstracts and data sets in the world's largest archive of computerized social science data." For assistance in acquiring data-sets, contact Carol Hansen Karsch. | |
| Usage Tips: | ICPSR tutorial videos are available.
Videos on using the Survey Documentation and Analysis (SDA) tool to analyze data on-line are included. Approximately 700 studies can be analyzed on-line using SDA.
To see if a study is formatted for SDA, click the "Analyze data using SDA" link, located half-way down a study's description page. SDA is useful for:
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| Librarian: | Carol Hansen Karsch | |
| Descriptors: | Social Sciences - General Sociology Politics -- American Politics Politics -- Elections and Voting Politics -- Foreign and International | |
OpenSecrets.org  (Info)
| Producer: | Center for Responsive Politics | |
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| Description: | The online source for money in politics data" -- searchable databases of info on campaign contributions and more. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- American Politics Politics -- Elections and Voting | |
Statistical Abstract Of The U.S. -- Elections  (Info)
Connect to: Statistical Abstract of the U.S. -- Elections
| Producer: | U.S. Census Bureau | |
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| Description: | Annually-published collection of cumulative data in Statistical Abstract of the U.S. includes this section on "presidential, congressional, and gubernatorial elections. Also presented are summary tables on congressional legislation; state legislatures; Black, Hispanic, and female officeholders; population of voting age; voter participation; and campaign finances." | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- Elections and Voting | |
Statistical History Of The American Electorate  (Info)
Connect to: Statistical History of the American Electorate
| Producer: | Congressional Quarterly Press / Gale Virtual Reference Library | |
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| Description: | Extremely valuable compilation (2001) of historical U.S. election-related data and analysis, not just vote totals, but data on suffrage and laws, turnout, mobilization, and eligibility. The library also has a printed copy. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing within the sections and chapters or by searching for a particular word.
For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing, see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- Elections and Voting | |
U.S. Electoral And Political Data  (Info)
Connect to: U.S. Electoral and Political Data
| Producer: | Washington and Lee University Library | |
|---|---|---|
| Description: | Collection of resources, online and printed, with recent and historical data. Originally compiled for W&L Mock Convention research. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- American Politics Politics -- Elections and Voting | |
Vital Statistics On American Politics  (Info)
Connect to: Vital Statistics on American Politics
| Producer: | CQ Press | |
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| Description: | Contains over 225 tables and charts on American politics dating back to 1788, including data on presidential, gubernatorial, and congressional elections, party competition, public approval of the president, Congress, and the two major political parties, the federal budget and the national debt, and more. Data are supplied in HTML, Excel, and comma-separated variable formats.
Printed volumes are in the Leyburn Library collection. | |
| Usage Tips: | Browsing Click on any of the chapters in the Table of Contents what is available in that subject area. Each chapter will have an "Overview" essay which contains links to specific tables. Clicking on a table title will retrieve that table in HTML format, while clicking on "Excel" or "CSV" will produce the same table in those formats.
Searching A "search" option is displayed near the top of the page. Simple one-word seaches, should be able to adequately access the list of tables, but more complex searches also are possible. Example: sex OR gender Delivery "Overview" essays, other text documents, and tables in HTML format can be delivered by e-mail and/or re-formatted for printing -- look for the options on the upper left side of the page. Tables in Excel and CSV formats can be downloaded/saved. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | History -- United States Politics -- American Politics Politics -- Elections and Voting Politics -- Congressional Research | |
Vital Statistics On The Presidency  (Info)
Connect to: Vital Statistics on the Presidency
| Producer: | Congressional Quarterly Press | |
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| Description: | Based on the third edition, this online edition contains "more than 175 tables and charts covering the office of the president from George Washington to George W. Bush, including data on the 2008 presidential primaries. The volume includes statistical coverage of public approval of the president, elections, vetoes, executive orders, foreign affairs, the executive branch, congressional and judicial relations, public appearances, and much more."
The library also has a printed copy of an earlier edition. | |
| Usage Tips: | Browsing Click on any of the chapters in the Table of Contents what is available in that subject area. Each chapter will have an "Overview" essay which contains links to specific tables. Clicking on a table title will retrieve that table in HTML format, while clicking on "Excel" or "CSV" will produce the same table in those formats.
Searching A "search" option is displayed near the top of the page. Simple one-word seaches, should be able to adequately access the list of tables, but more complex searches also are possible. Example: sex OR gender Delivery Overview essays, other text documents, and tables in HTML format can be delivered by e-mail and/or re-formatted for printing -- look for the options on the upper left side of the page. Tables in Excel and CSV formats can be downloaded/saved. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | History -- United States Politics -- American Politics Politics -- Elections and Voting | |
Voting And Registration  (Info)
Connect to: Voting and Registration
| Producer: | U.S. Census Bureau | |
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| Description: | "Information on reported voting and registration by various demographic and socioeconomic characteristics is collected for the nation in November of congressional and presidential election years in the Current Population Survey (CPS)." | |
| Usage Tips: | Current data goes back to 1998, but there are historic time-series tables (farther down the page) which provide data back to the 1960's. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- Elections and Voting | |
