Links To Other Web Sites

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SECRETARY OF STATE - www.ss.ca.gov
Nonpartisan election information … initiatives … election results … register to vote … apply for an absentee ballot … historical information … election law … voter education materials …rights of disabled voters … resources … publications … wide variety of statistics

PROJECT VOTESMART - www.vote-smart.org
Candidate’s issue positions, voting records, campaign finance, biographical information … voter can fill out questionnaire and be matched with a like minded candidate … site includes ratings by interest groups. 1-888-VOTE-SMART

YOUTH VOTE COALITION - www.civicyouth.org
Studies, facts, and information about patterns of voting for young people …. “Best Practices – Nonpartisan Guide on Voter Mobilization.

LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS - www.smartvoter.org
Nonpartisan voter information …. View your local sample ballot … find your polling place … find information on candidates

EASY VOTER GUIDE - www.easyvoter.org
Information about ballot measures, how to register, how to vote absentee, whereto find information about candidates and measures on the ballot, how to use voting equipment, and general information about elections … in plain language … available in several languages

ROCK THE VOTE - www.rockthevote.org
Political power for young people … blog … register to vote … current activities with youth … issues

CalPIRG- www.calpirgstudents.org
California Student Public Interest Research Group …information for college students about PIRG activities on California college campuses …. Link to Rock the Vote voter registration web site … info about “New Voters Project” (www.newvotersproject.org)

CLOSE UP FOUNDATION - www.closeup.org
Nonpartisan, classroom-based voter registration, education, and citizenship program for high school students --- designed for use in one or two class periods. Developed by the Close Up Foundation in conjunction with the American Express Foundation.

U.S. PRINTING OFFICE - http://bensguide.gpo.gov/index.html
“Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government for Kids” uses the image of Benjamin Franklin to organize information for different grade levels, as well as for parents and teachers. The site includes information on historical documents, citizenship, the election process, branches of government and more. It also has games and classroom activities.

CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS FOUNDATION - www.crf-usa.org
Resources and publications, including course curriculum, for “Educating for Democracy”, “The Bill of Rights in Action,” and “Active Citizenship Today.” Also, a wide variety of school-based programs such as “California Mock Trial” and “This Month in History.”

PUBLIC POLICY INSTITUTE - www.ppic.org
Publishes research and polling results on a wide variety of public policy issues in California, as well as provides information on voting trends, public opinion on ballot measures, etc. This is a useful site for classroom research.

CALIFORNIA CAMPAIGN FOR THE CIVIC MISSION OF SCHOOLS www.csm-ca.org
This is a program of the Constitutional Rights Foundation, the Center for Civic Learning, and others to promote “Educating for Democracy.” The site includes “Resources” which provides a valuable list of classroom programs and materials for students and teachers. The material is organized around six successful approaches to prepare young people to be competent and thoughtful citizens, and provides links to dozens of programs.

FIELD POLL - www.field.com
The “Archives” section of the Field Poll provides statistical summaries of voter opinions on issues and candidates, broken down by voter age, ethnicity, race, education, and other variables. This is a useful site for classroom research.

BUCK INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION - www.bie.org
This non-profit organization has developed an extensive curriculum (”LegiQuest”) for high school government students to learn about how a lobbyist or public interest group would go about proposing a law and getting it enacted. The curriculum is free and uses a “problem based learning methodology.”

NATIONAL STUDENT/PARENT MOCK ELECTION - www.nationalmockelection.org
This nonpartisan (Co-chairs are former Presidents Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford), nonprofit organization has been organizing mock elections since 1982. The web site provided curriculum materials and also let’s schools, teachers, or students register to participate. In the last two presidential election years more than 10 million American students in all 50 states and 14 countries voted. The largest number of Internet votes (over 1 million) cast in history was cast in the 2000 Mock Election. The program is free of charge for both the curriculum materials and participation in the mock election. Mock election results are broadcast on CNN.


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