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Election Resources 2008

Your vote counts! There are lots of close races this year, and yours could be the ballot that determines who wins! Don't know which side you're on? Use the following resources to help you decide.

Voting in Wisconsin

Voting information from the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board: Elections Division.

Election Resources from the University Library

CQ Almanac Plus REF JK 1 C66
Gives voting record for each Representative and Senator on selected bills. The Library has volumes for 1959-2002 and 2004-2006.

Almanac of American Politics REF JK 1012 .A44 (2008 volume shelved at Reference Desk)
Gives description of current elected officials including where they stand on major issues and how different organizations rate them as being effective legislators.

2008 Presidential Election Resources - (UW-Whitewater University Library)
Online Library user guide on the 2008 Presidential election. Includes links to library article databases, general sources, and web sites.

Other Election Resources

Decipher the spin

In their own words

Follow the money

Read the issues

Candidates and Parties

For assistance with finding more election resources, contact a reference librarian at (262) 472-1032, by email or chat or in person at the Library's Reference Desk.

Last Revised: RH - 3/31/2008