Congressional Candidates and Committees. Washington, D.C.: Federal Election Commission, 2008. SUDOC: Y 3.EL 2/3:13 C 76/2008
This guide summarizes the federal campaign finance laws that apply to candidate committees as of April 2008. The guide is intended to assist House and Senate candidates comply with the Federal Election Campaign Act and FEC regulations. Interested parties can find information on federal campaign finance laws. Topics include: Testing the Waters; Starting the Campaign; Campaign Contributions (types and limits); Sources of Support; Expenditures; Campaign Conduct; Record Keeping; Campaign Communications; and other relevant issues.
This document is available online at: http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS36736
Future versions of this document are located at: http://www.fec.gov/info/publications.shtml#guides
Presidential Transition: Office of the President-Elect
1 comments Posted by Jason D. Phillips at 11:13 AM
Information about the new administration, including video of Obama's speech on Election Night, can be found at http://change.gov. This is the official transition website, and it contains valuable information on the new government. There is also a blog and RSS feed for the site on the News tab. And there are several places to interact with the information and to submit suggestions and look for jobs!
**Courtesy of Amanda Clay Powers, Assistant Professor/Reference Librarian, Mitchell Memorial Library, Mississippi State University**
Michael Moore has filmed a documentary apparently designed to encourage students to become politically active. It is entitled "Slacker Uprising".
He is offering it for free download to anyone in the United States beginning September 23.
http://slackeruprising.com
***This posting is for information purposes only. It should not be considered an endorsement of this film, its content, or the film-maker.***
On Tuesday, November 4, registered voters around the country will go to the polls to vote in their local, state, and federal elections. Here in Mississippi, voters will have the unique opportunity to vote for two United States Senators in the same year. More importantly, voters all over the country will have the opportunity to choose who will be the next President of the United States. Of course, this is only possible if you have first registered to vote.
The Government Documents, Microforms, and Current Journals Department has created a display where patrons can find answers to the following questions:
* How can I register to vote?
* Can I register here in Mississippi?
* How can I submit an absentee ballot if I am registered somewhere else?
* What form of ID do I need to bring with me to vote in November?
Voters can find the answers to these questions, and much more, by checking out the display in the Government Documents, Microforms, and Current Journals Department. Also available are voter registration forms for the State of Mississippi.
You can check out the following websites to learn more, or stop by the Government Documents, Microforms, and Current Journals Department and check out the display!
Registering to Vote Out-of-State
http://www.eac.gov/voter/Register to Vote
Registering to Vote in Mississippi
http://www.sos.state.ms.us/elections/VoterRegistration/UpdatedVoterReg.pdf
Election 2008 Research Guide
http://library.msstate.edu/research/researchguides/Election2008.asp
A Voter’s Guide to Election Day
http://www.eac.gov/voter/docs/votersguideelectionday.pdf/attachment_download/file
Mississippi Secretary of State
http://www.sos.state.ms.us/elections/elections.asp
Election Assistance Commission
http://www.eac.gov/index_html1
National Association of Secretaries of State
http://www.canivote.org
**The posting does not intend to reflect any one political view, nor is it an endorsement for any candidate. This posting is purely informational in nature.**
The Digital Scholarship Lab at the University of Richmond has unveiled its online project "Voting America United States Politics, 1840-2004."
http://www.americanpast.org/voting
Voting America provides cinematic & interactive maps, and analysis, of the Presidential elections in the US from 1840-2004. This unique resource focuses on election data to the county level (rather than state), helping users understand the nuances of our electoral history. It allows for users to compare elections as well as recognize the significance of individual elections by geographic region, political party, voter turnout, voter demographics, and more in a stimulating, visual environment.
**Text from Laura Horne's message on GovDoc-L**
Post on GovDoc-L from: Laura M Horne, Social Sciences Librarian, Boatwright Memorial Library, University of Richmond
Did you miss one of the speeches at a Convention? Want to take a second look at a speech you have already seen? Want to learn more about this year's candidates for President? Check out their websites on YouTube to see archived videos from their speeches at conventions and elsewhere.
Barack Obama (Democrat): http://www.youtube.com/user/BarackObamadotcom
John McCain (Republican): http://www.youtube.com/user/JohnMcCaindotcom
Bob Barr (Libertarian): http://www.youtube.com/user/BobBarr2008
Ralph Nader (Independent): http://www.youtube.com/user/votenader08
Cynthia McKinney (Green Party): http://www.youtube.com/user/RunCynthiaRun
Ron Paul: http://www.youtube.com/user/ronpaul2008dotcom?ob=4
CSPAN: http://www.youtube.com/user/CSPAN
**The posting does not intend to reflect any one political view, nor is it an endorsement for any candidate. This posting is purely informational in nature.**
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