- Federal Elections Commission
The Federal Elections Commission (FEC) oversees all aspects of federal elections, whereas a state board of elections only deal with state and local elections.
- Project VoteSmart
Project Vote Smart is a non partisan political research organization with information on elected officials and their biographical and contact information, voting issues, positions, relationship with interest groups and public statements.
- Vote411.org
The League of Women Voters Education Fund oversees Vote411.org, an extensive non-partisan source of all information regarding elections.
- Young Voter Strategies
Young Voter Strategies, in collaboration with Rock the Vote, is a non-partisan project committed to increasing the turnout of young voters.
- CIRCLE
Circle, the Center for Information and Research on Civil Learning and Engagement, studies trends in youth voting and advocates for the implementation of procedures to increase young people’s participation in civic life.
- Help America Vote Act
This link is to a PDF file with the text of the Help America Vote Act, a law passed in 2002 to provide funding for various programs that make voting easier for citizens.
- Open Secrets
Open Secrets is supported by the Center for Responsive Politics, which is a non-profit, non-partisan research group. The site provides information on campaign finance, as well as political news.
- US Electoral College
The US Electoral College, administered by the National Archives Records and Administration is one of the most important components of the Presidential Election.