Elections, Political Parties, and Issues
To check on your local registration or to change your
address, call
the Marion County Auditor's Office, 641-828-2217.
Register to Vote:
Go to
this site to register online for any state.
Iowa
Voter Guide: Print a registration form or
request an absentee ballot, find information on
registration, financial disclosure and more.
The Issues, the Candidates' Positions,
Campaign Finance
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Project
Vote Smart: Non-profit comprehensive source for information on
all candidates and issues.
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Democracy Network: Covers thousands of national, state and local candidates, including all U.S.
House and U.S. Senate races. Browse your candidates' issues
statements, biography, contact information and website, pose questions, and
follow debates on issues.
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Center for Public Integrity: Non-profit, non-partisan organization
whose mission is to provide the American people with the findings of their
investigations and analyses of public service, government accountability and
ethics related issues.
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Opensecrets.org/Center
for Responsive Politics: Nonpartisan research center allows users
to track campaign donations by state or candidate and look up personal
financial disclosures of candidates. Guide to the money in U.S.
elections.
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C-SPAN:
Search for video coverage of the campaigns, search for words within speeches.
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Federal
Election Commission: Everything you want to know about campaign
contributions, as well as statistics on state voter registration and
turnout.
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League of Women
Voters: Non-partisan site that encourages informed voter participation
and
discussion of issues.
The Parties
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