Election 2004
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October 4, 2004, is the Ohio
deadline to register to vote for President on November 2, 2004.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Register to Vote
General Campaign Information
News Sources
Polls
Campaign Finance
Election Rules
Political Parties
Party Platforms
Presidential Candidates
Presidential Debates
Ohio Elections and Candidates
Other Sites of Interest
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General Campaign
Information
| Project
Vote Smart - probably the
best internet resource for campaign information. Also has
a number of links to other relevant sites. Covers
Presidential, Congressional, Gubernatorial, and other state
campaigns and elections. |
| FactCheck.org
- Annenberg Political Fact Check
- part of the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University
of Pennsylvania, this site attempts to "monitor the factual
accuracy of what is said by U.S. political players."
Looks at TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews and news
releases. |
| Spinsanity
- Since April 2001, this site
works "to counter the increasing dominance of techniques of
deception and irrationality in American politics by identifying
and dissecting outrageous and important examples of this
rhetoric in short posts and longer columns that appear roughly
2-4 times per week." |
| DNet - the
Democracy Network (DNet) is a project of the League of Women
Voters and the Center for Governmental Studies. This
interactive web site is designed to improve both the quality and
quantity of voter information, thus leading to a more informed
and involved electorate. Candidates enter their own
statements and policies without any editing. |
| League of Women
Voters - founded in 1920
with the goal of education women in the use of the newly won
vote, the League still has a goal of education voters. The
League also has a number of local organizations:
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| President
Match - A joint project of
AOL and Time, this page allows you to match your policy
positions (through a series of questions and answer) to the
Presidential candidate that most closely matches. Also,
allows you to compare the positions of the candidates on various
issues. Provides basic political and election information,
plus coverage of state elections. Ads, particularly for
AOL, can be a drawback for some. |
| The
Vanishing Voter - a project
to study and invigorate the U.S. electoral process. Housed
at the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics, and
Public Policy, which is part of the John F. Kennedy School of
Government at Harvard University. |
| Politics.com -
produced by a team of internet
industry leaders, Politics.com strives to be a source for
unfiltered access and information related to politics. The
goal is to become the place where politics at all levels --
state, national, and international -- takes place. |
| Politics1.com
- produced by Ron Gunzburger,
a campaign consultant and executive VP of LobbyForMe.com, this
site attempts to provide a non-partisan service to promote
informed decision making by American voters. |
| Election
Ohio - produced by Universe
Central Corporation, this site attempts to be a comprehensive
source for Ohio election information. |
News Sources
| ABC
News |
| MSNBC
News |
| Iowa
Electronic Market - the
University of Iowa runs a Presidential "stock market,"
where stocks in candidates are bought and sold. Prices are
tracked and reported just like the stock market. |
| Washington
Post - site includes
transcripts of the Democratic presidential campaign debate. |
Polls
| Lexis-Nexis
Academic Universe - contains
basic data from the Roper Center for Public Opinion
Research. From the main menu choose Reference and then
Choose Polls & Surveys. Then search for your topic. |
| Louis
Harris - polls, regardless
of subject, from the leading market research firm. |
| Electoral
Polling Map - regularly
tracks and updates national map showing which candidate is ahead
in each state, thus showing who is leading the polls in terms of
electoral votes. |
| PollingReport.com
- brings together in one location
the results of polls by a number of different pollsters.
Presidential polls are free, but polls for state candidates
require you to subscribe. |
Campaign Finance
| Federal Election
Commission - established in
1975 to administer and enforce the Federal Elections Campaign
Act, this agency is responsible for seeing that candidates
follow applicable campaign laws, particularly in regard to
campaign financing. |
| Center
for Responsive Politics - follow
the money trail as this site tracks who has raised how much
money and who the major contributors are for each candidate. |
| American
University Campaign Finance website - begun
as a project for a journalism class, this site provides timely
data related to campaign finance, including data from past
campaigns. |
| Center
for Public Integrity - the
Center serves as a watchdog of the government by "exposing
abuses of trust." Paramount in the Center's interest
is the role of money in elections. |
| Public
Campaign - Public Campaign
is a "non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to
sweeping reform that aims to dramatically reduce the role of
special interest money in America's elections and the influence
of big contributors in American politics." |
Election Rules
| Federal Election
Commission - established in
1975 to administer and enforce the Federal Elections Campaign
Act, this agency is responsible for seeing that candidates
follow applicable campaign laws, particularly in regard to
campaign financing. |
| Electoral
College - as we learned in
2000, it is the Electoral College that actually elects the
President. |
| Ohio
Secretary of State - among
other responsibilities, the Ohio Secretary of State oversees the
Ohio Elections Commission. |
| Ohio
Elections Commission - responsible
of overseeing the election process in the state of Ohio. |
| Portage
County Board of Elections - responsible
for overseeing the election process in Portage County.
Hiram College's own Dr. Craig Moser is a member. |
Political Parties (in
alphabetical order) (Note: if your favorite party is not listed
below, check out the DC
Political Report for a more much extensive list.)
Party Platforms
Presidential Candidates
(Note: This web page lists only the
candidates from the parties listed above. For a much more extensive
list, see the Presidency
2004 page at politics1.com.)
Presidential
Debates
Commission on
Presidential Debates - official
site of the group responsible for the debates.
On Thursday, November 7, 2003, the Commission announced the
following dates and places for the 2004 Presidential debates:
Thursday, September 30 -
University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL
Friday, October 8 - Washington University, St. Louis, MO
Wednesday, October 14 - Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Tuesday, October 5 - Case Western Reserve University,
Cleveland, OH - Vice Presidential Candidate Debate
The Commission also announced two backup sites: Rochester
Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY and the University of
South Carolina, Columbia, SC.
Citizens Debate
Group - site for an alternative debate group that has
scheduled a number of debates designed to include many more
third party candidates.
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Ohio Elections and Candidates
U.S. Senate
U.S. House of Representatives
District 13
District 14
District 17
| Democrat |
Tim
Ryan (incumbent) |
| Independent |
Randy Walter |
| Republican |
Frank Cusimano |
Ohio State Senate
District 28
| Democrat |
Kimberly A. Zurz |
| Republican |
Kevin M. Fowler |
Ohio House of Representatives
District 68
| Democrat |
Kathleen Chandler |
| Republican |
Andrew Manning |
Ohio Supreme Court
Chief Justice
Justice, 6-Year Term Beginning 1/1/05
Justice, 6-Year Term Beginning 1/2/05
Justice, Unexpired Term Ending December 31, 2006
11th District Court of Appeals, Judge
Other Sites of Interest
| PresidentialMatch.com
- Pick a candidate solely on the
issues. Answer the questions and then see which candidate
you agree with the most. Sponsored by AOL and Time
magazine. |
| Atlas
of U.S. Presidential Elections - Voting
results from Presidential general elections from 1860 to
2000. Includes maps and graphics. |
| VicePresidents.com
- Everything you always
wanted to know about the office of Vice President and those who
held it. |
| Presidential
Campaign Rhetoric - Andrew
Cline, Professor and former journalist, analyzes the rhetoric of
Presidential campaign speeches. |
| Living Room Candidate: Presidential Campaign
Commercials, 1952 - 2004 -
Complete video (you'll need Real Player or Media Player) of
Presidential television ads for more than 50 years. |
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