LibGuides: First Year Experience: How to Vote

Harris & Ewing. "Washington Votes; first time since 1874. Washington, D.C., April 30. It was a long time between votes, 1874 to 1938, but the Capitol bridged a gap today when its residents cast a city-wide ballot on the question of whether suffrage shall be voted to the voteless community. Mr and Mrs Paul R. Henry are shown depositing their ballots while Miss Magdalena Gale registers them, 4/30/38." 30 April 1938. Glass negative. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

How to Vote

USA.gov

This website compiles government information on how, when, and where to vote.

Vote.org

This website is a non-profit, non-partisan organization whose mission is to disseminate voting information to help people access and use their right to vote.

Rock The Vote

This website is a non-profit, non-partisan organization whose mission is to empower younger generations to vote.

Candidate Viewpoints

Politics1

This website is an online directory of statewide and federal candidates.

Polling the Nations This link opens in a new window
Polling the Nations is a comprehensive online database of public opinion polls containing the full text of more than 700,000 questions and responses from more than 18,000 surveys and 1,700 polling organizations, conducted from 1986 through the present in the United States and more than 100 other countries around the world.

On the Issues

This website is a non-partisan organization of scholars who bring together information about candidate viewpoints from speeches, interviews, newspapers, press releases, and the internet.

How to Register to Vote

Vote.gov

This website helps individuals register to vote.

Absentee Ballots

USA.gov

This website provides information about absentee ballots.

Current Issues

Points of View Reference Center This link opens in a new window
Points of View Reference Center covers hundreds of topics, each with an overview (objective background/description), point (argument) and counterpoint (opposing argument).

Each topic features a Guide to Critical Analysis which helps the reader evaluate the controversy and enhances students’ ability to read critically, develop their own perspective on the issues, and write or debate an effective argument on the topic.
Issues and Controversies This link opens in a new window
Issues & Controversies helps students and researchers understand today’s crucial issues by exploring hundreds of hot topics in politics, government, business, society, education, and popular culture. Presented in a balanced, pro/con format, each article presents the key facts, arguments, history, and current context—an ideal resource for research papers, debate preparation, and persuasive writing assignments.