General Resources
Did you miss the debate last night? You can read the transcript from the Commission on Presidential Debates
October 3, 2012: The First Obama-Romney Presidential Debate .
October 3, 2012: The First Obama-Romney Presidential Debate
The next presidential debate will be:
Monday, October 22 - Third Presidential Debate
NEW - Montana Voter Information Pamphlet; Your Guide to the 2012 General Election Ballot Issues
There's an app for that: My Voter App
NEW - 2012 Primary Election Results
NEW - The U.S. Vote Foundation has launched an online portal that will enable
absentee voters to register and request ballots with forms and information
customized for each state.
NEW - Comparing the 2012 Presidential Candidates’ Technology and Innovation Policies
NEW -Vote 411. From the League of Women Voters "Build your ballot with our online voters' guide! Type in your address to see the races on your ballot. Candidates' positions can be compared side-by-side, and you may print out a "ballot" indicating your preferences as a reminder and take it with you to the polls on Election Day. Check out our resources for military and overseas voters!"
- C-SPAN Election 2012Election 2012 following the presidential candidates.
- CNN - Election Center 2012
- Congressional Quarterly (CQ) Library Licensed access to CQ Researcher and CQ Weekly
- CQ Politics
- FactCheck.org
- Federal Election Commission
- Montana Secretary of State: Current Election News2012 election information: who has filed, election results, how to vote
- Pew Research Election Campaigns '12Who is leading in the polls.
- Politifact.com"PolitiFact is a project of the St. Petersburg Times and Congressional Quarterly... Every day, reporters and researchers from the Times and CQ will analyze the candidates' speeches, TV ads and interviews and determine whether the claims are accurate."
- Project Vote Smart
- U.S. Election Assistance CommissionThe U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) was established by the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA). EAC is an independent, bipartisan commission charged with developing guidance to meet HAVA requirements, adopting voluntary voting system guidelines, and serving as a national clearinghouse of information on election administration. EAC also accredits testing laboratories and certifies voting systems, as well as audits the use of HAVA funds.
- American National Election StudiesPrincipal survey of voting behavior in the United States, conducted since 1948. Includes information on religious identification.
Print resources
Archer, J. Clark. Historical atlas of U.S. presidential elections 1788-2004.
Washington, D.C.: CQ Press, 2006
Call number:
324.973 H67342; Maps Area - Atlases - Non Circ Lvl 1
Bennion, Jon.
Big sky politics : campaigns and elections in modern Montana.
Missoula, MT : Five Valleys Pub., 2004.
Call number: 324.9786 B4729b; Level 2 & Level 4, Archives & Special Collections Room
Congressional Quarterly.
Presidential elections, 1789-2004.
Washington, DC : CQ Press, 2005.
Call number: 324.973 P9338; Level 2
Dubin, Michael J.
United States presidential elections, 1788-1860 : the official results by county and state.
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., 2002.
Call number: 324.973 D8145u; Level 2, Q Oversize shelves
Moore, John L., Preimesberger, Jon P., and Tarr, David R. (Eds.).
Guide to U.S. elections.
Washington, D.C. : CQ Press, 2001.
Call number: 324.973 C749 2001; Level 2
Rusk, Jerold G. A statistical history of the U.S. electorate.
Washington, DC: CQ Press, 2001.
Call number: 324.973 R956s; Level2
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Important Dates
June 5: Primary Nominating Election
November 6: General Election
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