Websites
The following websites link to informational sources on voting and elections in America and in Texas. Each is going to provide different types of information including legal documentation, voting data, election data, polling information, research, and more.
- The Texas Politics Project at The University of Texas at AustinThe Texas Politics Project is organized and run by the University of Texas at Austin. They seek to provide information in several different areas of political discussions including Education, Polling, and Research.
- Vote 411Launched by the League of Women Voters Education Fund (LWVEF) in October of 2006, VOTE411.org is a "one-stop-shop" for election related information. It provides nonpartisan information to the public with both general and state-specific information on various aspects of the election process. This link leads to information directly about voting in Texas
- U.S. Elections ProjectThe United States Elections Project is an information source for the United States electoral system. The mission of the project is to provide timely and accurate election statistics, electoral laws, research reports, and other useful information regarding the United States electoral system. By providing this information, the project seeks to inform the people of the United States on how their electoral system works, how it may be improved, and how they can participate in it.
- The Sentencing ProjectThe Sentencing Project advocates for effective and humane responses to crime that minimize imprisonment and criminalization of youth and adults by promoting racial, ethnic, economic, and gender justice.
- Texas Secretary of State – Election Results/DataProvides pertinent data and information on election information, voting turnout, voting registration information and more.
- Texas Secretary of State – Forms, Resources & Legal LibraryThe purpose of the Resource and Legal Library page is to provide a virtual Election Law Library. From this page, you can link to Election Forms, Election Law Opinions, the Texas Election Code, retrieve background on all United States Department of Justice (DOJ) submissions, and other relevant election information.
- United States Census Bureau – Voting and RegistrationFor every national election since 1964, the US Census Bureau collected data on the characteristics of American voters. Find out how many citizens of voting age are registered, and how many vote, by age and sex, race and ethnicity, and more.
- Pew Research CenterPew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. You can search by keyword or browse by topic.
- Federal Election Commission – United States of AmericaThe FEC provides information about US elections including legal resources, campaign finance data, and voting information.
- AP VoteCastAP VoteCast from the Associated Press is an expansive survey of voters in the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Click to explore the preferences and priorities of voters nationwide and state by state.
- U.S. Census Quick Facts - TexasQuickFacts provides statistics for all states and counties, and for cities and towns with a population of 5,000 or more
Newspapers and Databases
- Hein Online This link opens in a new windowHeinOnline is a premier online database containing more than 155 million pages and 200,000 titles of legal history and government documents in a fully searchable, image-based format. HeinOnline bridges the gap in historical research by providing comprehensive coverage from inception of more than 2,500 law-related periodicals. In addition to its vast collection of law journals, HeinOnline contains the entire Congressional Record, Federal Register, and Code of Federal Regulations, complete coverage of the U.S. Reports back to 1754, and entire databases dedicated to treaties, constitutions, case law, world trials, classic treatises, international trade, foreign relations, U.S. Presidents, slavery and much more. Hein
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Provides comprehensive politics and policy information including the National Journal, Daybook, Almanac of American Politics, Presentation Center, Events, Race Tracker and Hotline. EBSCO
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