• John Kerry - Democratic Presidential Candidate.
      See also: Kerry's Senate Site and Biography.com's entry on John Kerry
  
  
• John Edwards - Democratic Vice Presidential Candidate.
      See also: Edwards' Senate Site and Biography.com's entry on John Edwards
  
  
• President George Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney - Reelection Site.
      See also: Whitehouse.gov for current administration activities as well as Biography.com's entries for George Bush and Dick Cheney
  
  
• Ralph Nader - Independent Presidential Candidate.
      See also Biography.com's entry for Ralph Nader
  
  
• David Cobb - Green Party Presidential Candidate.
      See also Project Vote Smart's entry for David Cobb
  

Learn More about the Candidates - at the Library:

• John Kerry.
  
• John Edwards.
  
• George W. Bush
  
• Ralph Nader

Click here to find more library items about the 2004 Presidential Election or click here for more information on contacting our Reference staff if you need more information.

• Democratic National Committee
  
  
• Republican National Committee
  
  
• *Green Party
  *Please note: While Ralph Nader has long been affiliated with the Green Party and has even recently been endorsed by some members of the Green Party, he is currently running as an independent candidate. Click here to read his letter to the Green Party. The Green Party's own official candidate is David Cobb.
  
  

• BBC: Vote USA 2004 - The BBC's online guide to U.S. election coverage.
  
  
• By the People Election 2004 - From PBS (Public Broadcasting Service). This site "brings you in-depth coverage and analysis from our signature programs, as well as tools to research candidates and elections, a roundup of the best election Web sites, and a calendar to keep you current on campaign events."
  
  
• CNN - 2004 Presidential Election Coverage - CNN (Cable News Network) presents updated stories as the U.S. Presidential campaigns unfold.
  
  
• C-SPAN - Streaming audio/video of presidential nomination acceptance speeches and more.
  
  
• Elections 2004 - Annotated links to resources for locating information primarily about federal elections in the United States. Provides links to candidates, campaigns, the election process, policy issues (such as military service and health insurance coverage), historical elections, voting, and related topics. Several resources are accessible only to the University of Michigan community; they are clearly marked. From the Documents Center at the University of Michigan Library.
  
  
• Factcheck.org - "The Annenberg Political Fact Check is a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania. We are a nonpartisan, nonprofit, "consumer advocate" for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics. We monitor the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews, and news releases. Our goal is to apply the best practices of both journalism and scholarship, and to increase public knowledge and understanding."
  
  
• The League of Women Voters' DNET - Provides basic information on local, state, and national races. "DNet encourages candidates to address a wider range of issues, and to address them in greater depth, than they might in other media. Candidate issue statements are provided by the candidates themselves, without any outside editing." Please note: Contrary to what you might read at this site, you CANNOT register to vote online in New York State.
  
  
• Project Vote Smart - "As a national library of factual information, Project Vote Smart covers your candidates and elected officials in five basic categories: biographical information, issue positions, voting records, campaign finances and interest group ratings."
  
  
• Yahoo News Election 2004 - Updated election coverage from major news media sources.
  
  

Information on Registering to Vote

• The NYS Board of Elections - A downloadable form for voter registration is available for printing and mailing.
  
  
• Orange County Board of Elections
  25 Court Lane, P.O. Box 30
  Goshen, NY 10924
  Phone: 845-291-2444
  Fax: 845-291-2437
  
  
• Locate your local polling place in Orange County through the Orange County Board of Elections Site.
  
  
• Voter registration forms are also available at Middletown Thrall Library. Pick up your forms today so you can vote in the November 2004 Presidential Election and other local area elections.
  
  


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Initiatives: Organizations Educating and Motivating Prospective Voters

• MTV: Choose or Lose
  
  
• Rock the Vote
  
  
• Youth Leadership Initiative
  
  


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• Ben's Guide to U.S. Government offers young, possibly future voters some insight into the election process.
  
  
• Students, parents, and teachers will also especially appreciate The Library of Congress' Elections: The American Way. This site offers a concise history of voting and voter rights in the United States and covers a number of related topics with links to even more. Learn about political parties, what it takes to become President, explore historical voting issues, and more.
  
  
• The U.S. Federal Election Commission explains how the Electoral College works as well as provides a Citizen's Guide to major election topics. The FEC also provides a guide to Presidential and Congressional Primary Dates and prior election results. Visit the main FEC home page for more on topics including Campaign Finance and disclosure reports (from 1993 to the present).
  
  
• The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) offers more information regarding the Electoral College and also provides an online Electoral College calculator allowing you to try your hand at determining who might win the next presidential election.
  
  
• The U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, offers an introduction to federal voting rights laws, the Voting Rights Act, and answers to frequently asked questions concerning voting.
  

Would You Like More Information?

• To learn more about the upcoming U.S. Presidential election and its candidates, please speak with a Reference Librarian or call the Reference Department at 341-5461.
  
  
• You may also click here to ask our librarians a question over the Internet.