- YouthNoise Government and Politics: http://www.youthnoise.com/page.php?page_id=2231
- ThinkMTV Choose or Lose: http://think.mtv.com/Issues/politics/
- Campaign Finance -- The Brookings Institute tracks congressional debates on reform issues and creates publications on campaign finance.
- Campaign Legal Center Media Policy Program -- Promoting better elections by having better-informed citizens.
- Common Cause -- A large, nonprofit, grass-roots initiative promoting "open, honest, and accountable government." Many of its efforts focus on campaign finance and lobby disclosure reforms.
- Electionline.org -- Provides current news and information related to election reform.
- Fair Vote -- A nonprofit organization that studies how voting systems affect participation, representation, and governance.
- Federal Election Commission -- The independent agency whose job it is to gather financial information on presidential and congressional campaigns.
- Follow the Money.org -- Reports and a searchable database on campaign contributions in state politics.
- Opensecrets.org -- The Center for Responsive Politics provides many searchable, user-friendly databases for researching the role money plays in Congressional elections and actions.
- PoliticalMoneyLine.com -- A very accessible site for Federal Election Commission information. Highly searchable database and useful charts.
- Public Campaign -- A leading campaign finance reform group that has focused on changing state laws and regulations to reduce the role of special-interest money in elections.
- A Study of Vote Verification Technologies. Part 1: Technical Study and A Study of Vote Verification Technologies. Part 2: Usability Study -- A study commissioned by the Maryland State Board of Elections.
- FactCheck.org -- A nonpartisan site dedicated to the reduction of confusion and deception in the United States political process. This watchdog group monitors the accuracy of political statements made by the major political players.
- Federal Lobby Directory -- PoliticalMoneyLine's database with filings for about 2500 lobbying organizations, 25,000 clients, and over 28,000 individual lobbyists. Search by company, individual, or state.
- FundRace 2008 -- Lists individuals who have donated $200.00 or more to the 2008 presidential race. It also has the capability to include 2004 donations.
- National Priorities Project: http://www.nationalpriorities.org
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