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Presidential Election 2008

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"The right to vote is a fundamental element of the United States' system of representative democracy. In this form of government, policy decisions are made by representatives chosen in periodic elections based on the principal of universal suffrage, which requires that all citizens be eligible to vote in elections."

~ West's Encyclopedia of American Law
Vol. 10, p. 250

Voter Registration Information | Elections Information | Political Parties

Voter Registration Information

Minnesota Secretary of State: Register to Vote
Get voter registration information for Minnesota.
http://www.sos.state.mn.us/

League of Women Voters
Register to vote online through the League of Women Voters Web site
http://www.lwv.org/

Project Vote Smart
Find your representative, get voter registration information for your state, learn about current candidates and issues.
http://www.vote-smart.org/

Rock the Vote
Non-profit, non-partisan organization founded in 1990 to engage youth in the political process.
http://www.rockthevote.com/

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Elections Information

Federal Election Commission
http://www.fec.gov/

Minnesota Secretary of State: Voter Information Portal
Get information on registering to vote, finding your polling place, absentee voting, and more.
http://www.sos.state.mn.us/home/index.asp?page=134

Minnesota Legislative Library: Politics and Elections
Links to various election resources
http://www.leg.state.mn.us/lrl/links/politics.asp

e-democracy
Non-partisan, non-profit organization to promote participation in the democratic process, with news and information on the 2004 elections.
http://www.e-democracy.org/us/

Election News
Stay current through news databases from CSC Libraries (find Guides to CSC Databases):

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Political Parties

Democratic National Committee (national)
http://www.democrats.org/

2008 Democratic Presidential Nominee Barack Obama
http://www.barackobama.com/

Democratic-Farmer-Labor (local)
255 E. Plato Blvd.
St Paul, MN 55107
Phone No. 651-293-1200
http://www.dfl.org

Republican National Committee (national)
http://www.rnc.org/

2008 Republican Presidential Nominee John McCain
http://www.johnmccain.com/

Republican (local)
525 Park St. Ste 250
St Paul, MN 55103
Phone No. 651-222-0022
http://www.mngop.com

Green Party (national)
http://www.gp.org/

Green (local)
621 W. Lake St. Ste 205
Mpls, MN 55408
Phone No. 612-871-4585
http://www.mngreens.org

 Independence (local)
1821 University Ave #120
St Paul, MN 55104
Phone No. 651-487-9700
http://www.mnip.org

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