U.S. Election Process

-- Internet Sites
About Elections and Voting - U.S. Federal Election Commission
Election 2004 - U.S. Department of State Pamphlet
Election Statistics - Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
Elections - "Information USA" - U.S. Dept. of State, International Information Programs

-- Congressional Research Reports
--  Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002: Summary and Comparison with Existing Law
--  Campaign Activity by Churches: Legal Analysis of Houses of Worship Free Speech Restoration Act, H.R. 235 (108th Congress)
--  Congressional Authority to Standarize National Election Procedures
--  Election Projections: First Amendment Issues
--  Election Reform and Electronic Voting System (DREs): Analysis of Security Issues
--  Election of the President and Vice President by Congress: Contingent Election
--  Elections Reform: Overview and Issues
--  Executive Branch Power to Postpone Elections
--  Postponement and Rescheduling of Elections to Federal Office
--  Presidential Elections in the United States: A Primer
--  State Election Laws: Overview of Statutes Regarding Emergency Election Postponement Within the State

-- Other Reports
-- Election Reform: What's Changed, What Hasn't and Why - Electionline.org

Campaign Finance
Campaign Finance - Hoover Institution
Campaign Finance Institute - Campaign Finance eGuide
Campaign Finance Law Resources - U.S. Federal Election Commission
Center for Responsive Politics' Open Secrets
Election Commission Reviews Advocacy Group Committees
Financing Presidential Election Campaigns - by Herbert E. Alexander
Glossary of Campaign Finance Reform Terms - Common Cause
Political Party Finance under BCRA (Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act): An Initial Assessment
PoliticalMoneyLine Guide to Presidential Races - 2004 Presidential Race
Supreme Court Decision - McConnell v Federal Election Commision, Dec. 10, 2003
The State of Campaign Finance by Joseph E. Cantor
U.S. Federal Election Commission - enforcement of laws regulating campaign funds
--  Campaign Finance Reform: A Legal Analysis of Issue & Express Advocacy -- CRS Report
--  Campaign Finance in the 2000 Federal Elections: Overview & Estimates of the flow of money -- CRS Report
--  Campaign Finance: Brief Overview of McConnell v. FEC -- CRS Report
--  Campaign Finance: Constitutional and Legal Issues of Soft Money - CRS Report
--  Campaign Financing - CRS Report

Caucuses and Primaries
--  Background Information
--  Foreign Press Center Briefings
--  Iowa Caucuses
--  New Hampshire Primary
--  South Carolina Primary

Conventions
Boston - Site of the 2004 Democratic National Convention
Boston Globe - Conventions
Conventions - Background Information
Democratic National Convention 2004
Democratic Platform 2004 - Report of the Platform Committee
Nominating Party Conventions - U.S. Department of State, International Information Programs
Republican National Convention 2004
Republican Party Platform

Debates
Commission on Presidential Debates
Debates - George Washington University
--09/27/04  Debates Can Have Crucial Impact on U.S. Election Outcome - VOANews.com
--09/01/04  Bush, Kerry Face Off in First Presidential Debate - Contains Debate Transcript

Voting
About Elections and Voting - U.S. Federal Election Commission
Absentee Voting - Encyclopedia Americana
Ballots - Electronic Journal - U.S. Department of State, IIP
Election Reform Briefing - Securing the Vote
Elections - Electronic Voting Offers Opportunities and Presents Challenges
Elections: Status and Use of Federal Voting Equipment Standards - GAO Report
Frequently Asked Questions About Voting System Standards - U.S. Federal Election Commission
Help America Vote Act (HAVA) - Public Law 107-252, October 29, 2002
How America Votes in 2004 - Foreign Press Center Briefing
Statement by Wendy Silverman, Dept. of State, at Opening Session of the SHDM on Electoral Standards
The Upsurge in Voter Registration and Expectations for Turnout in the 2004 Elections - FPC Briefing
U.S. Election Procedures by Michael W. Traugott
Voting Day - Electronic Journal, U.S. Department of State, IIP
Voting Machine - Encyclopedia Americana
Voting Technology - Electronic Journal, U.S. Department of State, IIP
Voting and Registration - U.S. Census Bureau
Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2002 - U.S. Census Bureau
--  2004 Poll Closing Times - Generall Election
--  Election Reform and Electronic Voting Systems (DREs): Analysis of Security Issues - CRS Report
--  Internet Voting - CRS Report
--  Registration Rises Moderately - Battleground States Lead the Way - Independents Gain Most - Committee for the Study of the American Electorate
--  The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act: Background & Issues - CRS Report

Electoral College
Distribution of Electoral Votes - U.S. Federal Election Commission
How the Electoral College Works - U.S. Federal Election Commission
The Electoral College by William C. Kimberling, Deputy Director, FEC Office of Election Admin
The Sleeping Giant: Still Asleep?The Role of the Electoral College.. 2004 U.S. Presidential Election
U.S. Electoral College - U.S. Archives & Records Administration
--  The Electoral College: How It Works in Contemporary Presidential Elections
--  The Electoral College: Reform Proposals in the 107th Congress -- CRS Report