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Constitution

  • Constitution of the United States of America as Amended: Unratified Amendments, Analytical Index (GPO FDsys) July 25, 2007; H.Doc. 110-50
  • Constitution of the United States, Analysis and Interpretation: Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States (GPO FDsys) 2002 edition (S.Doc. 108-17) PDF with June 29, 2010 supplement (S.Doc. 111-39)

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Executive

  • U.S. Federal Election Commission: Laws and Regulations
  • U.S. National Archives and Records Administration: Electoral College
    • Frequently Asked Questions on the Electoral College
    • A Procedural Guide to the Electoral College
    • State Laws and Requirements
    • U.S. Election & Voting Resources
  • National Association of Secretaries of State

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Judicial

  • Florida Election Cases (U.S. Supreme Court)
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit - Opinions (U.S. Ct. App. 11th Cir)
  • Documents in the Presidential Election Cases (Florida Supreme Court)
  • Presidential Election Law: Lawsuits and Documents (JURIST)

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Legislative

  • U.S. House of Representatives. Clerk of the House. Election Information
  • U.S. Senate. Virtual Reference Desk: Elections
  • U.S. Code, Title 3, Chapter 1 - Presidential Elections and Vacancies (Cornell Legal Information Institute)
  • U.S. House of Representatives. Committee on the Judiciary
  • U.S. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary

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Legal Guides

  • A Century of Lawmaking: Presidential Elections and the Electoral College (Library of Congress, National Digital Library / Law Library)
  • CNN.com America Votes
  • Election 2000 (Stanford Law School Law Library)
  • Election Law Guidebook, 2008 (U.S. Senate Committee on Rules and Administration) PDF
  • Election Resources (Law Library of Congress) 
  • FindLaw Legal News: Politics (FindLaw)
  • FindLaw's Writ: Legal Commentary (FindLaw)
  • JURIST Presidential Election Law (JURIST: The Legal Education Network) includes legal commentary
  • Memorandum: Overview of Electoral College Procedure and the Role of Congress  [PDF] (Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service; via U.S. House Committee on House Administration)
  • Elections and Voting (National Association of Secretaries of State)
  • National Commission on Federal Election Reform
  • Nomination and Election of the President and Vice President of the United States, 2000, Including the Manner of Selecting Delegates to National Party Conventions [PDF] (U.S. Senate Committee on Rules and Administration)

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Other

  • American Memory: "I Do Solemnly Swear ...": Presidential Inaugurations (Library of Congress. National Digital Library)
  • American Memory Learning Page: Elections...the American Way (Library of Congress. National Digital Library)
  • United States Election 2000 Web Archive (Library of Congress)
  • United States Election 2002 Web Archive (Library of Congress)
  • United States Election 2004 Web Archive (Library of Congress)
  • United States Election 2006 Web Archive (Library of Congress)
  • Ben's Guide to Government for Kids (9-12): Election Process (U.S. Govt. Printing Office)
  • Constitutional Rights Foundation WebLessons: Election Central
  • Election Index (American Library Association Government Documents Roundtable)
  • Google Candidates and Campaigns
  • New York Times Election
  • New York Times Learning Network: Elections
  • Online NewsHour Vote (PBS)
  • Pew Research Center for the People and the Press
  • Polling Report
  • Washington Post KidsPost: College Knowledge

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