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Elections and Voting: Learn the Basics

How to Become President of the U.S.A.

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The website VoteSmart has a great tool to help you get the basic facts about your elected officials. Enter a name or a zip code in their search box.

How Elections Work

Presidential Election Process
The Opposing Viewpoints database has a great intro to the presidential election process. Off campus users: log in with your Lehman Login to access.
What is the Electoral College?
A (reasonably) concise explanation from the National Archives.
The Electoral College
Background Report from CQ Researcher, August 2019

Get to Know the Candidates

Ballotpedia
Ballotpedia strives to be a neutral source of basic facts about candidates, electoral issues, and more for local, state, and national elections.

New York Times Guide to 2020 Presidential Election

New York Times Guide to 2020 Presidential Election
Candidate Profiles, Polls, News Analysis

This website will be updated and changed every year, so check back each time you plan to go to the ballot box.