RoadWork

ReNavigating the Campaign Trail

Campaign Reform Links

General Links

Yahoo Guide to Election Reform
http://dir.yahoo.com/Government/U_S__Government/Politics/Elections/Reform/

The FEC and the Federal Campaign Finance Law
http://www.fec.gov/pages/fecfeca.htm

Detailed background on campaign finance law and the role of the Federal Election Commission.

 

Project Vote Smart

http://www.vote-smart.org/

Very detailed information on campaign issues and other political information at the national, and state level.

Presidential Primary Reform

Presidential Primary Reform

http://www.ops-alaska.com/ps_index.htm

Several plans to reform the presidential primary system are compared.

Presidential Primary Reform proposed by National Association of Secretaries of State

http://www.nass.org/pubs/pubs_electionres.html

A rotating regional primary system proposed by a coalition of state election officials.

Electoral College Reform

The Electoral College, by Timothy A. Cantrell

http://www.uky.edu/LCC/HIS/101/electoral.html

Essay arguing against the Electoral college.

 

EC: The US Electoral College Web Zine

http://www.avagara.com/e_c/

Presents arguments for and against Electoral College, but the editors are decidedly in favor of preserving the Electoral College.

 

Background on the Electoral College from the Federal Election Commission

http://www.fec.gov/pages/ecmenu2.htm

Campaign Finance Reform

Destination Democracy Road Test

http://www.destinationdemocracy.org/cgi-bin/roadtest.cgi

Explores different options to reform campaign financing.

Related Internet Resources provided by the Alliance for Democracy

http://www.afd-online.org/links/index.htm

Media/Debate Access Reform

 

Five minutes of Fresh Air
http://www.bettercampaigns.org/documents/fivemin.HTM

Proposal to require the TV networks to provide more campaign coverage. Prescriptions.

 

The Commission on Presidential Debates

http://www.debates.org/

 

Voter Turnout

Center for Voting and Democracy Article on Voter Turnout
http://www.fairvote.org/turnout/index.html

Strengthening Third Parties

Third Parties

http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Congress/2417/3p.html

Civic Involvement

"Bowling Alone" Article

http://muse.jhu.edu/demo/journal_of_democracy/v006/putnam.html

Addresses the need for more

Yahoo Guide to Civic Participation
http://dir.yahoo.com/Government/Civic_Participation/

Proportional Representation

Citizens for True Democracy section on Proportional Representation

http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Congress/2417/pr.html

Alternative Voting Systems section on Proportional Representation

http://bcn.boulder.co.us/government/approvalvote/altvote.html

Several alternatives to plurality voting, with and without a runoff, are compared in this article.

Other Campaign Reform Issues

Instant Runoff Voting

http://www.igc.apc.org/cvd/irv/index.html

Proposes a method of voting in which voters are allowed to make more than rank choices of candidates for a particular office.

 

Center for Voting and Democracy guide to reforming the redistricting congressional districts

http://www.igc.apc.org/cvd/redistricting/index.html

 

Center for Voting and Democracy guide to Voter's Right Act

http://www.igc.apc.org/cvd/vra/index.html

Gives background and analysis of the 1965 Voters Rights Act, and suggests needed added reforms.