Presidential Election 2012

And so it begins... Another race to the White House is underway. Below are some basic sources on U.S. presidential elections, campaigners, campaign finance, the Electoral College and other resources available from government and non-government sites.

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

2012 Presidential Form 2 Filers
http://www.fec.gov/press/press2011/presidential_form2nm.shtml
(All individuals who have filed a Statement of Candidacy (FEC Form 2) with the FEC to register as a 2012 presidential candidate)

2012 Presidential Campaign Finance
http://www.fec.gov/disclosurep/pnational.do
(Summarizes financial information disclosed by each Presidential candidate who has reported at least $100,000 in contributions from individuals other than the candidate)

2012 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions Alphabetically by State
http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P12/events.phtml

2012 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions Chronologically by State
http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P12/events.phtml?s=c

What is the Electoral College
http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/about.html

Electoral College FAQs
http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/faq.html

Distribution of 2008 Electoral Votes
http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/2008/allocation.html

2008 Voting and Registration (U.S. Census Bureau)
http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/socdemo/voting/publications/p20/2008/index.html
(Information on reported voting and registration by various demographic and socioeconomic characteristics is collected for the nation in November of Congressional and Presidential election years in the Current Population Survey)

American Presidential Elections
http://amview.japan.usembassy.gov/e/amview-e20080123-02.html
(Document by Allan J. Lichtman issued online by the American Embassy in Japan explaining how Americans elect their president)

Election of the President for Kids
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/election/president.html

Political Party Information
http://www.votesmart.org/party_info.php

Open Directory Project
U.S. Presidential Elections
http://www.dmoz.org/Regional/North_America/United_States/Government/Elections/President/
2012 Presidential Election
http://www.dmoz.org/Regional/North_America/United_States/Society_and_Culture/Politics/Candidates_and_Campaigns/President/

Gallup Pole: Election 2012
http://www.gallup.com/poll/election.aspx
(Presidential polling questions, results, reports and comparisons over the campaign cycle)


United States Presidental Election 2012 (Wikipedia)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_2012
Includes Links to Official Candidate Websites

MEDIA SITES
ABC News (click Vote 2012)
CBS News Elections
CNN Election Center
FOXNews
MSNBC Politics
PBS Online NewsHour