Voter Information

Election and Voting (History and Process):

• Electoral College (U.S. History in Context - Gale Database)
• Introduction to Campaign Finance and Elections (FEC.gov)
• How the President is Elected (USA.gov)
• Presidential Elections and Voting in U.S. History (Library of Congress)
• Voting and Election Statistics (U.S. Census)
• Voting Rights Act of 1965 (U.S. History in Context - Gale Database)
• Women's Suffrage (U.S. History in Context - Gale Database)

* Databases require @umb.edu account information to access.

Media Literacy Resources:

• National Association of Media Literacy Education
• News Media Literacy Project

Fact Checking Websites:

• https://www.factcheck.org/ 
• https://www.politifact.com/

• https://www.snopes.com/

Teaching Resources:

• Election Central (PBS)

Keep up with election news, study the history and process of elections, learn about voting rights, and engage in classroom debates with these videos, activities, and lesson plans.

• Political Learning and Democratic Engagement: Learn-Engage-Vote (AAC&U)

List of resources and organizations to help you meet the political learning and democratic engagement goals on your campus.

• Teaching Resources for US Elections (Facing History & Ourselves)

Resources on voting, media literacy, polarization, and bias related to elections.