Local Elections Coverage Toolkit

Video Voter: Producing Election Coverage for Your Community [view online]
Betsy Rosenfeld, Area Madaras, Tracy Westen, Center for Governmental Studies, 2005  [download pdf]

"...provides step-by-step assistance on how to produce effective election programming for your community. It also explains how to use new technologies such as Digital Video Recorders, Video on Demand and the Internet to promote and distribute your finished product. Whether this is your first time producing election programming or you’re a seasoned pro looking for new ideas, this guide can help."

• My 2012 District - Find the congressional district you’ll be voting in this year and compare it to the district you voted in last election
• GovTrack.US - Find the status of U.S. federal legislation, voting records for the Senate and House of Representatives, information on Members of Congress, congressional district maps, and the status of state legislation
• Interactive Maps of the States' New Congressional Districts
• League of Women Voters - Making Democracy Work
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