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U.S. Federal Election Commission (http://www.fec.gov/): This is the federal agency responsible for monitoring compliance with campaign finance laws and compiling election results for presidential and congressional elections.

Illinois State Board of Elections (http://www.elections.state.il.us/): This is the Illinois agency responsible for monitoring state and some local elections and reporting results. Information about Illinois results for national elections are also included.

John Wood, Elections A to Z, 1999. (324.6097303M784e in Government Documents Library): A general encyclopedia with short articles on many concepts and terms related to elections.

Jerrold G. Rusk, A Statistical History of the American Electorate, 2001 (324.973R897s in Government Documents Library): Includes information on voter turnout and election results from 1789 forward, much of it divided by state. Includes data on presidential, congressional, and gubernatorial elections.

LexisNexis Congressional (http://web.lexis-nexis.com/congcomp on campus): An online index to congressional documents, including committee hearings and reports.

Council of State Governments. The Book of the States. (353.9B644 in Government Documents Library): This statistical compendium contains a section on referenda which divides referenda by state and topic.

Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. House of Representatives. Medical Marijuana Referenda Movement in America Y4.J89/1:105/110: An example of a hearing that summarizes the referenda on a particular topic.

Illinois State Board of Elections. Referenda Search (http://www.elections.state.il.us/RPS/pages/ReferendaSCrit.asp): Use this site to find Illinois referenda by jurisdiction, topic, and result. For data from other states, look for state election boards (or often Secretaries of State) at http://www.statelocalgov.net/index.cfm

U.S. Census Bureau. Voting and Registration Data (http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/voting.html)

Illinois State Board of Elections. Official Vote Cast at the General Election on .... (324.773IL62; current issue in the Government Documents Library, previous issues in the Main Stacks): This volume is issued for each general election and gives all Illinois results in state and federal elections as well as voter turnout information for the state.

Illinois State Board of Elections. Official Vote Cast at the Primary Election, General Primary, ... (324.773IL62o; current issue in the Government Documents Library, previous issues in the Main Stacks): This volume contains the same information as the previous listed volume for the primary election in March.

U.S. Federal Election Commission. Campaign Finance Reports and Data (http://www.fec.gov/finance_reports.html): Summaries of receipts and disbursements are available for presidential and congressional candidates. Copies of the candidates' disclosure reports can also be downloaded.

Larry Makinson and Joshua Goldstein. Open Secrets: The Encyclopedia of Congressional Money and Politics, 1996 (Q.324.780973 in Government Documents Library): Detailed information on campaign contributions, arranged by candidate for the 1994 election. Summary campaign expenditures are also included.

Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies Press. Black Elected Officials: A National Roster, 1990. (324.1N2131 in the Government Documents Library): This is both a directory of African American elected officials and a short summary of the the demographics and legislative and judicial structure of each state. The 1993 edition is available in the Education Library.

U.S. House of Representatives. African Americans: 108th Congress (http://www.house.gov/daily/108afamericans.htm): A listing of African Americans in the House of Representatives during the current session.
U.S. Senate. Minorities in the Senate (http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/minority_senators.htm): Lists all members of racial minorities who have ever served in the Senate.

Bruce A. Ragsdale and Joel D. Treese. Black Americans in Congress, 1870-1989, 1990. (DOC.Y1.1/7:101-117 in Government Documents Library): Biographies of all African Americans elected to Congress 1870-1989.