Voting and Elections Guide - Get Registered and Vote!: Introduction
Introduction
This guide provides non-partisan links and resources for Stanford students who want to register and vote in the United States and a research guide for elections, campaign finance, and related public policy issues. Please note that this is for general informational purposes only and is in no way intended to be legal, tax, or financial aid advice for individuals.
This LibGuide was created (in part) using materials and information from the following resources:
- Vote.gov, from the federal Election Assistance Commission;
- Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP);
- Can I Vote, from the National Association of Secretaries of State;
- California Secretary of State - Elections and Santa Clara County Registrar of Elections;
- U.S. Vote Foundation;
- VOTE411, from the League of Women Voters;
- Voting and Elections Toolkit, from the American Library Association - Government Documents Roundtable (ALA-GODORT); and
- Voting Resources, from the American Association of Law Librarians.
Questions, comments, or suggestions about this guide? Email me at dgensch [at] Stanford [dot] edu.
Stanford Events for Election 2024
- Stanford Democracy DayStanford’s student-run day of civic celebration, filled with events meant to increase civic participation, dialogue, community-building, and reflection on the role of public service in your life and the lives of others.
- Stanford Researchers Discuss America Votes 2024Join the Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law, at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University; the Center for Revitalizing American Institutions, at the Hoover Institution; and the Institute for Research in the Social Sciences for a 4-part series on the multifaceted issues at play in this especially consequential election.
- Stanford Daily Letter to the Editor on October 21, 2024Debra Satz, Jennifer Widom, & Arun Majumdar, Deans of the School of Humanities and Sciences, School of Engineering, and Doerr School of Sustainability, respectively, outline the importance of the right to vote.
Election Results
Find results from nonpartisan news and government sources from some of the following techniques and resources:
- California Secretary of State Election ResultsIncludes maps, statewide results, and lists of county reporting status.
- Cal Matters Election ResultsCalifornia's nonprofit news room, with live election results on statewide and prominent local races.
- Santa Clara County Election ResultsThe county Registrar of Voters has a live results link, accessible from this page.
- San Mateo County Election ResultsLinks to live election night results in multiple file formats and including a tally room camera.
- SF Elections Results PageResults for all San Francisco contests, from presidential to county supervisor, including initial ranked-choice voting (RCV) results.
- Official Election Site of Alameda CountyResults will start being provided at 8 pm; follow this site for initial results of recall elections for Oakland Mayor and Alameda County District Attorney.
- Roster for National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS)Outside California, or curious about official vote counts in other states? Connect to the Secretary of State, Lt. Governor, or other public official with oversight responsibility for voting and elections.
- BBC News Live UpdatesBritain's official broadcast network, with extensive coverage of the election.
- New York Times (Stanford Access)See further description on how to access this and other news resources at https://guides.library.stanford.edu/newspapers.
Conduct a limited Google search for your state or local elections office using terms like "Colorado statewide elections office site:.gov" or "Cook County Clerk site:.gov". Note that not every government jurisdiction uses a .gov domain; check a source like the California State Association of Counties membership profiles to be sure you have the correct site.
