Citizen Action

North Carolina Resources

• Democracy North Carolina - nonpartisan organization working to fulfill the promise of “one person, one vote.”
• Board of Elections - provides NC voter registration forms and information.
• The Common Sense Foundation - North Carolina’s progressive think-tank.

News, Issues, and Action

• C-SPAN Congressional Chronicle - an index to the C-SPAN video recordings of the House and Senate floor proceedings.
• The Center for Public Integrity - nonprofit organization dedicated to producing investigative journalism on issues of public concern.
• Congress.org - Issues and Action section presents alerts on a range of current issues across the political spectrum.
• CorpWatch - investigates and exposes corporate violations of human rights, environmental crimes, fraud and corruption.
• Essential Information - non-profit organization founded by Ralph Nader, involved in encouraging citizens to become active and engaged in their communities.
• FactCheck.org - nonpartisan, nonprofit, "consumer advocate" for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics.
• Media Access Project - non-profit interest telecommunications law firm.
• Moving Ideas - network of over 250 non-profit organizations at the forefront of progressive policy and advocacy work (like Care2.com).
• Net Action - comprehensive guide to Internet outreach and advocacy. The site offers a self-guided Virtual Activist Training Course.
• One World - global information network developed to support communication media.
• Political Resources - provides tools for candidate, issue and corporate campaigns.
• Public.Resource.Org - Making Government Information More Accessible
• Real Clear Politics - culls and publishes commentary, news, polling data, and links from all points of the political compass.

Political Analysis

• The Buying of the President 2008 - The Center for Public Integrity's quadrennial investigation of how money shapes presidential campaigns.
• Center for Responsive Politics - guide to money in U.S. elections.
• Larry J. Sabato’s Crystal Ball - keeps tabs on presidential elections, House, Senate and gubernatorial races.
• Professor Pollkatz’s Pool of Polls - Do you really approve of the job George W. Bush is doing as your president? Really, really?
• Project Vote Smart - provides background, position statements, voting records and more on candidates and elected officials.
• The Vanishing Voter - project to study and invigorate the American electoral process.
• Web White and Blue - online presidential debate archive.

Party Websites

• The Democratic Party
• The Green Party
• The Libertarian Party
• The Reform Party
• The Republican Party
• The Socialist Party
• The Natural Law Party
• North Carolina Democratic Party
• North Carolina Republican Party
• The Libertarian Party of North Carolina
• North Carolina Green Party
• Buncombe Democratic Party
• Buncombe County Republican Party
• Libertarian Party of Buncombe County
• Henderson County Republican Party
• McDowell County Democratic Party