Government & Elections (U.S.)

Gov't Information Portals | Federal | State & Local | Ohio | Law | Elections | For More Information

Portals to Government Information

Start Here:	Additional Resources:	Help Finding Gov't Info:
FedStats	GPO Monthly Catalog*	Ask a Librarian
Google U.S. Gov't Search	Guide to Law Online (Law Library of Congress)	"Hidden in Plain Sight" - Gov't Info (OMB Watch Report)
USA.Gov (formerly FirstGov)	POTUS (U.S. Presidents)	USA Services National Contact Center

Federal Information

Quick Links to Federal Sites:
U.S. Federal Government	U.S. Courts
U.S. Dept. of State	Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court & Guide to Court Decisions*
U.S. House of Representatives	The White House
U.S. Senate

Nationwide—State and Local Resources

Quick Links to State & Local Resources:
State & Local Government on the Net	National Assn. of Counties

Ohio Sites

Quick Links to Ohio Sites:
Ohio Dept. of Development	Ohio Government Resources (Ohio depts., census, tax forms) (State Library of Ohio)
Ohio Secretary of State
GovEngine.com: Ohio	Gongwer News Service*

Law

Quick Links to Legislation, Codes, Decisions, & Legal News:
Cases & Codes (FindLaw)	Oxford Dictionary of Law*
Legal Information Institute (Cornell)	Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court & Guide to Court Decisions*
Legal News (FindLaw)	Thomas: Legislation (Library of Congress)
LexisNexis Academic: Legal Research*	U.S. Code
Ohio Law Resources (FindLaw)	U.S. Supreme Court Decisions (ALSO)
	US Law & Legal Research (Cornell)

Elections: The Informed Voter

Information from Non-partisan Resources:
Annenberg Political Fact Check	On the Issues: Research Leaders & Candidates
Federal Election Comission	Project VoteSmart: Research the Candidates
Franklin County Board of Elections	Elections 2008 (UMich Documents Center)
GovTrack	Evaluating Political Ads (Annenberg)

Government Information Portals, from U.S. Depository Libraries

For More Information:
Documents Center (University of Michigan)
Getting Started with Gov't Resources (Doane Library)
Government Documents Dept. (Ohio University Libraries)
State Library of Ohio
Government Resources (College of Wooster Libraries)
U.S. Government Resources (Cleveland State University Law Library)

*Library database restricted to ODU community.

Page last updated: 14 December 2007
Author: Christina L. Bonner, Reference & Instruction Services Librarian