Project Vote Smart
vote-smart.org

The most useful web site for learning about candidates and their opinions. This non-partisan site contains factual information on over 13,000 elected offices and over 40,000 current candidates for public office – this includes national, state and local candidates. You can search for specific candidates or you can get a list of local candidates by typing in your zip code. The site even includes voting records of current officials on a wide variety of primary topics. For the Presidential candidates, you can even search their public statements. But wait, there’s more: if you have questions about the election, you can call Project Vote Smart at 888-VOTE-SMART (Any Question, Any Time). This is truly a one-stop shopping site for candidate information.