Kids Voting Buncombe County
Sunday, September 05, 2010

Stay Informed


Visit these links to keep informed.

Kids Voting Links
Kids Voting USA
The parent organization for Kids Voting Buncombe County
Kids Voting North Carolina
The organization for Kids Voting North Carolina
Many states have slightly different requirements. In most cases, the application and the ballot must be sent to your individual county! Click on your state and follow the instructions for your home state! The deadline in some states for receiving the application is October 15th, so get on it!
American President
Extensive presidential and electoral history, election coverage and a lively student magazine.
Campaign for Young Voters
Terrific resources for planning a debate in your community. The CYV encourages and assists candidates in their efforts to reach out and engage younger voters, but these materials are useful for anyone organizing a candidate debate.
Channel One
See Channel One’s online election wrap up. You can read about the Presidential candidates, learn more about upcoming elections, check out students’ opinions in "Student Exchange," watch campaign videos, answer a poll, and more!
CIRCLE (The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement)
Promotes research on the civic and political engagement of Americans between the ages of 15 and 25, including the impact of Kids Voting.
Civic Mind
An online community for education about law and democracy. Contains many useful resource links.
Class Brain
A fun, interactive website with articles about current political issues and events featured in an ongoing political column. Also contains links to sites with information about presidents.
CNN Inside Politics
Features up-to-the-minute political news.
CNN Student News News just for students.
Commission on Presidential Debates
Find information about the history of debates, as well as information on DebateWatch events.
Congress.org
An interactive online voter guide with nonpartisan, state-specific election information. Enter your zip code to read and compare candidate statements, suggest issues you care about and learn about the election process in your community.
C-SPAN
Public affairs on the web.
Education World
A place where educators can find information on a variety of topics and political issues.
E-The People
Encourages active citizens to connect with their government and each other. Includes resources to sign a petition, write a letter and create a petition.
FactCheck.org
Fact checking for classroom use--see through the spin.
Living Room Candidate
View a selection of election campaign ads. Also includes an analysis of each major party’s advertising campaign, and a map showing election results.
NC Civic Education Consortium
The Civic Education Consortium works with schools, governments, and community organizations to prepare North Carolina's young people to be active, responsible citizens.
Newseum
Interactive and informative website features presidential campaign photographs, newspaper front pages, archival television and radio broadcast materials.
Nickelodeon
Find out how we elect the president and meet the candiates.
North Carolina State Government - kids page
A great site for kids to learn about the state government in North Carolina.
Politics1
An informative, easy to use site with nonpartisan information that includes extensive coverage of federal and state politics, a guide to political parties, and a great collection of campaign buttons.
Presidential Inaugural Addresses
Read inaugural addresses from George Washington to George W. Bush and the text to the Executive Oath of Office.
Professional Cartoonists Index
Lesson plans for using editorial cartoons as a teaching tool.
Project Vote Smart
Contains a comprehensive database of political candidates and elected officials. Also includes links to other websites with information on government and politics.
Public Agenda
Public Agenda Online offers its issue guide for the election campaign, First Choice - Know What You Want Before You Choose Who You Want. First Choice takes what will likely be the key issues of this year's national campaign and challenges you to think about those issues and make truly informed decisions.
Pure Politics
Provides a solid foundation of education, news and entertainment about politics and government.
Rock the Vote
A nonpartisan organization dedicated to protecting freedom of expression and to helping young people realize and utilize their power to affect change in the civic and political lives of their community.
Scholastic News Online
Kids can participate in interactive learning activities like: "How to Run for President" where they learn about the steps to becoming President.  
The truth about urban legends, internet myths and bogus emails.
Time for Kids
The news, information and exploration destination for kids.
What Kids Can Do
Learn how students are working with teachers and other adults on projects that combine powerful learning with public purpose.
White House for Kids
Take a tour of the White House with Presidential pets as guides! Learn more about the White House and President.
White House for Kids Teacher & Parent Guide
This guide provides ideas about how to use the White House for Kids website in the classroom and at home.
Yahoo's List of Parties and Groups
Links to a wide-ranging list of parties and groups, including political parties around the world.
Youth Vote Coalition
News for youth on issues about politics and the political process.