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Politics and Elected Officials
Up one levelInformation about politicians and their activities; elections, campaigns, and voting; and political activism.
- FactCheck.org
- FactCheck.org is a nonpartisan, nonprofit consumer advocate for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics by monitoring factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews, and news releases. Use this site to cut through the spin and verify what is true and what is false.
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- Voter's Research Hotline
- Call Project Vote Smart's Voter's Research Hotline at 1-800-622-SMART, and your own personal researcher can answer your questions about candidates and elected officials instantly over the phone.
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- Civic Engagement Resources
- Resources to promote public participation in the solving of community issues, and to encourage the effecting of change through the electoral and legislative processes.
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- Denton County Voters Guide
- This guide provides a list of major agencies and organizations of interest to voters, answers to frequently-asked questions about voting, and a political ID card that lists all your precinct and district numbers in one convenient location.
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- Denton County Residents Legislative Directory
- Contact information for all the federal and state legislators serving the residents of Denton County.
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- Online Access to Elected Officials
- Resources for identifying your elected officials and their home pages and e-mail addresses.
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- How to Write a Letter to Your Legislator
- Tips on proper format and effective content for a letter urging an action or expressing an opinion to a member of Congress or a member of the state legislature.
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- Tracking Federal Legislation in Congress
- General explanations of how a bill becomes a law, with resources for following the progress of a bill at the federal level.
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- Researching the United States Congress
- Sources of information about members of the U.S. Congress and their activities.
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- Current Congressional Officers
- A list of officers and leaders in the current United States Congress.
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- Years and Sessions of Congress
- Table showing beginning and ending dates of each annual series of Congressional meetings, called a session. Includes links to historical information, statistics, and other data related to Congressional sessions.
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- Tracking State Legislation in Texas
- Description of how a bill becomes law in Texas, with resources for following the progress of a bill through the state legislature.
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- Voting and Elections
- Resources for researching voting behavior and election results, and tips on voting effectively and encouraging other citizens to vote.
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- U.S. Political Parties and Activist Groups
- Resources for researching political parties, interest groups, lobbyists, activists, and other attemps to influence the political system.
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