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Presidential Candidates *Incumbant: George W. Bush George W. Bush (Republican) Vice President: Dick Cheney. http://www.georgewbush.com John Kerry(Democrat) Vice President: John Edwards. http://www.johnkerry.com Ralph Nader(Independent/Reform) Vice President: Peter Camejo. http://www.votenader.org/ David Cobb (Green) Vice President: Pat LaMarche. http://www.votecobb.org/ Michael Badnarik (Libertarian) Vice President: Richard Campagna. http://www.badnarik.org/ Michael Peroutka (Constitution) Vice President: Dr. Chuck Baldwin. http://www.peroutka2004.com/ Political Parties Democratic National Committee http://www.democrats.org/ Republican National Committee http://gop.com/ Green Party http://www.gp.org/ Libertarian Party http://www.lp.org/ Constitution Party http://www.constitution-party.net/ Reform Party USA* http://www.reformparty.org * Not recognized as a Political Party in Maryland, as of 6/30/04, but endorses Ralph Nader as it's presidential candidate. U.S. Congressional Candidates Maryland / Montgomery County U.S. Senate *Incumbant: Barbara Mikulski Barbara Mikulski(D)* http://www.senatorbarb.com E.J. Pipkin(R) http://pipkinforsenate.org/ U.S. House of Representatives: District 4 *Incumbant: Albert Wynn Albert Wynn(D)* http://www.wynn.house.gov John McKinnis(R) http://www.teammckinnis.com/ U.S. House of Representatives: District 6 *Incumbant: Roscoe Bartlett Roscoe Bartlett(R)* http://www.roscoebartlett.com Kenneth Bosley(D) http://www.bosleyforcongress.com U.S. House of Representatives: District 8 *Incumbant: Chris Van Hollen Chris Van Hollen(D)* http://www.vanhollenforcongress.com Charles Floyd(R) http://floydforcongress.com State & Local Elections Maryland / Montgomery County Resources Maryland State Board of Elections List of Candidates, Offices on 2004 Ballot, and FAQ's. http://www.elections.state.md.us/index.html Maryland Political Parties Links to political parties recognized by the State of Maryland; information about party status. http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/ mdmanual/40party/html/parties.html MD: 2004 Presidential General Election Candidates and Contact Information by office. http://www.elections.state.md.us/current_election /cand/cand-list.php?input=001 Montgomery County Board of Elections Voter Registration, Current Election Resources, Past elections. http://montgomerycountymd.gov/eletmpl.asp?url=/ content/elections/index.asp Montgomery Co.: Election Maps Find out your voting district, by election. http://montgomerycountymd.gov/eletmpl.asp?url=/ Content/Elections/electionMapsNEW.asp Government Sites U.S. Government U.S. Government's Official Web Portal http://firstgov.gov The White House Information on the current administration and past presidents. http://www.whitehouse.gov/ United States Senate Senators, Committees, Legislation, Visitor Information. entertaining, gifts, cards, and crafts. http://www.senate.gov/ U.S. House of Representatives Representatives, Leadership, Legislation, Contact Information. http://www.house.gov/ Maryland Maryland Government Site, links to state agencies and resources. http://www.maryland.gov/ Montgomery County - Maryland Montgomery County Government Site - Links to county and state agencies and resources. http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/

Educational Resources National Mock Student Election - October 28th Endorsed by Maryland Board of Elections for school use. Includes free registration and curriculum materials http://www.nationalmockelection.org/ eLECTIONS Game - Cable in the Classroom Great interactive game to learn about the election process. Requires up to date Shockwave and Flash. Middle/High. http://www.ciconline.org/eLECTIONS/ Navigating the Road to the White House Baltimore County Public Schools online research module for upper elementary. League of Women Voters Information about Candidates and where they stand on specific issues. Includes all Congressional races too. http://www.congress.org/congressorg/e4/ FirstGov.gov: Voting & Elections Information about Election/Voting process, the Electoral College, teacher resources, links to elected officials. http://firstgov.com/Citizen/Topics/Voting.shtml How the Electoral College Works U.S. Government Website explaining the Electoral College. http://www.fec.gov/pages/ecworks.htm Junior Scholastic - Election 2004 Election News, Resources for Teachers & Students. http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/election2004/ Grolier Online Free Section on "The American Presidency". http://ap.grolier.com/ PBS: By the People (FOr Kids) Public Broadcasting: Resources for students, teachers, and parents. http://www.pbs.org/elections/kids/ Election Connection 2004 Time for Kids Site: news, polls, resources. http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/specials/articles/ 0,6709,587358,00.html White House for Kids History, Quizzes, Games, Resources http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/ FirstGov for Kids U.S. Government Website: Resources for Students and Teachers. http://www.kids.gov/k_gov.htm MCPS: Presidents Day MCPS Social Studies Featured Area - Resources on Past Presidents http://mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/socialstd/ features/presday.html News Organizations FACTCHECK.ORG Nonpartisan site run by Annenberg out of University of Pennsylvania; researches factual statements of candidates http://factcheck.org Political Cartoons -Daryl Cagle/Slate.com Political cartoons updated daily. http://www.cagle.com/ PollingReport.com Summaries of national polls. State polls for a fee. http://www.pollingreport.com/ USA Today Polls Summary of USA Today Polls by Gallup. Includes battleground states. http://www.usatoday.com/news/ politicselections/pollsindex.htm LA Times Relevant news articles, opinion pieces, and a great interactive electoral map. http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/2004/ CNN: America Votes 2004 Candidates, third parties, polls, issues, and more http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/index.html C-SPAN: 2004 Vote Presidential & Congressional Elections, Detailed information on each candidate by district. http://www.c-span.org/homepage.asp?Cat=Current_Event&Code=Vote_2004& ShowVidNum=6&Rot_Cat_CD=Vote_2004&Rot _HT=&Rot_WD=&ShowVidDays=15&ShowVid Desc=&ArchiveDays=720 PBS: By the People - Election 2004 Headlines; Programs; Candidate/Ballot by Zip Code Search http://www.pbs.org/elections/ MSNBC: Politics - Decision 2004 Headlines; Analysis; Focus on Presidential Race; Political Ads. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032553?&&CM=CoverQuicklinks&CE=5&HL=campaign04 Fox News: You Decide 2004 Headlines; Analysis; Candidates; Balance of Power in Congress http://www.foxnews.com/youdecide2004 Time: Election 2004 Presidential Election News, Issues, Photos. http://www.time.com/time/election2004 Politics1: 2004 Presidential Election Nonpartisan site, gives profiles of major party and third party candidates, descriptions of major and third parties. http://www.politics1.com/p2004.htm Washington Post: Election 2004 Headlines; Analysis; Focus on Presidential & Congressional elections. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/politics/elections/2004/ Yahoo! News - Presidential Elections News, Issues, Analysis, Resources http://news.yahoo.com/elections/