About the Candidate

If I could only choose 3 sites for information on the candidates, these would be the ones. They give good basic info and links to more resources.

Project Vote Smart
- Current Presidential Candidates
- Current Congressional Candidates
  
  Project Vote Smart covers candidates and elected officials with five categories of information: brief biographies, issue positions, voting records, campaign finances and interest group ratings.
CQPolitics.com
The editors of CQ, a premier publisher of political information, have pulled together a wide array of resources on the elections, with information on the cadidates, the parties, campaign timelines, news stories and more. Their "
Rock the Vote "political power for young people"
"Rock the Vote is a non-profit, non-partisan organization, founded in 1990 in response to a wave of attacks on freedom of speech and artistic expression. Rock the Vote engages youth in the political process by incorporating the entertainment community and youth culture into its activities."

Congress.org
"Congress.org is a service of Capitol Advantage, a private, non-partisan company that specializes in facilitating civic participation."

Congressional Member Web Sites (via the University of Michigan Library Documents Center)

FairVote "the center for voting and democracy"
"FairVote seeks elections that promote voter turnout, fair representation, inclusive policy and meaningful choices by building on our nation's history of improving upon the American experiment. As a catalyst for electoral reforms such as instant runoff voting, proportional voting, direct election of the president and automatic voter registration, we conduct research, analysis, education and organizing to ensure all Americans can exercise their right to vote and elect representatives who reflect our racial and political diversity."

Irwin Mann Voting and Democracy Virtual Library (New York University)
"This site is affiliated with Bobst Library's Irwin Mann Memorial Collection on Voting and Democracy. Named for the late mathematician, NYU adjunct professor, and passionate advocate of proportional representation, the Collection [...] is comprised of materials related to voting, elections, and electoral reform throughout the world."

League of Women Voters
"The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, has fought since 1920 to improve our systems of government and impact public policies through citizen education and advocacy. The League's enduring vitality and resonance comes from its unique decentralized structure. The League is a grassroots organization, working at the national, state and local levels."

National Political Index
"The National Political Index is a web site which provides an index of substantive political information for voters, political activists, political consultants, lobbyists, politicians, academicians, and media editors with a wide range of products, information, services, simulations, games, and polling in an interactive communications environment."

Official Congressional Directory (biennial)
also available online. via the Government Printing Office

Yahoo: U.S. Elections--a directory to web sites providing "news, profiles, election results, and more"