Issue 2, Volume 1 May 30, 1998
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Piper Resources Federal Stats Late Night Comedy Count The Drudge Report	Asa Hutchinson Jeb Bush for Governor Ohio Democratic Party
Ballot Access News E-Slate in California Iowa Electronic Market	State Board of Elections On-Line Campaigns

Piper Resources - http://www.piperinfo.com - click on State and Local Government on the Net. State, Multi-State and Local Government offices are expanding a web presence This site offers an extensive list of links. Frequently updated.

Federal Stats - http://www.fedstats.gov/. The federal information available on-line seems limitless. This site offers the mechanism you need to find-it. Maintained by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, it includes links to federal agencies, regional statistic, a federal employee contact list and much more.

Late Night Comedy Count - http://cmpa.com/comedy/month.htm The Center for Media and Public Affairs tabulates the number of jokes about specific political figures on late night television.

The Drudge Report - http://www.drudgereport.com This web site provides links to all the major political columnists. Plus links to web sites at almost every major media outlet.

Asa Hutchinson http://www.house.gov/hutchinson (AK,R) Politician web site are becoming the norm. Uniquely, the site includes a discussion board that encourages constituents to express their view on public issues.

Jeb Bush for Governor (FL, R) http://www.jeb.org. Another examples of a candidate web site. This one has all the bells and whistles, including audio.

Ohio Democratic Party (http://www.ohiodems.org). State parties are using their web sites for communication and education. Ohio Democrats includes several useful features including news archives, GOP watch and their newsletter on line.

Ballot Access News - http://www.ballot-access.org/. Ballot Access News is a Non-partisan newsletter. It tracks legal developments that impact minor and major political parties and independent candidates. This site offers access to 5-years worth of back issues.

E-Slate in California -http://www.informedvoter.com/home.htm. How will candidates communicate with voters in the future? A slate of California democratic candidates will deliver their message via email to hundreds of thousands of Californians. (San Francisco Chronicle, 4/18/98)

Iowa Electronic Market (IEM) - http://www.biz.uiowa.edu/iem/index.html Since 1988 the Iowa Political Stock Market, run by the University of Iowa Business School has been handicapping federal elections with great accuracy. This is a real-money futures markets in which contract payoffs depend on economic and political events such as elections.

State Board of Elections http://politicalresources.com/web-link-pgs/campaignsonline/sos2.htm Almost all the Secretary of State Offices are now on-line. They offer lots of usable, downloadable material from qualified candidate lists to registration information.

On-Line Campaigns http://politicalresources.com/web-link-pgs/campaignsonline/campaigns-online-bot.htm   Extensive list of links to local, state and federal candidate web sites. Check-out what different campaigns are doing on line.

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