Get Informed
In addition to following the news media, use library databases to search for specific newspaper and magazine articles in News + Current Issues databases such as ProQuest Newsstand , Ethnic NewsWatch, or Factiva.
The following websites provide information about ballot measures and candidates:
National
- Presidential Election Overview from CQ Researcher
- FactCheck.org Annenberg Public Policy Center, University of Pennsylvania
State
- Ballot Propositions Analyses--Legislative Analyst's Office
- Measures / Propositions on the statewide ballot this year
- Campaign Finance Activity: Propositions & Ballot Measures from the California Secretary of State
- Pacific McGeorge Capital Center for Public Law and Policy’s California Initiative Review (CIR)
Local
- Campaign Finance Reports from the County of Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder
- Campaign Finance Reports from the City of Los Angeles Ethics Commission
Cast Your Vote
- Vote by mail
- Find your polling location in Los Angeles County
- Find your polling location in othe California counties
Get Election Results
For day of election results, in addition to following the news media, go to
- Los Angeles County Election Results
- California County, City, School District & Ballot Measure Election Results (reports are completed in July of each year and include local election results from the previous calendar year)
- American National Election StudiesPublic opinion and voter behavior research, 1948-2008
- Voting Data, 1964-2010 from the Current Population Survey by the Census Bureau (Voter information by state, age, sex, race, marital status, and more)
- Election Results for President, House, & Senate, 1920-2010
- Electoral College Votes, 1788-2008
- Past campaigns and elections