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Election 2008

From WILL, NPR, and PBS

Super Tuesday Primary

All area precincts have now reported:

Excel spreadsheet Final vote tally for the WILL primary coverage area

The vote count is displayed via Excel spreadsheets viewable in your web browser.  Click the links above to see the tallies.  Use the tabs at the bottom of your browser window to select different electoral races.

Election news from The Newshour with Jim Lehrer

Today's Headlines:

PBS Online NewsHour Election 2006 websiteThe Online NewsHour Vote 2008 website

NPR Election 2006 newsNPR Election 2008 website


Election news from AM-580

PRIMARY 2008: More Money for Urbana's Parks?

The leaders of Urbana’s Park District say they’re at a crossroads. Administrators say that without a tax increase, they can’t pay for upkeep at a number of facilities, let alone plan for the future. But opponents of a tax question on the primary ballot say the amount the park district is seeking is not only too steep, but unnecessary. AM 580’s Jeff Bossert outlines the pros and cons.

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more infothe Park District's argument for the rate hike

 

 

PRIMARY 2008: A Battle Between Republicans

Shane Cultra (left) is seeking his fourth term as state representative for east-central Illinois’ 105th District. But for the first time, the Onarga Republican has some competition. Champaign School Board President David Tomlinson hopes to defeat Cultra in the primary. In this House district, the Republican nominee is considered the likely winner in November. AM 580’s Jim Meadows reports.

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Jim Meadows' unedited interviews:

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more infoShane Cultra's legislative website

more infoDavid Tomlinson's campaign website

The Illinois Primary: Too Soon?

In less than six weeks, Illinois voters will make their earliest trek ever to the polls in an election cycle. Last year state lawmakers pushed the primary election up to the first Tuesday in February. It was meant to give Illinois more of a say in the selection process for Presidential candidates. But is the move working? We get an early evaluation from Brian Gaines, a University of Illinois political science professor. He talked with AM 580’s Tom Rogers.

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Focus 580 Interviews

Champaign County State's Attorney contest
Julia Rietz, Champaign County State's Attorney and Democratic Candidate in the February 5th Primary, interviewed Wednesday, January 30, 2008

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Alfred Ivy III, Attorney and Democratic Candidate for Champaign County State's Attorney, interviewed Tuesday, January 29, 2008

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Illinois General Assembly 105th District
David Tomlinson, Republican Candidate for Representative to the Illinois General Assembly from the 105th District in the February 5th primary, interviewed Thursday, January 31, 2008

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Shane Cultra, Representative to the Illinois General Assembly from the 105th District (Republican) and Candidate for re-election in the February 5 primary, interviewed Friday, February 1, 2008

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Other Public Media Election Resources

Election RSS/Podcast Feeds: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/vote2008/feeds.html

Election 2008 Vote by Issue Quiz: http://www.votebyissue.org/election2008/

PBS/Newshour Election Lesson Plans: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/vote2008/lessonplans.html


Voter Resources

Illinois State Board of Elections: www.elections.state.il.us/

Provides a wealth of information on Illinois candidates for Federal, State, and Local elections.

Champaign County Clerk's Office: www.champaigncountyclerk.com/

Official information on Champaign County elections and more.

Congress.org/The League of Women Voters DemocracyNet: https://ssl.capwiz.com/congressorg/e4/nvra/

Provides a searchable database on a U.S. Congressional directory and Executive/Judicial Branches and State Governors, information on Capitol Hill protocols, and a bill search database.

Register to Vote anywhere in the U.S.: https://ssl.capwiz.com/congressorg/e4/nvra/

Identify and contact your Congressional Representative: www.house.gov/writerep/
Project Vote Smart: www.vote-smart.org/

Project VoteSmart provides statements by Presidential and Congressional candidates on key issues, database of public statements of all candidates, links to register to vote online, and national issues, attitudes, and political participation survey results on younger voters and potential voters.

The Center for Responsive Politics (Your Guide to Money in U.S. Elections): www.opensecrets.org/

The Center for Responsive Politics is a non-partisan, non-profit research group that tracks money in politics, and its effect on elections and public policy. The site provides industry profiles of political contributions, political party contributions, presidential campaign contributions, and congressional campaign contributions.

The Center for Media and Public Affairs: www.cmpa.com

The Center for Media and Public Affairs is a nonpartisan research and educational organization which conducts scientific studies of the news and entertainment media, including election studies.

Politics1.com: www.politics1.com/il.htm

Politics1.com provides a directory of Illinois candidates for Governor, U.S. Senate and Congress in the current election cycle, state political parties, the official state election office, and state news sources.


Political Party web sites

Republican National Committee: www.rnc.org

Democratic National Committee: www.democrats.org

Association of State Green Parties: www.greenparties.org

Libertarian Party: www.lp.org

Illinois Republican Party: http://www.ilgop.org/

Democratic Party of Illinois: http://www.ildems.com/


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