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Election 2012

How do I find voting information for my state?  

Georgia

Tennessee

How can I learn more about the candidates?  

Democratic Party Platform     

Republican Party Platform

FactCheck.org: A project organized by UPenn’s Annenberg Public Policy Center, FactCheck.org is another resource to research and compare “the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews and news releases.” 
 
Politifact: This Pulitzer Prize-winning website “examine[s] statements by members of Congress, state legislators, governors, mayors, the president, cabinet secretaries, lobbyists, people who testify before Congress and anyone else who speaks up in American politics.” 
 
Project Vote Smart 
Provides information about candidates in five areas:

• Biographical
• Campaign Finances
• Performance Evaluations
• Issue Positions
• Voting Records

 
Rock the Vote
The Millennial Generation is diverse and huge in number, making up nearly 1/4 of the entire electorate in 2012.  Rock the Vote is dedicated to building the political power of young people by engaging them in the electoral process, urging politicians to pay attention to issues that matter to young voters, and protecting their fundamental right to vote.  


      

What is the Electoral College? 

The presidential election is held every four years on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. You help choose your state’s electors when you vote for President because when you vote for your candidate you are actually voting for your candidate’s electors.  Learn more at the National Archives website.  

Lunch and Learn

Dr. Ken Ellinger

Dr. Tom Veve

Just two weeks before the Presidential election, The Dalton State Foundation sponsors a pair of professors going head to head on national politics in a Lunch & Learn program on Wednesday, October 24, at 12 noon in the College’s James E. Brown Center.

Dr. Ken Ellinger, Associate Professor of Political Science, and Dr. Tom Veve, Associate Professor of History, will discuss presidential politics and the race for the White House in what promises to be a spirited debate.

Reservations and advance payment are required by Monday, October 22, and can be made by calling 706-272-4473. Cost is $10. Lunch is included. Those wishing to know more are invited to contact the Foundation office at 706-272-4473.

Open Access Week

 

 

Open Access Week -   

A global event now entering its sixth year, Open Access Week is an opportunity for the academic and research community to continue to learn about the potential benefits of Open Access, to share what they’ve learned with colleagues, and to help inspire wider participation in helping to make Open Access a new norm in scholarship and research.

What is Open Access? 
Free, immediate, online access to the results of scholarly research, and the right to use and re-use those results as you need (free of most copyright and licensing restrictions).  It has the power to transform the way research and scientific inquiry are conducted. It has direct and widespread implications for academia, medicine, science, industry, and for society as a whole.  To learn more about Open Access, go to:
http://www.openaccessweek.org/

 How Does Open Access Impact Me?  
Through Open Access, we are able to create The Roadrunner Scholar: Digital Repository of faculty and student research and campus publications.  You may search the Roadrunner Scholar for articles by your favorite professor, search through the college yearbooks, and read archived issues of campus publications such as Tributaries, eQuill, and The RoadRunner.