Welcome to the Policy section of the RIN! Here you will find links to general policy and government sites. Any specific policy links will be highlighted and also can be found in its respective RIN section. We hope that this section is useful to keep you informed of policy and impending policy that effects women and girls of Illinois.
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Voter Guides
Within this section will be voting guides as well as
sites
where you can find out who is running, who is in what office, and how
to contact
them. Only counties which have this relevant information on their
website
are listed.
City of Chicago/Counties
- Chicago City Council http://www.ci.chi.il.us/WorksMart/CityCouncil/
Listings and contact information. NOTE: You need to know which ward you live in- Cook County Commisioners & other elected officials http://www.co.cook.il.us/commissioners/
Biographies and contact information- Kane County http://www.co.kane.il.us/eleclist.htm
Listing is candidates up for election- Lake County
- Board Members http://www.co.lake.il.us/directory/board.htm
- Elected officials http://www.co.lake.il.us/electoff.htm
- Judges http://www.co.lake.il.us/directory/judges.htm
- Township officials http://www.co.lake.il.us/directory/townoff.htm
- City and Village officials http://www.co.lake.il.us/directory/cityoff.htm
- Rock Island County http://home.revealed.net/rockislandco/
Listing of County Officials
State of Illinois
Non-Government Sites
Project Vote-Smart http://www.vote-smart.org/ce
Receive information on the Illinois Governor, Lt. Governor, and the Illinois General Assembly, your state senators and representatives.
Find out more about Project Vote-Smart at http://www.vote-smart.org/Government Sites
- Illinois State Senators http://www.state.il.us/legis/senate.htm
- Illinois State Representatives http://www.state.il.us/legis/house.htm
United States
Non-Government Sites
- Eye on Congress http://www.lcv.org/eyeoncongress/index.htm
League of Conservation Voters. 1998 Vote Database (coming soon)
Find out more about the LCV at http://www.lcv.org/
- Rate Your Rep http://voter96.cqalert.com/cq_rate.htm
Congressional Quarterly's American Voter
Find out more about CQ at http://voter96.cqalert.com/aboutcq.htm
- Project Vote-Smart http://www.vote-smart.org/ce
Receive information on U.S. Senators and Representatives.
Find out more about Project Vote-Smart at http://www.vote-smart.org/
- Women's Voting Guide http://www.womenvote.org
Register and receive information on U.S. Senators and Representatives
Find out more about the Women's Voting Guide at http://www.womenvote.org/faq/index.htm
Government Sites
Non-Government Sites
- ACLU: Voting Records http://www.aclu.org/vote-guide/get_the_vote.html
Find out more about the American Civil Liberties Union http://www.aclu.org- Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Voting Record Database
http://www.lccr.org/vote/
Find out more about the LCCR at http://www.lccr.orgGovernment Sites
- Library of Congress
- Senate & House Roll Call Votes and Member Voting Records http://lcweb.loc.gov/global/legislative/voting.html
- U.S. Legislative Branch http://lcweb.loc.gov/global/legislative/congress.html
Non-Government Sites
- Votenet: http://www.votenet.com/ "Votenet is an online community serving politicians, candidates, and citizens alike: Democrats, Republicans, or any political party; conservatives or liberals; federal, state, or local candidates; presidents, senators, or representatives; Votenet is the place for FREE campaign software and other online political services."
Non-Government SitesGovernment Sites
date last updated: 21 July 1998
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