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September 18, 2000
State-By-State Election Directory Debuts on Web White & Blue 2000
Directory Highlights Official State Election Web Sites,
Voter Guides, Campaign Finance Data, And Other Voter Resources
WASHINGTON, DC -- Web White & Blue 2000, a non-profit, non-partisan project
of the Markle Foundation designed to highlight the ways in which the Internet can
expand and enhance citizen participation in our nation's democratic process, today
added a State-By-State Directory of Election Information as a new feature of the project.
The directory provides links to voter information resources offered by state election
agencies and currently features information for 26 states, with new states being added every
day. "Many state election agencies now offer a wide array of reliable and helpful
voter information on the Internet. This directory helps publicize these valuable resources,"
said Barbara Fedida, director of Web White & Blue 2000.
Web White & Blue 2000 is an unprecedented collaboration of 17 of the largest
Internet traffic centers and news outlets, including AOL, MSNBC and Yahoo!, who have come
together in order to provide voters with a comprehensive view of the best online political
information resources. The Web White & Blue 2000 network reaches more than 85 percent of
the American Internet audience.
Each state page of the directory links directly to the official state election Web
site, voter guide, campaign finance data and election returns. The directory also highlights
state-level voter guides from non-profit, non-partisan organizations and includes a "ballot
round-up" summarizing the number of races and measures underway in each state. It
is available online at:
http://www.webwhiteblue.org/directory
"The state-by-state directory helps voters across the country quickly locate and access
the most reliable and trustworthy resources available online," said Kim Alexander,
president of the non-profit California Voter Foundation, which is producing the directory for
Web White & Blue 2000. "An increasing number of states are offering links to official
campaign Web sites and timely online disclosure of campaign finance data, helping busy voters
learn more about their choices and prepare to make informed decisions on Election Day."
About Web White & Blue 2000
Web White & Blue 2000 is designed to highlight the positive role of the Internet in our
nation's democratic process. Each weekday, Web White & Blue 2000 provides links to the "Best
of the Best" political content online, links to a Featured Non-profit voter information resource,
and an Interactive Events Calendar providing up-to-date listings of online political discussions.
This shared content from Web White & Blue 2000 will be available at each of the Charter
Participants' sites.
The centerpiece of Web White & Blue 2000 is a unique Internet event: A Rolling Cyber Debate
among the presidential campaigns. Beginning on October 1 and continuing through Election Day, Web
White & Blue 2000 will host a daily online exchange among the presidential campaigns. The debate
will be carried at www.webwhiteblue.org and simultaneously on the 17 Web White & Blue 2000 Charter
sites, including: ABCNews.com, America Online, CNN.com allpolitics.com, Excite@Home, FoxNews.com,
iVillage.com, Microsoft/MSN, MSNBC.com, MTV.com, NetNoir, npr.org (National Public Radio Online),
NYTimes.com, Oxygen Media, PBS Online, USAToday.com Washingtonpost.com's OnPolitics, and Yahoo!.
About the Markle Foundation
The Markle Foundation works to realize the potential of information technology to improve people's
lives and promotes the development of communications industries that address public needs. The
California Voter Foundation www.calvoter.org is a nonprofit,
nonpartisan organization advancing new technologies to improve democracy. More information
about the Web White & Blue 2000 project is available at www.webwhiteblue.org.
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