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Elections

IN Voter Information Portal (www.in.gov/sos/elections/voters/index.html)

  • Locate your polling place, check your voter registration status, and more from this site maintained by the Indiana Secretary of State.

E-Democracy.org (www.e-democracy.org/us)

  • Includes political news, information, and web links.

Federal Election Committee (www.fec.gov)

  • The FEC administers and enforces the Federal Election Campaign Act.

Political Information Search Engine (www.politicalinformation.com)

  • A search engine for politics, policy, and political news.

Register to Vote in Indiana (www.in.gov/sos/elections/vote_reg.html)


Federal Government

Democratic Party (www.democrats.org)


Federal Agencies Directory (www.lib.Isu.edu/gov/fedgov.html)

  • Directory by Louisiana State University Libraries.

Fed World (www.fedworld.gov)

  • Locate government information including jobs, government publications, Supreme Court decisions and more.

GPO Access (www.gpoaccess.gov)

  • A service of the U.S. Government Printing Office.

Library of Congress: Thomas (http://thomas.loc.gov)

  • Legislative information from the Library of Congress.

Republican Party (www.republicans.org)


United States Federal Code (http://uscode.house.gov)

  • Consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States.

U.S.A. Government (www.usa.gov)

  • The U.S. Government's official web portal.

U.S. House of Representatives (www.house.gov)


U.S. Senate (www.senate.gov)


The White House (www.whitehouse.gov)


All Law (www.alllaw.com)

  • Features Legal Topics, Find a Lawyer, and forms such as wills, trusts, and more.

American Bar Association Law Info (www.abalawinfo.org)

  • "Gateway to information on legal topics" and includes Find a Lawyer feature.

Cornell Legal Information Institute (www.law.cornell.edu)

  • Includes the U.S. code, Supreme Court opinions, and Law about all topics.

FindLaw (www.findlaw.com)

  • Accidents, bankruptcy, criminal law, divorce, family law, DUI, employee rights, real estate, Find a Lawyer, forms, and contracts such as wills, divorce, and bankruptcy.

Hancock County Clerk of Courts (www.hancockcoingov.org)

  • Go to Clerk of Courts to find information on Legal Aid and more.

Indiana Self-Service Legal Center (www.in.gov/judiciary/selfservice)

  • Find forms (including divorce), a lawyer, court cases, and a Small Claims Manual.

Legal Trek, Indiana (www.legaltrek.com/HELPSITE/states/state_contents/Indiana.htm)

  • Links to Indiana government, legislature, courts, and law.

Lexis-Nexis Lawyers (www.lawyers.com)

  • Includes Find a Lawyer feature and resources on laws related to bankruptcy, education, families, and elders, immigration, insurance, labor, and much more.

Martindale Lawyer Locator (www.martindale.com)

  • Search for a lawyer using the Lawyer Locator.

Nolo Law (www.nolo.com)

  • Self-help legal resource including information on business, patents, copyright, wills, property, divorce, and Know Your Rights feature.

United States Bankruptcy Court (www.uscourts.gov/bankruptcycourts.html)

  • Learn bankruptcy basics and forms.

State Government

Guide to Indiana Law (www.loc.gov/law/guide/us-in.html)

  • Find out more about Indiana law from the Law Library of Congress.

Indiana Code (www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code)

  • Search for various Indiana codes.

Indiana General Assembly (www.in.gov/legislative)

  • Links to Indiana senators, representatives, and more

Indiana Sheriff’s Sex Offenders Registry (www.insor.org/insasoweb)


Indiana Supreme Court (www.in.gov/judiciary/supreme)

  • Discover the history of the court, read oral arguments online, find justice biographies, look at court calendars, etc.

Rules for Child Care Facilities (http://nrc.uchsc.edu/states/in/indiana.htm)

  • National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education.

Tax Forms

Federal Tax Forms-IRS (www.irs.gov/formspubs/index.html?portlet=3)


Indiana State Tax Forms (www.in.gov/dor/taxforms/index.html)


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