Becoming an Educated Voter

Becoming an Educated Voter:

Endorsing a Political Candidate

Pathfinder

Mr. Weltz – Social Studies

NEW YORK STATE: Executive

New York State Government

Include links to biographies of NYS Governor Spitzer, Lieutenant Governor Paterson, Comptroller DiNapoli and Attorney General Cuomo

NEW YORK STATE: Legislature

New York District Map

This page allows you to find your assembly members, senators, and U.S. representatives by typing in your home address. You can also obtain demographic information about your district.

New York Board of Election

Includes information about your elected representatives by office and department

The Constitution of the State of New York

This document contains the rules and regulations of New York State government. You can obtain information about the requirements to become a governor, lieutenant governor, comptroller, attorney-general, senator, assembly memberand their responsibilities.

New York State Senate

Provides information about the responsibilities of the three branches (Executive, Legislative and Judicial) of government

New York State Senate Lookup

This page allows you to find out who your state senator is and also provides a short biography of your state senator.

New York State Senate Leadership List

Ranks the leadership of the senate and includes biography of senators and their sponsored legislations, etc.

New York State Senate Frequently Asked Questions

Answers frequently asked questions such as Who’s Who, How the Senate works, Passing laws, etc.

New York State Assembly Members Lookup

This page allows you to find out who your assembly member is and also links you to his or her homepage.

New York State Assembly Leadership List

Ranks the leadership of the senate and includes biography of assembly members and their legislations, etc.

New York State Assembly

Answer questions about the duties andresponsibilities of state assembly

United States Congress

Congressional Representatives from New York State

This page provides information about your United States Senators and Congressional delegation.

The Constitution of the United States

Provide assignment duties of the three branches of government. To locate information onthe legislative branch, seeArticle I

Learning about Congress at Indiana University

This useful website provide information on the role of congress, describes what congressman/women do, discusses the legislative process, and much more