Election 2020 : Home

The information in this guide was compiled by two of your faculty at Tacoma Community College, Melissa Adams, Library and Information Science, and Katrina Taylor, Political Science. Materials were selected using several criteria, including clarity, factuality, neutrality, source reputation, length/duration, and to some extent timeliness (you may find older materials that cover information that doesn't change, such as the requirements to run as a United States president). We hope that you find this guide useful not only in finding out how to participate in this coming election, but also in understanding how the U.S. election system works, and how to process the enormous amount of information surrounding U.S. politics and elections.

We welcome constructive feedback and clarifying and curiosity-driven questions. See our contact information on this page.

• understand United States presidential election process, including the Electoral College;
• evaluate news stories and campaign messaging;
• critically investigate the nature of and messaging in conspiracy theories;
• learn about voter eligibility, registration, and voting in Washington state.
  • (the deadline to register online is October 26, in person: Nov. 3.)
• learn about voting history of the United States

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