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Useful Links to Other Web Sites

This list includes links to web sites of Leagues, government, and other entities.  Links to other sites do not constitute League endorsement of the content, opinions or information included on non-League sites.

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Page Contents

Ventura County and Cities
Federal Government
State of Californai
Other Websites of Interest

 

Ventura County and Cities

Ventura County
http://www.ventura.org/ - Access Ventura County government agencies, service agencies and other Ventura County information.

Ventura County Board of Supervisors
http://www.countyofventura.org/bos/live_broadcast.asp - Links to web pages of Supervisors. Links to live and archived

Ventura County Executive Office
http://ceo.countyofventura.org - Gain information on budget and administrative services, property management, government affairs, regional development and welfare reform.

Ventura County Cities
Our ten cities have comprehensive home pages:

Camarillo- http://www.ci.camarillo.ca.us

Fillmore- http://www.fillmoreca.com/

Moorpark- http://www.ci.moorpark.ca.us

Ojai- http://www.ci.ojai.ca.us

Oxnard- http://www.ci.oxnard.ca.us

Port Hueneme- http://www.ci.port-hueneme.ca.us

Santa Paula- http://www.ci.santa-paula.ca.us

Simi Valley - http://www.ci.simi-valley.ca.us

Thousand Oaks- http://www.ci.thousand-oaks.ca.us

Ventura- http://www.ci.ventura.ca.us

Ventura County
http://www.ventura.org/ - Access Ventura County government agencies and other service agencies within Ventura County.

Ventura County Superintendent of Schools
http://www.vcss.k12.us/  -   This is the site to visit to find any information about schools or the school system in Ventura County.  The site is not easy to navigate, and a lot of trial and error searching may be necessary to to locate the particular information you want. Among other things, this site includes information that was previously available in the no longer existent Board of Education and Local Schools sites.

First 5 Ventura County
http://www.vcchildren.org  - Learn about the activities of the First 5 Ventura County, which provides early childhood development services for children to 5 years of age, and their parents, using Proposition 10 monies from taxes on tobacco products.


League of Women Voters

League of Women Voters of the United States
http://www.lwv.org - View the national website, including League of Women Voters Education Fund (LWVEF).

League of Women Voters of California
http://www.ca.lwv.org  - Visit the public page of the California state league.  Access Pros and Cons on ballot measures, and a list of California local leagues.

Smart Voter
http://www.smartvoter.org - Find information on upcoming local, state, and national elections.


Federal Government

U.S. House of Representatives
http://www.house.gov - Identify and/or contact your elected representatives, committees and leadership offices and access Congressional schedules, information regarding bills and resolutions under consideration, and a directory of other House organizations.

U.S. Senate
http://www.senate.gov - Identify and/or contact your senators, and gain access to a directory of committees, a description of legislative activities, and a calendar of events.  You may also search for bills.

U.S. Government Printing Office
http://www.access.gpo.gov/index.html - Access publications containing a wealth of important information produced by the Federal Government.

Federal Election Commission
http://www.fec.gov - Acquire a guide to contributions and the law, financial information about candidates, parties and PACs and information about elections and voter registration.  Access National Mail Voter Registration form.

U.S. Federal Government Agencies Directory
 http://www.lib.lsu.edu/gov/fedgov.html -   Use this site to find Web sites to government agencies.  Type in key word(s) and the directory will list agencies whose names include the key word(s).

The White House
http://www.whitehouse.gov - Contact the President and Vice-President; find out what's happening at the White House and access information regarding the Federal Government and commonly requested Federal services.

FirstGov
http://www.firstgov.gov- If you are trying to find information of any sort about the federal government, this is the place to start.


State of California

California State Government
http://www.ca.gov/ - Search pages for online services, news, information, links, directories.

California State Legislature
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov - Status of bills (daily), California codes, legislators, organization of legislature, links to legislative publications.

California Secretary of State
http://www.ss.ca.gov - Access forms to allow you to register to vote, information regarding elections, judicial guide, lobbying expenditure information and the State Historical Archives.

California Voter Foundation
http://www.calvoter.org/index.html - Find useful information and links to other sites.

Legislative Analyst's Office
http://www.lao.ca.gov - View fiscal and policy advice to the legislature, a brief analysis of current legislation.

Internet Guide to California's Legislature http://www.calvoter.org/index.html - Visit State Senate and State Assembly home pages and legislative calendar.  Search for California legislation.  News about elections.

State Senate
http://www.sen.ca.gov - Access list of Senators, legislation, committees, schedules, offices,  and caucuses.

State Assembly
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/ - Find legislative information, member and committee directories, legislation deadlines, information on the various caucuses and date of next Assembly floor session.


Other Websites of Interest

Thomas
http://thomas.loc.gov - Gain information about Congress, congressional committees, and legislation.  Search for bills and discover how your representative voted.

Smart Voter
http://www.smartvoter.org - Find information on  upcoming local, state and national elections.

Project Vote Smart
http://www.vote-smart.org - View nonpartisan information including voting records of members of the U.S. House and Senate, positions taken by candidates, campaign finances, text of bills and Congressional Record, and links to many other political websites.  Also read biographies and discover credentials of politicians.

Ventura County Library
http://www.vencolibrary.org - Come to Ventura County's Library Web site and gain access to a catalog of books and materials.  Also, link to any or all sixteen branches of the Ventura County Library system.

Not for Ourselves Alone
http://www.pbs.org/stantonanthony - Learn more about the struggle to win women the right to vote.  Visit this site and study two major figures in the suffrage movement:  Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.

All pages on this site reviewed monthly. This page last edited 12 September 2007
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