Political panelists provided attendees of Wednesday’s political panel with a list of resources for informed voting.

Medlir Mema, who teaches international politics in the political science department, provided this list of resources:

• Vote.gov provides instruction and information on how to vote, including as a college student.
• Ballotpedia is a research tool for facts and information on American politics, including election details, ballot samples and information on Idaho Proposition 1, a proposition that changes voting in Idaho.
• Vote411 provides information on how to vote on a state-by-state basis, including Idaho.

Lane Williams, a news and journalism professor in the communication department, recommended the following resources:

• The Wall Street Journal provides right-leaning national news coverage with which BYUI provides its students a free subscription.
• The New York Times provides left-leaning national news coverage with which BYUI provides its students a free subscription.
• ProPublica is a non-profit that focuses on investigative journalism.
• The Christian Science Monitor is news coverage provided by the Christian Science religion but is written for a global audience.
• CQ magazine focuses on covering legislation in the U.S.
• C-Span provides political news coverage, attempting to remain unfiltered.
• SIRS Issue Researcher collects research information on social issues and is also provided to BYUI students through the David O. McKay Library.
• The Marshall Project is another non-profit news outlet that focuses on criminal justice news.
• Open Secrets provides non-profit journalism on money in the government.

Adam Luke, a librarian in the Special Topics section of the McKay Library could not attend the panel, but also recommended the services provided by the McKay Library including the Wall Street Journal subscription, the New York Times subscription, Flipster and the library research guides including one on media literacy.