Elections Specialists Will Answer Questions on U.S. Elections

Wondering how delegates are counted or how the Electoral College works? Curious where the presidential candidates stand on issues that affect your country?

On May 6 at 9 a.m. EDT (1300 GMT) - and on the first Tuesday of every month - join America.gov's elections experts Michelle Austein and George Burkes to discuss the people, processes and issues that shape the U.S. presidential race. They will answer your questions and talk about the latest events on the 2008 campaign trail.

Austein and Burkes are responsible for much of the material that appears on America.gov's 2008 Elections Web page. Like or don't like what you see there? Readers' questions and comments will shape America.gov's elections coverage, so now it is your turn to tell the experts what elections topics you care about.

If you would like to participate in this webchat, please sign up on the Ask America webchat registration page ( http://webchat.state.gov/?tid=unsecure.login&language=english ). Please tell us your preferred screen name; use of full names is not required.

If you have participated in one of our previous webchats, use the same e-mail.

We accept questions and comments in advance of, and at any time during, the program. You may also e-mail ( mailto:usinfowebchat@state.gov ) questions without registering.

The transcript of this webchat will be available on Ask America's webchat page ( http://www.america.gov/multimedia/askamerica.html#yates_17_jan_2008 ), where information about upcoming webchats is also available.

Source: U.S. Department of State

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