Primary sources:

Board, Sun-Times Editorial. “Illinois Secretary of State Democratic Nominee: Jesse

White.” ​Chicago Sun-Times​, Chicago Sun-Times, 14 Oct. 2018,

chicago.suntimes.com/politics/jesse-white-illinois-secretary-state-democratic-candid

ate-2018-general-election/.

This website is credible because it covers both sides of elections which shows that

their bias is minimal. The Chicago Sun-Times does not only write about politics but

also about local and national news. This source was used to learn about Jesse

White’s accomplishments and what he wants to do in his sixth term as secretary of

state if elected.

Board, Sun-Times Editorial. “Illinois Secretary of State Republican Nominee: Jason

Helland.” ​Chicago Sun-Times,​ Chicago Sun-Times, 14 Oct. 2018,

chicago.suntimes.com/politics/jason-helland-illinois-secretary-of-state-republican

-candidate-2018-general-election/.

This website is credible because it covers many different news and it is based

around facts rather than writers trying to make a valid argument. As mentioned

before, The Chicago Sun-Times does not only write about politics but also about

local and national news. This source was used to learn about Jason Helland’s

views and his goals to accomplish as secretary of state if elected.

“Democratic National Platform.” ​Democrats​, DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL

COMMITTEE, 2018, democrats.org/democratic-national-platform/.

This website is credible because it includes information about the Democratic Party

and it is runned by Democrats which means that information about what the

Democratic party is can't be false since it is from their point of view. This website

only focuses on the Democratic party and current things that are related to them.

This source was used to learn about the ideals and values of the Democratic Party to

understand more about what Jesse White believes in.

Journal-Register, The State, director. ​Secretary of State: Jason Helland, Republican.​

YouTube​, YouTube, 27 Sept. 2018, www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilqlsC3umbI.

This interview is credible because it’s not argument but a simple series of questions

that Jason Helland had to answer to the best of his ability. The youtube channel

called “The State Journal-Register” posts videos related to elections like interviews

with candidates. This source was used in the project to get a better understanding on

whether Jason Helland demonstrated having clear ideas or was not prepared to be

secretary of state.

Journal-Register, The State, director. ​Secretary of State: Jesse White, Democrat​. ​YouTube​,

YouTube, 27 Sept. 2018, www.youtube.com/watch?v=651ykrvP7K0.

This interview is credible because it’s not argument but a simple series of questions

that Jesse White had to answer to the best of his ability. The youtube channel called
 “The State Journal-Register” posts videos related to elections like interviews with

candidates. This source was used to evaluate Jesse White’s past as secretary of state

and his future goals to accomplish in office.

“Our Illinois – Democratic Party of Illinois.” ​Democratic Party of Illinois​, Democratic

Party of Illinois, 2018, democraticpartyofillinois.com/our-principles/ .

This website is credible because it is written and edited by professionals and people

related to the Democratic Party. This website includes a lot of information about the

Democratic Party related to Illinois. This source was used to analyze how well Jesse

White aligns with the values of the Democratic Party since he is a Democrat

“Philosophy.” ​IL GOP,​ 2018, illinois.gop/who-we-are/philosophy/.

This website of the Republican party is credible because it is written by Republicans

that know a lot about the Party and how it works. This website includes Republican

Party related news whether it's a new candidate elected to office or a new law

passed. This source was helpful to further understand what makes up the Republican

Party and it helped compare Jason Helland’s opinions to that of a typical

Republican.

“Republican National Committee.” ​GOP​, 2018, gop.com/platform/ .

This source is credible because the writers and editors have had high level education

related to writing. The focus of this website is national news and Republicans in
 general. This source was used to learn about the history of the Republican party and

how it was framed.

Secondary Sources:

Bream, Rebecca. “Jesse White Is Back For More; Wins 6th Term As Secretary Of State.”

Stone Mountain-Lithonia, GA Patch,​ Patch, 7 Nov. 2018,

patch.com/illinois/across-il/illinois-sec-state-election-results-white-seeks-6th-term.

This author of this article studied journalism and even got internships with news

media like CBS Chicago which shows that she has experience and makes her writing

credible. This website writes about many different topics but the main focus is

politics and current news. This source was used to learn more about the outcome of

the Illinois secretary of state election and what's to come as a result of Jesse White

winning.

“Data on Campaign Finance, Super PACs, Industries, and Lobbying.” ​OpenSecrets​, 2018,

www.opensecrets.org/ .

This website is credible because it is well known and has won awards like “Society

of Professional Journalists’ 2013 award. The information found in this website is

about the funding of political candidates and shows who they are. This source was

used to find the different PACs that support Jesse White and Jason Helland.
The HistoryMakers. “The Honorable Jesse White.” ​The Honorable Jesse White | The

HistoryMakers​, www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/honorable-jesse-white.

The authors of this website are professional writers who go through a long process

to work for ​the history makers.​ This website’s purpose is to make it widely

accessible for people to learn about the stories of African-Americans. This source

was used to get background information on Jesse White through an interview done

in 2001.

“Illinois Secretary of State Election, 2018.” ​Ballotpedia​, 2018,

ballotpedia.org/Illinois_Secretary_of_State_election,_2018.

This website is credible because it is focused on political elections and the

information is researched and written by professionals. Their work has been

referenced by many media outlets like the New York Times and The Wall Street

Journal. The information on this website varies from primaries to general elections

and the results. This source was used to get an accurate result of the outcome of the

Illinois secretary of state election in 2018.

Reform, Illinois Campaign for Political. “Friends of Jason A Helland.” ​Illinois Sunshine,​

illinoissunshine.org/committees/friends-of-jason-a-helland-23831/ .

This website is credible because it was made with the purpose of bringing out into

the public the money given to candidates running for office, it's not biased towards a

party or candidate. This website has data on the exact amount of money that is
 donated to candidates and from who. This source was used to learn about the

different people that donated to Jason Helland and to try to uncover the interest

groups that support him.

“Secretary of Jesse White.” ​Biography​, Oct. 2017,

www.cyberdriveillinois.com/about_us/biography.html.

This website describes how our current secretary of state has served multiple

terms prior to this one and he is now serving his 6th term as SOS. He wants to

implement the Federal Real ID Act which he plans on implementing in 2019.

White mentioned the BAIID (Breath Alcohol Ignition Interlock Device) program

and this is a cause to our improvement in road safety.

Images

“Flag and Seal of Illinois.” ​Wikipedia​, Wikimedia Foundation, 2 Nov. 2018,

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_and_seal_of_Illinois.

Wikipedia is one of the largest online encyclopedias, it contains information on

thousands of different topics and can easily be accessed by anyone. This website

was only used for the image of the Illinois state flag.

Gray, Kaili Joy. “How Do The GOP and Democratic Party Platforms Compare On

Women's Health? (Hint: Terribly).” ​Planned Parenthood Action Fund,​ 28 July 2016,
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orms-compare-womens-health-hint-terribly.

SOLARI, KEVIN, et al. “Illinois Secretary of State Candidate Jason Helland Meets with

Shaw Media Editorial Board.” ​Daily, Local and Breaking News for DeKalb County,

Illinois - Daily Chronicle​, 11 Sept. 2018,

www.daily-chronicle.com/2018/09/10/illinois-secretary-of-state-candidate-jason-hel

land-meets-with-shaw-media-editorial-board/aefos9t/.

The daily chronicle is a website that has many articles regarding news both old and

recent. A picture of Jason Helland in one of the articles was used in our website, no

information was taken from the article.

White, Jesse, director. ​Jesse White Announces Security Upgrades to Driver’s License/ID

Card​. ​YouTube,​ YouTube, 17 May 2016,

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQCc5ZxNj_A .

This video was posted on Jesse White’s youtube channel where he posts videos once

in a while to keep the people of Illinois updated on new policies, laws, or news. This

video was not used as research, the thumbnail was simply used as the cover picture

on one of the tabs on the website.