CHOOSING THE PRESIDENT 1992: A Citizen’s Guide to the Electoral Process, by The League of Women Voters, 138 pages, $9.95.

Elections can leave voters overwhelmed with information they can’t use.

Media antics intended to bring The Word about presidential politics home to the electorate often leave the masses confused and uninterested about the process. Even without the politics of it all, the system by which an American president gains the White House is a arduous, complex, and often contentious animal.

The League of Women Voters again has stepped into the fray to fill the information void left by the media, which often seem more concerned with rumors and scandal than with what voters say they want to read and know. The result is the 1992 campaign’s edition of “Choosing the President.”

A small and concise book, “Choosing the President” takes the reader from the basics of local party participation to the actual election. It also delves into campaign financing, delegate selection, and the framework of campaigns, the party system, and voters. Even if the reader doesn’t make it through the main text, the appendix, with many historical tidbits about electing presidents, is worth the price.

In this year of the frightened incumbent, “Choosing the President 1992” could be the bible for an angry, informed electorate.

John Ripley is a reporter on the NEWS Government and Politics Desk.