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Ballotpedia is a wiki about politics and elections in the United States, with all content fact-checked by its paid editorial staff. Ballotpedia covers U.S. Congress, state executive officials, state legislatures, recall elections, state and local ballot measures, and school board elections. Ballotpedia and its sister sites Judgepedia and Policypedia are both sponsored by the Lucy Burns Institute, a nonprofit organization based in Madison, Wisconsin. As of 2014, Ballotpedia employees 34 writers and researchers.

Purpose

Ballotpedia's stated purpose is "to connect people to politics by providing accurate and objective information about politics at the local, state, and federal level." The website "provides information on initiative supporters and opponents, financial reports, litigation news, status updates, poll numbers, and more." It is a "community-contributed web site, modeled after Misplaced Pages" and "contains volumes of information about initiatives, referenda, and recalls."

History

Ballotpedia was founded by the Citizens In Charge Foundation in 2007. Ballotpedia was sponsored by the Sam Adams Alliance in 2008, along with Judgepedia and Sunshine Review. In 2009, sponsorship of Ballotpedia was transferred to the Lucy Burns Institute, "a Wisconsin-based nonprofit that promotes education about local government."

On July 9, 2013, Sunshine Review was acquired by the Lucy Burns Institute and merged into Ballotpedia.

See also

• Judgepedia
• Lucy Burns Institute

References

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2. "About Ballotpedia". Retrieved 2014-11-13.
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4. Wilson, Reid; Chokshi, Niraj (August 27, 2014). "Ballot initiatives become pricey playgrounds of parties and corporations". GovBeat. The Washington Post. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
5. ^ Darnay, Keith (November 3, 2014). "Find election info at the last minute". Bismarck Tribune. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
6. Morones, Alyssa (2013-08-22). "Ballotpedia Launches 'Misplaced Pages' for School Board Elections". Education Week. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
7. "Ballotpedia:About". Retrieved 2 December 2014.
8. Davis, Gene (August 6, 2008). "Denver's got issues: Ballot issues & you can learn more at Ballotpedia.com". Denver Daily News. Denver. Retrieved April 27, 2011. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
9. Lawrence, David G. (2009). California: The Politics of Diversity. Stamford, Connecticut: Cengage Learning. p. 83. ISBN 978-0-495-57097-4. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
10. ^ Roberts, Joni; Drost, Carol; Hoover, Steven. "Ballotpedia Internet Review". Association of College & Research Libraries. American Library Association. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
11. Spillman, Benjamin (2013-07-29). "Cost to appeal Las Vegas Planning Commission decision called prohibitive". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
12. http://ballotpedia.org/index.php/Portal:Sunshine_Review

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• Ballotpedia

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