Vote responsibly
Some useful resources for getting started, researching candidates open_in_new, ballot measures, and issues in US elections.
vote.gov open_in_new: Register to vote, find voter registration deadlines, check your registration, register after you’ve moved, change your political party affiliation, and learn how to get a voter registration card.
usa.gov › Voting and elections open_in_new: Find the official answers to almost any question about the elections process.
Ballotpedia open_in_new: Perhaps the most comprehensive and best overall for explaining candidates and measures.
Google open_in_new: Search people and issues the good, old fashioned way. Also best augmented with the other non-partisan options in this list.
Google News open_in_new: See what the press is saying about issues and candidates. Be sure to read multiple sources.
help.steviezeigler.com/important: Fact check, find balanced news, spot bias, review past elections and see what's happening in the current ones.
iSideWith open_in_new: Similar to others in this list; the factual content is solid, though the quizes have been less accurate lately.
Open Secrets open_in_new: Candidates' campaign financial sources.
Transparency USA open_in_new: Clear, detailed breakdown of some states' (not all) candidates' campaign financial sources.
US government voter research open_in_new: Official resources to help you, such as sample ballots, voter guides, and general answers about how to vote.
Vote Smart open_in_new: Well organized info on candidates' voting history and funding.
Voter's Edge open_in_new: Specifically about California candidates and issues.
Voterly open_in_new: Similar to iSideWith. Simple, visual, infographical, easy to understand representation of candidates.
Wikipedia open_in_new: Useful and usually well-cited overviews of public figures, laws, measures, past events, etc.
YouTube open_in_new: Search a candidate, then watch debates, interviews, and speeches to hear that they themselves are saying.
Caution: Candidates can be quite biased; their claims are best tested against the other non-partisan research methods, above.
Am I missing any? Let me know!