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class="infobox-label">Launched</th><td class="infobox-data">May 30, 2007<span class="noprint">; 17 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2007-05-30</span>)</span><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Current status</th><td class="infobox-data category">Active</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Ballotpedia</b> is a nonprofit and <a href="/wiki/Nonpartisanism" class="mw-redirect" title="Nonpartisanism">nonpartisan</a> online political encyclopedia that covers federal, state, and local politics, elections, and public policy in the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The website was founded in 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ballotpedia is sponsored by the Lucy Burns Institute, a nonprofit organization based in <a href="/wiki/Middleton,_Wisconsin" title="Middleton, Wisconsin">Middleton, Wisconsin</a>. Originally a collaboratively edited <a href="/wiki/Wiki" title="Wiki">wiki</a>, Ballotpedia is now written and edited entirely by a paid professional staff. As of 2014,<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ballotpedia&action=edit">[update]</a></sup> Ballotpedia employed 34 writers and researchers;<sup id="cite_ref-trib_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-trib-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> it reported an editorial staff of over 50 in 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-About_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-About-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Mission">Mission</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ballotpedia&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Mission"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ballotpedia's stated goal is "to inform people about politics by providing accurate and objective information about politics at all levels of government."<sup id="cite_ref-About_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-About-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The website "provides information on initiative supporters and opponents, financial reports, litigation news, status updates, poll numbers, and more."<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It originally was a "community-contributed web site, modeled after <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia">Wikipedia</a>" which is now edited by paid staff. It "contains volumes of information about initiatives, referenda, and recalls."<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Parent_organization">Parent organization</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ballotpedia&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Parent organization"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ballotpedia is sponsored by the Lucy Burns Institute (LBI), a nonprofit, nonpartisan<sup id="cite_ref-governing_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-governing-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> educational organization.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-chitrib_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-chitrib-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The organization reported revenue of $5.37 million in 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-Return_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Return-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Tim_Dunn_(businessman)" title="Tim Dunn (businessman)">Tim Dunn</a> is a member of the LBI board.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>LBI was founded in December 2006 by the group's current president, <a href="/wiki/Leslie_Graves_(nonprofit_executive)" title="Leslie Graves (nonprofit executive)">Leslie Graves</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-about_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-about-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The group is named after <a href="/wiki/Lucy_Burns" title="Lucy Burns">Lucy Burns</a>, co-founder of the <a href="/wiki/National_Woman%27s_Party" title="National Woman's Party">National Woman's Party</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-met_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-met-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The group is headquartered in Middleton, Wisconsin. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ballotpedia&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ballotpedia was founded by the <a href="/wiki/Citizens_in_Charge_Foundation" title="Citizens in Charge Foundation">Citizens in Charge Foundation</a> in 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-library_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-library-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ballotpedia was sponsored by the <a href="/wiki/Sam_Adams_Alliance" title="Sam Adams Alliance">Sam Adams Alliance</a> in 2008, along with Judgepedia and <a href="/wiki/Sunshine_Review" title="Sunshine Review">Sunshine Review</a>. In 2009, their sponsorship was transferred to the nonprofit Lucy Burns Institute, based in <a href="/wiki/Middleton,_Wisconsin" title="Middleton, Wisconsin">Middleton, Wisconsin</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-library_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-library-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On July 9, 2013, Sunshine Review was acquired by the Lucy Burns Institute and merged into Ballotpedia.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Lucy Burns Institute is named after suffragist <a href="/wiki/Lucy_Burns" title="Lucy Burns">Lucy Burns</a> who along with <a href="/wiki/Alice_Paul" title="Alice Paul">Alice Paul</a> founded the <a href="/wiki/National_Woman%27s_Party" title="National Woman's Party">National Woman's Party</a>. Judgepedia was merged into Ballotpedia in March 2015. </p><p>When actress <a href="/wiki/Regina_King" title="Regina King">Regina King</a> won an Emmy at the <a href="/wiki/72nd_Primetime_Emmy_Awards" title="72nd Primetime Emmy Awards">72nd Primetime Emmy Awards</a> in 2020, during her acceptance speech she encouraged people to use Ballotpedia to prepare for the upcoming election.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Judgepedia">Judgepedia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ballotpedia&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Judgepedia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Judgepedia was an online <a href="/wiki/Wiki" title="Wiki">wiki</a>-style encyclopedia covering the American legal system.<sup id="cite_ref-met_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-met-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2015, all content from Judgepedia was merged into Ballotpedia.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It included a database of information on state and federal courts and judges.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to its original website, the goal of Judgepedia was "to help readers discover and learn useful information about the court systems and judiciary in the United States."<sup id="cite_ref-about_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-about-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Judgepedia was sponsored by the <a href="/wiki/Sam_Adams_Alliance" title="Sam Adams Alliance">Sam Adams Alliance</a> in 2007, along with Ballotpedia and <a href="/wiki/Sunshine_Review" title="Sunshine Review">Sunshine Review</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2009, sponsorship of Judgepedia was transferred to the Lucy Burns Institute, which merged Judgepedia into Ballotpedia in March 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-about_19-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-about-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Judgepedia had a weekly publication titled <i>Federal Courts, Empty Benches</i> which tracked the vacancy rate for Article III federal judicial posts.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <i>Orange County Register</i> noted Judgepedia's coverage of Courts of Appeal and the Supreme Court.<sup id="cite_ref-Orange_County_Register_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orange_County_Register-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Judgepedia's profile of <a href="/wiki/Elena_Kagan" title="Elena Kagan">Elena Kagan</a> was included in the Harvard Law School Library's guide to Kagan's Supreme Court nomination and the <a href="/wiki/Law_Library_of_Congress" title="Law Library of Congress">Law Library of Congress</a>'s guide to Kagan.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Partnerships">Partnerships</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ballotpedia&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Partnerships"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In May 2018, in response to scrutiny over the misuse of <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a> by those seeking to maliciously influence elections, Twitter announced that it would partner with Ballotpedia to add special labels verifying the authenticity of political candidates running for election in the U.S.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During the <a href="/wiki/2018_United_States_elections" title="2018 United States elections">2018 United States elections</a>, Ballotpedia supplied <a href="/wiki/Amazon_Alexa" title="Amazon Alexa">Amazon Alexa</a> with information on polling place locations and political candidates.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2018, Ballotpedia, <a href="/wiki/ABC_News_(United_States)" title="ABC News (United States)">ABC News</a>, and <i><a href="/wiki/FiveThirtyEight" title="FiveThirtyEight">FiveThirtyEight</a></i> collected and analyzed data on candidates in Democratic Party primaries in order to determine which types of candidates Democratic primary voters were gravitating towards.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In May 2024 Ballotpedia announced a partnership with <a href="/wiki/Decision_Desk_HQ" title="Decision Desk HQ">Decision Desk HQ</a> to provide real-time election results coverage for local elections in the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Studies">Studies</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ballotpedia&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Studies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2012, Ballotpedia authored a study analyzing the quality of official state voter guides based on six criteria. According to the study, only nine states were rated "excellent" or "very good", while 24 states received a "fair" or "poor" rating.<sup id="cite_ref-governing_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-governing-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In May 2014, the <a href="/wiki/Center_for_American_Progress" title="Center for American Progress">Center for American Progress</a> used Ballotpedia data to analyze the immigration policy stances of Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ballotpedia has highlighted the complex language used in various U.S. ballot measures. In 2017, with a sample of 27 issues from nine states, the group determined that, on average, ballot descriptions required a graduate-level education to understand the complex wording of issues, with the average American adult only reading at a 7th to 8th grade reading level. A <a href="/wiki/Georgia_State_University" title="Georgia State University">Georgia State University</a> analysis of 1,200 ballot measures over a decade showed that voters were more likely to skip complex issues altogether.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some ballot language confuses potential voters with the use of double negatives. Several states require plain-language explanations of ballot wording.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2015, <a href="/wiki/Harvard_University" title="Harvard University">Harvard University</a> visiting scholar Carl Klarner conducted a study for Ballotpedia which found that state legislative elections have become less competitive over time, with 2014's elections being the least competitive elections in the past 40 years.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ballotpedia found that in 2020, fewer state legislative incumbents lost general election seats than in any other year in the previous decade, although incumbents were more vulnerable in primary elections in any year since 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A study by Ballotpedia indicated that 2022 midterm elections for congressional districts were demographically divided by income. Democrats typically won higher income households, while lower income, working class districts favored Republican candidates.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2023, the <a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">New York Times</a> used Ballotpedia as a source for its presidential campaign graph analysis.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ballotpedia&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://whois.domaintools.com/ballotpedia.org">"BallotPedia.org WHOIS, DNS, & Domain Info – DomainTools"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/WHOIS" title="WHOIS">WHOIS</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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