Ballotpedia
The Encyclopedia of American Politics
The mission of the Lucy Burns Institute is to serve our audience by providing curated content on all levels of U.S. politics that is relevant, reliable, and available for all. Informed voters are the foundation of democracy, and we envision an America where everyone has equal access to accurate information about politics, elections, and policy. With your help, we have created and continue to build Ballotpedia, the online encyclopedia of American politics and elections.With 639,744 original articles, Ballotpedias goal is to inform people about politics by providing accurate and objective information about politics at all levels of government. We are firmly committed to neutrality. Ballotpedias articles are 100 percent written by our professional staff. We thoroughly vet and carefully curate all information we publish, aggregating from news and government sources, down to the most obscure public record.
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