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Voters' Resources
Follow the money. Candidate bios and their campaign contributors. Voter registration & election info. Contact your elected representatives.
Candidate Information
Vote Smart
Vote Smart provides information, including voting records (if applicable), about candidates, elected officeholders, and public officials to all Americans. Vote Smart a free service but a login is required after two or three uses.
Candidate Profiles and Government Officials Profiles (elected & appointed), include bios, voting records, positions and speeches. Vote Smart also covers Legislative Committees and Interest Groups, plus a wealth of information about government and elections.
The For Candidates page provides an FAQ and invites candidates to complete their survey which they presumptuously call the Political Courage Test.
Election Information
Ballotpedia
Ballotpedia A digital encyclopedia of American elections and politics. Resources include candidate surveys, ballot initiatives, election calendars for all jurisdictions, and much more.
Sample Ballot Lookup
Elections Calendar
Ballot Measures
Candidate Profiles and Surveys can be accessed by using the Sample Ballot Lookup or the Election Calendar.
Campaign Contributions
Open Secrets
Follow the money. Visit Open Secrets to find out where the candidates on your ballot get their money. The website has almost everything you might want to know about campaign finance and money in politics including:
Presidential elections
Congressional races
Officeholders
Political Parties
Lobbying
the Lobbyists Revolving Door
Foreign Lobby Watch
Indutries Interest Groups & Companies
Political Action Commitees PACs & Super Pacs
527 Advocacy Groups
Carey Committees
Dark Money
Federal Elections Commission
FEC Campaign Finance Data covers campaign contributions and expenditures. The data comes from reports that candidates for federal office must file with the FEC.
Voter Registration and Assistance
U.S Vote Foundation
The U.S. Vote Foundation helps voters overcome all obstacles to voting. The resources below cover all states and territories plus voting from outside the US.
Voter Registration & Ballot Requests
Register to Vote
Check Your Voter Registration
Request Absentee Ballot
Request Overseas Absentee Ballot
Federal Write-in Ballot (FWAB)
Election Information
Election Dates and Deadlines
Primary Election Dates
Early Voting Dates
Find My Polling Place
Election Office Contact info
Voters Assistance & Guides
Vote in Honor of a Veteran
How to Vote Guide
Voters with Disabilities Guide
Restore Your Voting Rights if Suspended by a Conviction
State Voter Information
Overseas Voter Services (civilian & military)
FAQ
Send Messages to Your Representatives
We have two options to help send messages to your elected representatives, Contact My Politician and Contact My Politician and Softedge Public Resources. Local officials are often included in the listings.
Pro Tip: If possible, write your message in your favorite word processing software. You can copy and paste into the message form.
Softedge Public Resources
Softedge officeholder profiles give you several contact options including mailing address, phone, fax, social media links, and the officeholder’s website. To send an electronic message click the officeholder's website link. Softedge listings include federal, state and local elected officials. Free to use.
Contact My Politician (CMP)
With CMP you can send an electronic message to up to 10 officeholders at one time! If you are sending your message to more than three politicians, please consider use the “no reply needed” option as we do not want to overburden our elected representatives. Also please write “No reply needed.” at the bottom of your message.
This is very important if you are sending an “I joined the Voters Army because...” message. We want to be nice! If you want to a reply from a special politician, please send a separate message to that officeholder.
Contact My Politician is free to use but they require a login after your first two or three messages. CMP listings may include major unelected officials in addition to elected officials. CMP listings usually include local officials, but they might not indicate which council member is your council member.
You can use the Softedge Public Resource ot Contact My Politician to inform (or warn) your elected representatives about the Voters Army!
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