Ballotpedia

Ballotpedia
URL Ballotpedia.org
Slogan An interactive almanac of state politics.
Commercial? No
Type of site Wiki
Registration Required to edit.
Available language(s) English
Owner The Lucy Burns Institute
Launched May 30, 2007 (2007-05-30) (4 years ago)
Alexa rank 45,758 (January 2012)[1]
Current status Active

Ballotpedia is a wiki-style website billed as "an interactive almanac of state politics". InfoWorld has called it one of the "Top 20 Election Day Web sites and online tools".[2]

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Purpose

Ballotpedia's purpose is to cultivate a "thriving citizenship through the free and open sharing of information". [3] The website "provides information on initiative supporters and opponents, financial reports, litigation news, status updates, poll numbers and more".[4] It is a "community-contributed Web site, modeled after Wikipedia" and "contains volumes of information about initiatives, referenda, and recalls".[5]

2011 Initiative and referendum

As of June 28, 2011, five states, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, New Jersey and Texas, have measures certified for the 2011 ballot.

See also: 2011 ballot measures and potential 2011 ballot measures at Ballotpedia.org.

2012 Initiative and referendum

As of June 28, 2011, there are 48 measures certified for the ballot in 19 states.

See also: 2012 ballot measures and potential 2012 ballot measures at Ballotpedia.org.

History

Ballotpedia was founded by the Sam Adams Alliance in 2007, along with Judgepedia and Sunshine Review. The Sam Adams Alliance teaches a "decidedly libertarian, taxpayer mission for conservative watchdogs of state and local governments".[6] In 2009 sponsorship of Ballotpedia was transferred to the Lucy Burns Institute. [3]

References

Notes
  1. ^ "Ballotpedia.org Site Info". Alexa Internet. http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/Ballotpedia.org. Retrieved 2012-01-02. 
  2. ^ Raphael, JR (November 3, 2008). "Top 20 Election Day Web sites and online tools: The best resources -- everything from widgets to mobile alerts -- to take you through the election's end". InfoWorld. http://www.infoworld.com/t/applications/top-20-election-day-web-sites-and-online-tools-708. Retrieved April 27, 2011. 
  3. ^ a b Ballotpedia:About
  4. ^ Davis, Gene (August 6, 2008). "Denver’s got issues: Ballot issues & you can learn more at Ballotpedia.com". Denver Daily News (Denver). http://www.thedenverdailynews.com/article.php?aID=1442. Retrieved April 27, 2011. 
  5. ^ Lawrence, David G. (2009). California: The Politics of Diversity. Stamford, Connecticut: Cengage Learning. pp. 83. ISBN 9780495570974. http://books.google.com/books?id=d0uJECy-_owC&pg=PA83&dq=%22Ballotpedia%22&hl=en&ei=5JO4Tb6XMsTkiALbnJgV&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CFkQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=%22Ballotpedia%22&f=false. 
  6. ^ Phillips, Kate (July 19, 2008). "The Caucus: The Sam Adams Project". New York Times (New York City). http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/07/19/the-sam-adams-project/. Retrieved April 27, 2011. 

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