Ballotpedia
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| URL | Ballotpedia.org |
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| 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 |
| Alexa rank |  33,227 (June 2012[update])[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 March 15, 2012, there are 75 measures certified for the ballot in 28 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
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- ^ "Ballotpedia.org Site Info". Alexa Internet. http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/Ballotpedia.org. Retrieved 2012-06-02.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Ballotpedia:About
- ^ 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.
- ^ Lawrence, David G. (2009). California: The Politics of Diversity. Stamford, Connecticut: Cengage Learning. pp. 83. ISBN 978-0-495-57097-4. 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.
- ^ 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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