Ballotpedia
Encyclopedia
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".
, Maine
, Mississippi
, New Jersey
and Texas
, have measures certified for the 2011 ballot.
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". In 2009 sponsorship of Ballotpedia was transferred to the Lucy Burns Institute.
InfoWorld
InfoWorld is an information technology online media and events business operating under the umbrella of InfoWorld Media Group, a division of IDG...
has called it one of the "Top 20 Election Day Web sites and online tools".
Purpose
Ballotpedia's purpose is to cultivate a "thriving citizenship through the free and open sharing of information". The website "provides information on initiative supporters and opponents, financial reports, litigation news, status updates, poll numbers and more". It is a "community-contributed Web site, modeled after Wikipedia" and "contains volumes of information about initiatives, referenda, and recalls".2011 Initiative and referendum
As of June 28, 2011, five states, LouisianaLouisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
, Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
, Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
and Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, 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 AllianceSam Adams Alliance
Sam Adams Alliance is a non-profit organization based in Richmond, Virginia. Founded in Chicago in 2006, the group describes itself as a "fiercely independent organization dedicated to inspiring and encouraging grass-roots citizen activism."...
in 2007, along with Judgepedia
Judgepedia
Judgepedia is a wiki-style website billed as an "interactive encyclopedia of courts and judges".-Mission:The mission of Judgepedia is to help readers find useful information about the court system and judiciary in the United States.-History:...
and Sunshine Review
Sunshine Review
Sunshine Review is a nonprofit wiki promoting proactive disclosure of government information online. The organization developed a ten-point transparency checklist to evaluate if government websites proactively and voluntarily disclose information to the public and media.The wiki-based website was...
. The Sam Adams Alliance teaches a "decidedly libertarian, taxpayer mission for conservative watchdogs of state and local governments". In 2009 sponsorship of Ballotpedia was transferred to the Lucy Burns Institute.