BALLOTPEDIA’S Daily Update — Policy issues under the Trump administration
What we are
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- See also: Why neutrality
- Ballotpedia is the online encyclopedia of American politics and elections. Our 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; here’s why. Ballotpedia’s articles are 100 percent written by our professional staff.
Who we are
Ballotpedia has an editorial staff of over 60 writers and researchers. Although we have an office in Middleton, Wisconsin, the majority of our staff work from home offices across the United States.
What we cover
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- See also: Scope of Ballotpedia
- Ballotpedia covers local, state and federal politics. Our content includes neutral, accurate, and verifiable information on government officials and the offices they hold, political issues and public policy, elections, candidates, and the influencers of politics. Ballotpedia currently has over 220,000 encyclopedic articles. Our full scope is available here.
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History and impact
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