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Resources to help you understand what is on your ballot

The following nonpartisan resources and guides cover California Statewide and Alameda county, City of Berkeley, Oakland candidates and measures.

CalMatters 2024 Election Guide (sponsored by the California State Library)
KQED 2024 Voter Guide
Berkeleyside Election 2024
Oaklandside Election 2024

The following list of sites provide information across all fifty states.

Please note that some sites will ask you to enter an address to direct you to your state's official voter information.

Ballotpedia 2024 California Elections
The digital encyclopedia of American politics and elections, with a goal is to inform people about politics by providing accurate and objective information about politics at all levels of government.
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Ballotpedia is sponsored by the Lucy Burns Institute, a nonpartisan and nonprofit organization headquartered in Middleton, Wisconsin. The site provides information on Federal, State, and Local past and present elections, including candidate information, ballot propositions, ballot measures.
BallotReady
Research every candidate and measure on your ballot before you head to the polls.
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BallotReady provides personalized, nonpartisan information to voters in all 50 states. In addition, BallotReady helps voters register, make a plan to vote, and look up their elected representatives. BallotReady helps impassioned voters scale their impact and get out the vote with tools for Super Voters and Ballot Parties.
Project VoteSmart: the Voter's Self-Defense System
Provides free, factual, unbiased information on candidates and elected officials at the Federal, State, and Local levels. You can search by candidate name or zip code to find candidate bios, their position on issues, interest group ratings, speeches and funding.
Voting and Election Toolkits by State
Comprehensive guides for voting and election information created by Librarians for Librarians, and anyone else who looking for this information!
Vote411
Created and run by the League of Women Voters Education Fund, VOTE411.org is a "one-stop-shop" for election related information. It provides nonpartisan information to the public with both general and state-specific information.

California Ballot Propositions & Measures

California Ballot Proposition Guides

The IGS CA Ballot Proposition Guides summarize the statewide propositions on your election ballot, links to key non-partisan ballot analyses, and ballot endorsements by news and organizations.

California Local Ballot Measures

Local Ballot Measures are managed through either your county or in some cases your city. Information about local measures is not included in the CA Statewide Voter Information Guide. You must refer to your County Voter Information Guide. You should receive print copies in the mail.

The resources below will help you get to your county and city elections website to locate this information or to request a copy of the voter guide.

California Secretary of State List of CA County Elections Offices - or you can call the Secretary of State's toll-free Voter Hotline at (800) 345-VOTE (8683) for your county elections official's contact information.
California Voter Foundation Contact your County Elections Office
League of Women Voters Vote411 for California - Personalized Voter and Ballot Information based on your address. Includes candidates (Federal, State, Local, Special Districts, Judges, School Boards, etc.), propositions, and measures.

California Candidate Information

The following resources will help you find information about candidates running for statewide executive offices, including how to search Google for candidate endorsements.

League of Women Voters Vote 411
A nonpartisan online guide to elections covering federal, state, and local races in the state of California. You can access your full ballot, get in-depth information on candidates, measures, and who supports them.
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Voter's Edge, a successful decade-long partnership between MapLight and the League of Women Voters of California Education Fund (LWV), has ended. The LWV has transitioned to using VOTE411 as their main election guide.
CA Secretary of State Online Campaign Finance Quick Search
Search for campaign contributions by candidate name. Report shows contributor, date of contribution contribution amount, occupation of contributor. Information can be downloaded as a .csv file.
Cal-Access Campaign Finance for Candidates & Elected Officials
This Cal-Access page provides summary information about campaign funds received by candidates campaign committees.

CA Voter Information Guide
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