Library Guides: Go Bears, Go Vote! Voter Information: Ballot Information

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Resources to help you understand what is on your ballot

The following list of sites provide information across all fifty states. Please note that some sites will ask you to enter an address in order to direct you to your state's voter information.

Ballotpedia 2022 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 Measures

California Ballot Measures aka Propositions

The IGS CA Ballot Measure Guides provide a summary of each proposition on your election ballot, links to key non-partisan ballot analyses, and ballot endorsements by news and organizations.

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.

CA Executive Offices that are up for Election this November 8:

Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Attorney General
Secretary of State
Insurance Commissioner
Superintendent of Public Education
Board of Equalization
State Supreme Court

Voter's Edge
Voter’s Edge California is a comprehensive, 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.
CalMatters Election 2022 Voter Guide: Statewide Offices
CalMatters provides Information, analysis and videos outlining the campaign platforms for each of the statewide races on the ballot this election.
SacBee.com 2022 Voter Guide
The Sacramento Bee provides information about candidates running for U.S. Congress, CA State Executive Offices (e.g. Governor), CA Ballot Propositions, and Sacramento area county and city ballot information.
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.

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Go Bears, Go Vote! Voter Information: Ballot Information

Get Informed!

Resources to help you understand what is on your ballot

California Ballot Measures

California Ballot Measures aka Propositions

California Candidate Information