Ever open your ballot thinking you know what’s on it, only to find races, local measures and propositions you weren’t expecting?

There’s a lot to research. Newspapers, advocacy groups and community organizations do the work to understand the issues and publish voter guides with their recommendations. But those guides are scattered across different websites, making it hard to see what different sources are saying.

OpenBallot brings them together in one place.

Choose the voter guides you want to see and view their recommendations side by side for the races and measures on your ballot. See where sources agree, where they differ and where you may want to dig deeper.

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It’s incubated by Plurality Institute, a 501.c3 non-profit that supports research in scaling human cooperation. We can accept tax-deductible donations, and would love your support.