Reference: California: Newly Launched MapLight “Voter’s Edge” Tracks Funding Behind CA Ballot Measures

From MapLight:

MapLight, a nonpartisan political money tracker, announces the launch of Voter’s Edge California, a comprehensive voter guide profiling California ballot measures.
Voter’s Edge offers citizens and journalists a one-stop shop for information about ballot measures, including:

• Campaign Finance
  • How much money has been raised for and against each ballot measure

  The top 10 list of contributors for and against each ballot measure and their total.

• Endorsements
  • Names of organizations and individuals who have publicly indicated support of or opposition to each ballot measure
• News
  • All of the latest news articles related to a ballot measure
• Editorials
  • Editorials and opinion pieces written for and against each ballot measure
• Advertisements
  • Advertisements being run by the official campaigns to support and oppose each ballot measure
• Summary information
  • What a ‘YES’ or a ‘NO’ vote would mean
  • The financial impact a ballot measure would have
  • Arguments written by the campaigns for and against each ballot measure
  • Contact information of the campaigns for and against each ballot measure
  • Additional information – for example, how it got on the ballot

Direct to MapLight”Voter’s Edge” California
See Also: Direct to Other MapLight Resources
See Also: MapLight’s Launches Topic Pages, Search for Bills by Issue Area (March 2012)
See Also: MapLight Launches New Company Pages (January 2012)

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