Unbiased Information Service for the Public Smart Voter is one of the most comprehensive and reliable sources of unbiased information for voters on the Web. The service is made available to the public through partnerships with the League of Women Voters and election officials of various states and local communities around the U.S.
Smart Voter's technology and central operations are managed by the League of Women Voters of California Education Fund, a non-partisan nonprofit organization.
Smart Voter: Provides voters with comprehensive nonpartisan information about the contests on their ballot in an easy-to-use presentation.
Provides a means for candidates to publish information about themselves and their candidacy directly to voters.
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The League of Women Voters of California Education Fund:
-Builds citizen participation in the democratic process.
-Studies key community issues at all government levels in an unbiased manner.
-Enables people to seek positive solutions to public policy issues through education and conflict management.