Vote Smart

Not to be confused with Smart Voting in Russia.

Vote Smart
Formation1992[1]
Headquarters1153 24th Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50311
President
Kyle Dell
Websitevotesmart.org
Formerly called
Project Vote Smart

Vote Smart, formerly called Project Vote Smart, is an American non-profit, non-partisan[2][3] research organization that collects and distributes information on candidates for public office in the United States. It covers candidates and elected officials in six basic areas: background information, issue positions (via the Political Courage Test), voting records, campaign finances, interest group ratings, and speeches and public statements. This information is distributed via their web site, a toll-free phone number, and print publications. The founding president of the organization was Richard Kimball. Kimball became president emeritus in 2022, when Kyle Dell was announced as the new president of Vote Smart.[4]

PVS also provides records of public statements, contact information for state and local election offices, polling place and absentee ballot information, ballot measure descriptions for each state (where applicable), links to federal and state government agencies, and links to political parties and issue organizations.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Stateman was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Virginia US Senate Race: Nonpartisan Issue Guide for George Allen Vs Tim Kaine". Huffington Post. November 2, 2012.
  3. ^ "About Project Vote Smart - Moody College of Communication".
  4. ^ "Vote Smart Board Announces Next-Generation Leadership". pvs-blog. Vote Smart. March 9, 2022. Retrieved June 16, 2022.