Volunteer with Ballotpedia to Enrich Local Election Coverage

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Ballotpedia is your go-to source for neutral coverage of American politics. Ballotpedia is hard at work getting ready for the general election in November 2020, and kicking off our new volunteer project!

On Friday, August 7, we’re getting together (virtually) to research contact information for local candidates that will be on November's ballot. Our goal for this next volunteer project is to reach out to as many local candidates as we can in order to get them to fill out our Candidate Survey, which once filled out and verified goes on our site to provide readers with expanded election coverage before casting a ballot in November. We believe that every voter deserves quality information before voting. Step one of providing that is gathering all the contact information!

One hour shifts are available from 2:00pm-5:00pm EST (but we'd love to see you the whole time if you're able!). We'll have an official playlist, exchange summertime stories, and try to get as many candidates' contact information as we can. After our work, we'll hang out together on a virtual happy hour.

Please find more information below, and as always, thank you for supporting Ballotpedia!

How to help

Sign up for a volunteer shift here: https://www.volgistics.com/ex/portal.dll/ap?ap=1436427360

Time commitment

One hour shifts are available on August 7, 2020 between 2:00pm and 5:00pm EST. If you would like to help, but are unable to during those hours, please contact us at volunteer@ballotpedia.org

Have questions?

If you have specific questions or are interested in learning about additional ways to volunteer at Ballotpedia, please send an email to Sara Antel (volunteer@ballotpedia.org) If you are interested in longer-term volunteering, your email should include the following information:

• Name and email address
• Project likes & dislikes
• Notable skills
• Average hours per week you are available