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2012
Dec. 22, 2012, 2:43 a.m.
There's still time to make your 2013 Membership contribution before the Dec. 31st tax deadline!
Dec. 14, 2012, 10:33 p.m.
Click here to sign up for our monthly Common Ground E-Newsletter...
Dec. 1, 2012, 2:47 a.m.
Are you a student or recent graduate interested in contributing to Project Vote Smart's mission of providing factual, free and unbiased information on your elected officials? Then our National Internship Program is for you!
Nov. 28, 2012, 5:32 p.m.
The North Carolina General Assembly has biennial sessions with a regular long session in odd years and a short session held on even years.
Nov. 21, 2012, 7:14 p.m.
Read our November Common Ground E-Newsletter here...
Nov. 19, 2012, 10:23 p.m.
Over the past few years, the country has witnessed an abundance of legislation on both the state and national levels regarding same-sex marriage.
Nov. 16, 2012, 3:17 p.m.
During the 2012 election cycle, 1.5 million NEW users discovered Vote Smart adding to the millions already "voting smart."
Nov. 15, 2012, 11:34 p.m.
Learn more about interning at the Project Vote Smart ranch...
Nov. 6, 2012, 7:05 p.m.
Find out if your state allows for same-day registration.
Nov. 2, 2012, 2:27 p.m.
Vote Smart announces today their added technological capacity which is now sufficient to handle the millions of undecided voters expected to use its award-winning candidate match tool, VoteEasy.
Oct. 29, 2012, 8:07 p.m.
A 20-year study of over 15,000 congressional candidates and their willingness to answer questions on the major issues
Oct. 24, 2012, 5:32 p.m.
Find out more about what a Project Vote Smart internship involves...
Oct. 22, 2012, 2:18 p.m.
VoteEasy is now available for voters in all 50 states.
Oct. 21, 2012, 2:41 p.m.
Sign up for our monthly E-Newsletter here.
Sept. 28, 2012, 9:04 p.m.
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Sept. 28, 2012, 8:42 p.m.
Find out if your state-level candidates have shown courage in their 2012 campaigns.
Aug. 16, 2012, 9:35 p.m.
For those of you living under rocks, Mitt Romney announced his running mate last Saturday – Wisconsin congressman Paul Ryan. You've probably heard a fair amount about Ryan, probably about his time spent as chair of the House Budget committee, and the budget proposal he crafted. But what about the information voters really want to know, like the fact that he's a fan of Monty Python*? At votesmart.org you can find out all you need to know (and more) about both vice-presidential contenders.
Aug. 9, 2012, 4:10 p.m.
We are still looking for bright, politically-minded individuals for our 2012 National Internship Program available this Summer and Fall 2012. Spend 10-weeks at our beautiful ranch-style research facilities and help us provide citizens with the factual, unbiased information. Trust us, this isn't your typical internship.
Aug. 1, 2012, 3:48 p.m.
With the the 2010 Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission Supreme Court ruling, parts of four decades of campaign finance regulation were ruled unconstitutional.
July 30, 2012, 2:46 p.m.
For more information on volunteering at the Great Divide Ranch, click here...
July 27, 2012, 4:16 p.m.
The United States House Appropriations Committee recently approved the Fiscal Year 2013 Interior-Environment Appropriations Funding Bill.
July 27, 2012, 2:54 p.m.
The opening ceremony for the 2012 summer Olympics officially begins on Friday July 27th, but here at Project Vote Smart we’re interested in a different race – the Presidential Election. And while the 10,500 athletes are proudly representing their respective countries, Project Vote Smart staff and interns are hard at work researching the over 40,000 candidates and officials fighting to represent us.
July 18, 2012, 3:02 p.m.
At votesmart.org you can find out how your representatives feel about defense and defense spending in a few different ways:
July 16, 2012, 4:41 p.m.
For more information on our National Intern Program, click here.
July 11, 2012, 3:32 p.m.
The first Friday of every month is more than just an excuse for the monthly office pizza party - it's when the Bureau of Labor Statistics puts out their unemployment report, an event that is sure to grow in intensity with every passing month as November approaches.
July 9, 2012, 3:35 p.m.
We threw the spotlight on one of our interns, Megan, and asked her a few questions about her time, so far, here at the Great Divide Ranch...
July 5, 2012, 3:46 p.m.
We celebrate the 4th of July with parades, barbecues and fireworks and sometimes forget about the 14th of January, “Ratification Day”, which commemorates the ratification of the Treaty of Paris in 1784; 8 hard fought years after the Declaration of Independence was signed. And it wasn't just 8 years of suffering and sacrifice that secured the promise laid down in that original document. In many ways we're still fighting for it today.
July 3, 2012, 9:34 p.m.
We threw the spotlight on one of our returning interns, John, and asked him a few questions about his time, so far, here at the Great Divide Ranch...
June 27, 2012, 2:30 p.m.
The Supreme Court are expected to announce their decision on the constitutionality of The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 this week. Read some recent comments on this issue here.
June 26, 2012, 2:53 p.m.
Are you a member of Project Vote Smart? Are you interested in contributing your time to volunteering? Member Janet Paduhovich tells us about her experience volunteering for 2-weeks at the Great Divide Ranch.
For more information on our Member Volunteer Program, click here.
June 25, 2012, 8:32 p.m.
We threw the spotlight on one of our new interns, Sean, and asked him a few questions about his time, so far, here at the Great Divide Ranch...
For more information on our National Internship Program, click here.
June 12, 2012, 6:53 p.m.
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June 12, 2012, 2:11 p.m.
The February 26 shooting of Trayvon Martin has ignited a media firestorm surrounding so-called “stand your ground” or “castle doctrine” laws in the United States.
June 1, 2012, 10:18 p.m.
We are still looking for bright, politically-minded individuals for our 2012 National Internship Program available this Summer and Fall 2012. Spend 10-weeks at our beautiful ranch-style research facilities and help us provide citizens with the factual, unbiased information. Trust us, this isn't your typical internship.
June 1, 2012, 9:51 p.m.
The US unemployment rate was published at 8.2% for the month of May, rising a tenth of a point from April's 8.1%. Here's what several congress members had to say about it...
May 23, 2012, 8:24 p.m.
Every election year, Project Vote Smart uses the Political Courage Test (PCT) to measure the willingness of candidates to provide their positions on key issues. Find out now if your candidates are currently being tested.
May 17, 2012, 6:17 p.m.
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May 10, 2012, 11:34 p.m.
As media outlets and bloggers scrambled to find the back story on Democratic Presidential Primary Candidate Keith Judd, who won a surprising 41% of the vote in a West Virginia primary, against his more well-known and better-funded opponent, President Barack Obama, it began to emerge that only one (very) reputable source had bothered to reach out to this possible nominee – us.
May 1, 2012, 4:14 p.m.
Summer is almost here and as always, we could sure use help from those Vote Smart members who are looking to pair a vacation with good works. Whether you have watched our introduction video or visited us in the past, you should know that our research headquarters are uniquely nestled in the high peaks, lakes and streams of the Continental Divide, at the Great Divide Ranch in southwestern Montana. You have to see it to believe it!
April 24, 2012, 3:24 p.m.
Project Vote Smart is teaming up with MTV to launch a desktop and mobile game where points will be earned through information provided by PVS and other organizations, and candidates will be rewarded if they choose to participate in our "Political Courage Test"
April 24, 2012, 2:45 p.m.
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April 17, 2012, 2:31 p.m.
At PVS, interns and staff contribute to a comprehensive research library of information on local and national politics, which can be easily utilized on the PVS website.
April 6, 2012, 5:44 p.m.
It's that time again! We're trying to coax the truth out of politicians across the country with the Political Courage Test. Find out if your candidates are being tested now.
March 15, 2012, 8:05 p.m.
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March 5, 2012, 7:54 p.m.
What if, following Super Tuesday, all four GOP candidates are still in the game and no clear frontrunner has emerged?
Feb. 28, 2012, 3:38 p.m.
Legislators describe the difficulties of choosing sides in contentious and emotionally-charged debate.
Feb. 14, 2012, 9:07 p.m.
Following the resignation of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, Arizona was faced with a unique situation in holding elections to replace the former Congresswoman.
Feb. 13, 2012, 8:54 p.m.
No matter your experience-level or political preference, our researchers are here to answer even your most basic questions on U.S. candidates, officials, issues, and voting.
Jan. 31, 2012, 6:59 p.m.
It's time for every thinking American to saddle up and fight for that most precious component in our struggle to self govern, our right to know.
Jan. 20, 2012, 5:49 p.m.
The South Carolina Republican Presidential Preference Primary is scheduled for Saturday, January, 21st and while in most of our minds there are only four candidates still vying for the GOP nomination, one look at the ballot will tell a slightly different story.
Jan. 11, 2012, 9:57 p.m.
It was unclear what might be done to ensure that citizens had at least one independent source to easily acquire accurate information, but what we eventually decided upon remains the heart of Project Vote Smart today.
Jan. 9, 2012, 3:33 p.m.
We released the 2012 Political Courage Test results today for Oregon's special election showing neither major party congressional candidate running for the state's 1st Congressional District seat was willing to answer even the most basic issue-related questions addressed inside the Test.
Jan. 5, 2012, 3:16 p.m.
As expected, the Iowa Caucus, the first nominating contest of the 2012 election season, proved to shake things up inside the GOP race.
