Ballotpedia:Article improvement

Articles that need improvement can be identified and classified by the kind of improvement they need. Placing specific article improvement template(s) on an article that needs one or more accomplishes several goals:

1. It groups that article in with other articles that need the same kind of improvement; this allows people to easily find and systematically fix the articles needing that improvement.
2. It lets a reader know that the article has been identified as in need of a certain kind of improvement. This is valuable because:

• The reader may be inspired to do that work
• It doesn't leave the reader with the mistaken impression that whoever created or is working on the article believes that the article is as good as it could be.

If an article does not fit into the projects below but requires an update, add {{Update}} to the page. (see tab "Update: not project specific")

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• Update: not project specific

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Project	Update	Expand	Intro	Missing	Quality	Other	Where?
Can't find the appropriate template or project?	{{update}}	{{stub}}	copyright issues = {{Wp-copy-vio}}	Talk page issues = {{talk undefined}}	Neutrality issues = {{biased}}	Missing citation = {{fact}}	Here!
State ballot measures	{{sbm update}}	{{sbm expand}}	{{sbm intro}}	{{sbm missing}}	{{sbm quality}}	{{nob update}}	Here!
Local ballot measures	{{lbm update}}	{{lbm expand}}	{{lbm intro}}	{{lbm missing}}	{{lbm quality}}	-	Here!
Recall	{{recall update}}	{{recall expand}}	{{recall intro}}	{{recall missing}}	{{recall quality}}	-	Here!
Law	{{law update}}	{{law expand}}	{{law intro}}	{{law missing}}	{{law quality}}	-	Here!
History	{{history update}}	{{history expand}}	{{history intro}}	{{history missing}}	{{history quality}}	-	Here!
Issues	{{issues update}}	{{issues expand}}	{{issues intro}}	{{issues missing}}	{{issues quality}}	-	Here!
Activists, donors	{{pod update}}	{{pod expand}}	{{pod intro}}	{{pod missing}}	{{pod quality}}	-	Here!
School bonds and taxes	{{school update}}	{{school expand}}	{{school intro}}	{{school missing}}	{{school quality}}	-	Here!
State Constitutions	{{cons update}}	{{cons expand}}	{{cons intro}}	{{cons missing}}	{{cons quality}}	-	Here!
Campaign finance	{{finance update}}	{{finance expand}}	{{finance intro}}	{{finance missing}}	{{finance quality}}	-	Here!
Elections	{{election update}}	{{election expand}}	{{election intro}}	{{election missing}}	{{election quality}}	-	Here!
Congress	{{cong update}}	{{cong expand}}	{{cong intro}}	{{cong missing}}	{{cong quality}}	-	Here!
Redistricting	{{rd update}}	{{rd expand}}	{{rd intro}}	{{rd missing}}	{{rd quality}}	-	Here!
State Executive Officials	{{seo update}}	{{seo expand}}	Does not exist - use {{seo expand}}	Does not exist - use {{seo expand}}	Does not exist - use {{seo update}}	-	Here!
State Legislatures	{{state leg update}}	{{slp expand}}	{{slp intro}}	{{slp missing}}	{{slp quality}}	-	Here!
Interstate Compacts	{{ic update}}	{{ic expand}}	{{ic intro}}	{{ic missing}}	{{ic quality}}	-	Here!
Templates	{{temp update}}	{{temp expand}}	-	{{temp missing}}	{{temp quality}}	-	Here!
International	{{intl update}}	{{intl expand}}	{{intl intro}}	{{intl missing}}	{{intl quality}}	-	Here!

By state

Prior to 2011, state specific stub templates were common use.{{STATE stub}} Those are now, for the most part, defunct. However, to find pages tagged with those state specific stub tags, click here.

• (example:{{Alaska stub}})

General update needed

If an article does not fit into the projects above but requires an update, add {{Update}} to the page. Articles with that tag are listed below:

2008 election coverage by topic 3000 dead people registered to vote in Ohio 5.9% of voters are "deadwood" Absentee ballot vote fraud Alan Grosso American Petition Consultants Arguments for and against current Electoral College system Arizona Supreme Court Ballot box stuffing Bill Gates Blanket primary Bradley effect Campaign Finance Reform Campaign Services Inc Canvassing Cathcart v. Meyer Caucus Citizen Closed primary Constituency Dead people voting Dead people voting in Alabama Dead people voting in Alaska Dead people voting in Arizona Dead people voting in Arkansas Dead people voting in California Dead people voting in Colorado Dead people voting in Connecticut Dead people voting in Delaware Dead people voting in Florida Dead people voting in Georgia Dead people voting in Hawaii Dead people voting in Idaho Dead people voting in Illinois Dead people voting in Indiana Dead people voting in Iowa Dead people voting in Kansas vote fraud Dead people voting in Kentucky vote fraud Dead people voting in Louisiana vote fraud Dead people voting in Maine vote fraud

Dead people voting in Maryland Dead people voting in Massachusetts Dead people voting in Michigan vote fraud Dead people voting in Minnesota vote fraud Dead people voting in Mississippi vote fraud Dead people voting in Missouri Dead people voting in Montana Dead people voting in Nebraska Dead people voting in Nevada Dead people voting in New Hampshire Dead people voting in New Jersey Dead people voting in New Mexico Dead people voting in New York Dead people voting in North Carolina Dead people voting in North Dakota vote fraud Dead people voting in Ohio Dead people voting in Oklahoma vote fraud Dead people voting in Oregon Dead people voting in Pennsylvania Dead people voting in Rhode Island vote fraud Dead people voting in South Carolina Dead people voting in South Dakota Dead people voting in Tennessee Dead people voting in Texas Dead people voting in Utah Dead people voting in Vermont Dead people voting in Virginia Dead people voting in Washington Dead people voting in Washington D.C. Dead people voting in West Virginia Dead people voting in Wisconsin Dead people voting in Wyoming Delaware Commissioner of Elections Delegates Democratic Party (United States) Direct democracy Disability Party (United States) Election assistance commission Election day registration Category:Election dictionary

Election laws in Michigan Election laws in Nevada Election laws in New Mexico Election laws in Ohio Electoral College Exit Polling False flyers announce separate partisan voting days in Virginia Government Green Party Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission Independent expenditure Jefferson Adams Consulting INC Keli Carender Laws governing citizen grand juries in Nevada Legislature Libertarian Party List of political parties in the United States Local government Los Alamos County, New Mexico ballot measures Louisiana vote fraud Maine vote fraud Maryland vote fraud Media induced voter suppression Michigan vote fraud Minnesota vote fraud Mississippi vote fraud Missouri vote fraud Nevada vote fraud New Mexico ballot access challenges New Mexico vote fraud New York vote fraud Ohio vote fraud Open government Open primary Overvote Pennsylvania vote fraud Peter A. Ross Platform Plurality Political action committee

Category:Political terms Polling location Portal:Petition drive management companies Precinct Presidential primary Primary election Proportional representation Protest vote Push polling Report vote fraud Republican Party Runoff primary Same day registration School District Reorganization News Shawn D. Wilmoth Shy Elephant Factor Signature Masters Inc South Carolina vote fraud State by State Voting Equipment State government State recount laws States Straight-ticket voting Straight party voting Tennessee vote fraud Category:Terms and definitions Town Meetings and Elections U.S. state Undervote Utah vote fraud Vermont vote fraud Vincent C. Gray Virginia vote fraud Vote fraud Vote fraud in Alabama Vote fraud in Alaska Vote fraud in Arizona Vote fraud in Colorado Vote fraud in Connecticut Vote fraud in Delaware

Vote fraud in Florida Vote fraud in Hawaii Vote fraud in Idaho Vote fraud in Iowa Vote fraud in Kansas Vote fraud in Louisiana Vote fraud in Maine Vote fraud in Maryland Vote fraud in Michigan Vote fraud in Minnesota Vote fraud in Mississippi Vote fraud in Missouri Vote fraud in Nevada Vote fraud in New Jersey Vote fraud in New Mexico Vote fraud in New York Vote fraud in Ohio Vote fraud in Pennsylvania Vote fraud in South Carolina Vote fraud in Texas Vote fraud in Utah Vote fraud in Vermont Vote fraud in Virginia Vote fraud in West Virginia Vote fraud in Wisconsin Vote fraud in Wyoming Voter fraud hot spots in wisconsin Voter integrity community Voter registration Voting Rights Act Voting booth Voting machines Voting more than once Washington, D.C. Council Washington, D.C. Mayor West Virginia vote fraud Ballotpedia:WikiProject State Governments Wilder effect Wyoming vote fraud

Talk template: missing or needs new template

If an article does not fit into the projects above and thus is missing an appropriate talk template, add {{Talk undefined}} to the page. Articles with that tag are listed below:

Talk:Absentee ballot Talk:Ballot Watch Talk:Blogivists Talk:Caucus Talk:Citizen Talk:Constituency Talk:Delegates Talk:Election assistance commission

Talk:Eric Odom Talk:Forum Communications Company Talk:Government Talk:Independent expenditure Talk:John Tsarpalas Talk:Michigan vote fraud Talk:Overvote Talk:Platform

Talk:Plurality Category talk:Political terms Talk:Polling location Talk:Precinct Talk:Presidential primary Talk:Proportional representation Talk:Protest vote Talk:Push polling

Talk:Runoff primary Talk:Same day registration Talk:Shy Elephant Factor Category talk:State government Talk:Straight-ticket voting Talk:Straight party voting Category talk:Terms and definitions Talk:Third Party Watch

Talk:U.S. state Talk:Undervote Category talk:United States President Talk:Voter registration Talk:Voting booth Talk:Voting machines Talk:Wilder effect

Articles with copyright issues

If an article has copyright issues (such as being copied directly from Wikipedia), add {{Wp-copy-vio}} to the page. Articles with that tag are listed below:

American Majority American Majority Action Baltimore City Delegation Conservatism in the United States Conservative

Constitution Day (United States) Ballotpedia:Copyright violations Dick Cheney Ken Mehlman Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland

Majority Leader of the New York State Senate Mayor Don Culliver Milton Friedman Non-profit organization Oregon Ballot Measure 39, Limitations on Eminent Domain (2006)

Oregon Crime Victims Rights, Expands Admissible Evidence, Limits Pretrial Release, Ballot Measure 40 (1996) Oregon Mandatory Sentencing for Felonies, Ballot Measure 11 (1994) Oregon Property Land Use, Measure 37 (2004) Oregon Reduces And Limits Property Taxes, Ballot Measure 47 (1996) Oregon Term Limits, Ballot Measure 3 (1992)

Ballotpedia:Possible copyright violations Reset San Francisco Senator Mike Gravel

Articles missing a citation

If an article seems to require a citation add {{fact}} to the end of the sentence requiring a reference. Articles with that tag are listed below:

Conservatism in the United States Conservative Constitution Day (United States)

Election Day Registration Florida Abortion, Amendment 6 (2012) Gambling on the ballot

Ballotpedia:Inquiries Mark Block Mike Rounds

Non-profit organization Same day registration Scott Wilk

St. Petersburg Times Torie Osborn

Articles with NPOV issues

If an article does not fit into a project listed above and has neutrality or point of view issues, add {{biased}} to the page. Articles with that tag are listed below:

Currently no articles contain this tag.

Stub articles

If an article does not fit into a project listed above and is a stub, add {{stub}} to the page. Articles with that tag are listed below:

Allen Dudley Allowed American Legislative Exchange Council American Life League Andrea Doll Approved Ballot initiative consultants Bill Clinton California Department of Finance California Environmental Quality Act Campaign finance in Vermont Colorado for Equal Rights Constitutional article

Defeated Denver, Colorado Development Petition Management Group Dick Cheney Difficult Eagle Forum Federal government Florida Red and Blue Florida Tax Watch Floridians for Smarter Growth G. Steven Rowe Goldwater State Jess Knox

Jessica Krivoy John Thornton Ken Mehlman Libertarian Party ballot access Help:List of ballot measure templates by year Help:List of law templates Help:List of templates about state legislatures Help:List of vote fraud templates Marcel Mitchell Mark Brewer Mark Meuser Martin Selig Michigan School Bond Qualification and Loan Program

Nevadans Against the Tax Grab New York State Board of Elections New York ballot initiative activists Oklahoma State Election Board Pat Lindsey Patrick J. Crank Personhood USA Peter A. Ross Prohibited Rainy day fund Renewable Resources Coalition Rhode Island Board of Elections Shadow Congresspersons

Stuart Rabner Template:Stub Ballotpedia:Stub articles Texas Legislative Council Texas Tribune Tied Too close to call Help:Tutorials/Install a template on an article Help:Using templates Won