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Candidates and officeholders	How we define candidacy • How we research for proof of official candidacy (FAQs) • How we define noteworthy presidential candidates • How we define incumbency • How we handle partisan affiliation • How we cover campaign themes • How we write biographies • How we cover noteworthy events • How we cover noteworthy cases • How we organize social media platform links on person profiles • How we collect race and ethnicity data • How we review person photo submissions • How we review candidate video submissions • How we verify Candidate Connection survey responses • How we handle Candidate Connection survey edit and removal requests

Election coverage	How we choose battleground elections • How we cover primaries • How we order candidate lists • How we cover polls • How we cover endorsements • How we cover campaign finance and satellite spending • How we decide when to update vote totals on and after election night • How we decide when to call an election • How we decide when to cover a recall effort • How we cover election lawsuits and recounts • How we write ballot measure article titles • How we write original summaries of ballot measures • How we cover endorsements in support of or opposition to ballot measures • How we cover media editorial endorsements in support of or opposition to ballot measures • How we cover ballot measure campaign finance • How we calculate initiative signature petition costs • The Ballotpedia Power Index • How we handle court-ordered postponements of election dates and candidate filing deadlines

Scope, editorial approach, and other policies	Ballotpedia's overall scope • Elections editorial approach • Federal government editorial approach • State government editorial approach • Local government editorial approach • Influencers editorial approach • Fact check editorial approach • Public Policy editorial approach • Editorial policy • Writing about key campaign messages • Writing about reports and analyses • Story selection for the Daily Presidential News Briefing • Story selection for presidential election news events • Editorial independence policy • Partnership with Transparency USA • Criminal behavior and scandal policy • Ad policy • Privacy policy • MyVote privacy policy • Plagiarism policy • Image use policy • Copyright policy • Error correction policy • Content accuracy policy • Generative AI policy • Neutral point of view policy • Categories of bias • General disclaimer

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