Ballotpedia Celebrates Ten Years Online
Contact: Kristen Vonasek, Director of Communications
Tel: (608) 255-0688
E-mail: Media@ballotpedia.org
On May 30, 2007, Ballotpedia.org went live
Middleton, Wis. - May 30, 2017: From our first article to our quarter-of-a-millionth page, Ballotpedia has been online, supplying readers with high-quality, nonpartisan information for ten years. On May 30, 2007, the address “Ballotpedia.org” went live. Leslie Graves, founder of Ballotpedia, started to coordinate staff on a wiki platform, forming a plan to educate readers about ballot measures. That goal quickly expanded to providing information on federal, state, and local politics and policies, and by 2017, the information contained on Ballotpedia.org would fill over 264 Bibles.
As Ballotpedia’s database continues to grow, thousands of visitors return to Ballotpedia each day. Well over half a billion lifetime page views inspire a staff of over 50 researchers and writers to continue to update and compile information on upcoming elections, state policies, and elected officials.
With over 507,000 elected officials in the United States, Ballotpedia still feels it has a lot of work to do. In its second decade, it will continue to inform Americans about the officials, candidates, offices, and laws that govern every kind of election, and the public policy issues that impact everyone.
About Ballotpedia
Ballotpedia is the online encyclopedia of American politics and elections. Its goal is to preserve and expand knowledge about politics by providing exceptionally high-quality, accurate, and objective information about local, state, and federal politics and policies. Its content includes neutral, accurate, and verifiable information on government officials and the offices they hold, political issues and public policy, elections, candidates, and the influencers of politics. Headquartered in Middleton, Wisconsin, Ballotpedia was founded in 2006. It has grown to include over 275,000 professionally authored encyclopedic articles that have garnered over 1 billion page views.
If you’d like more information, or to schedule an interview, please contact Ballotpedia's Director of Communications at media@Ballotpedia.org.
