MAPLight.org

Project Title:

MAPLight.org

Responsible Organisation:

TakeBackCA.org

Website:

http://www.maplight.org

Organisation Type:

Information website

Project Director:

Jaleh Bisharat

Partner Organisations:

Administrative Country:

USA

Project Region:

USA (mainly California)

Project Country:

USA

Project Funding:

Type of technology used:

Communication

Technology Details:

A public database compiled from a variety of sources, making political data available to the pulic in an accessible way.

Support Of Technology Company:

Conservation/Developmant Focus:

Making American politics more transparent by illuminating the connections between campaign funding for congressmen and voting by the beneficiaries of these funds.

Project Duration:

Ongoing

Project Aims:

Makes money/vote connections transparent, to help citizens hold their legislators accountable.

Project Activities:

MAPLight brings together all contributions given to legislators with each legislator's votes on every bill. This critical civic information is published on an easy-to-use, free website. Currently data is available for California Legislature and U.S. Congress.

Project Results:

Future Steps:

Including data from other states.

Technology Lessons Learned:

Contact Name 1:

Telephone/Fax 1:

510 868 0894

Postal Address 1:

Email 1:

info[at]maplight.org

Contact Name 2:

Telephone/Fax 2:

Postal Address 2:

Email 2:

Organisation Summary:

TakeBackCA.org is committed to ending the undue political influence of well-funded interests with specific agendas—and helping citizens “take back” our democracy and our communities. We seek a fair elections system where candidates compete based on ideas, qualifications and community support, rather than campaign donations from special interests seeking special access. We seek to level the playing field and create a democracy responsive to voters, not beholden to lobbyists and donors.

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