To make ballot information as accessible as the right to vote itself.
Most voters aren't political experts, and they shouldn't have to be. Canidaid exists to close the gap between having a vote and having the information to use it well, no matter your background or resources.
Who's behind this
Canidaid is run by a small, independent nonpartisan team of editors, civic-data engineers, and plain-language writers. We take no money from political parties, candidates, or campaigns, and we make no endorsements.
Our work is funded by nonpartisan civic foundations and individual readers, and the funding sources are listed publicly.
How information is sourced & verified
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Pulled from official data
Races and candidates come from the Google Civic Information API and official election offices.
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Cross-checked with nonpartisan sources
Ballotpedia, the League of Women Voters, and primary documents.
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Edited into plain language
Human editors rewrite each item neutrally and cite every claim back to its source.
Our nonpartisan pledge
We don't tell you how to vote.
No endorsements, no rankings, no party framing or color-coding. Every candidate is presented with the same structure and equal visual weight, in the order they appear on your ballot. Our only goal is that you walk in informed.
Our privacy commitment
Your address is yours.
We use your address once to find your districts, then discard it.
No accounts required. Nothing is stored on our servers.
We never sell data and run no advertising trackers.
See something wrong?
Every page has a "report an issue" link. Corrections are reviewed within 24 hours and logged publicly.