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===''About''===

Ballotpedia is a wiki-based website about state and local politics, especially state and local [[ballot measure]]s, [[political recall efforts|recall elections]], and [[state legislature]]s.  Articles on Ballotpedia are started, written and expanded and improved over time by Ballotpedia's [[User:BaileyL|staff]] of [[User:Alejandortiz|writers]] and its [[Ballotpedia:Editors|volunteer editors and content providers]].

===''Content''===

Ballotpedia includes [[Ballotpedia:WikiProject News|breaking news]] and [[Ballotpedia:WikiProject Original Content|original content]], in addition to its information about [[Ballotpedia:WikiProject State Ballot Measures|statewide ballot measures]], [[Ballotpedia:WikiProject Law|laws governing ballot access and direct democracy]], [[Ballotpedia:WikiProject State Constitutions|state constitutions]], [[Ballotpedia:Ballot measure activists, donors and organizations|activists, donors and organizations]], [[Ballotpedia:State legislature project|state legislatures]], [[Ballotpedia:WikiProject Local Ballot Measures|local ballot measures]], and [[Ballotpedia:WikiProject School Bond and Tax Elections|school bond and tax elections]] and the [[Ballotpedia:WikiProject History|history of initiative and referendum]].

===''Sponsorship''===

Ballotpedia has been sponsored by the [[Lucy Burns Institute]] (LBI) since July 1, 2009.  LBI is a nonprofit [[501c3]] based in Madison, Wisconsin.  LBI, which was founded in December 2006, also sponsors [[WikiFOIA]] and [[Judgepedia]].    

===''History''===

Ballotpedia was launched by the [[Citizens in Charge Foundation]] on May 30, 2007. From March 2008-June 2009, it was sponsored by the [[Sam Adams Alliance]].   

===''Statistics''===

Ballotpedia has '''{{NUMBEROFPAGES}}''' articles and '''{{NUMBEROFUSERS}}''' registered users.<ref>The number provided here of articles and registered users automatically updates whenever a new user [[Help:Registering with Ballotpedia|registers]] or a new article is created.  The number provided is automatically generated by the MediaWiki software that Ballotpedia runs on.</ref>

===''See also''===
* [[Ballotpedia:About|About Ballotpedia]]
* [[Ballotpedia:What people are saying|Media mentions online and in print]]

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