307 Votes

Sources

307 Votes Sources

Below are a few sources we use to compile data for research to facilitate our reports. Links are provided to help further your research. These will be listed within the various reports on our site, but we list them here as well for your convenience.

Ballotpedia

“Ballotpedia is the digital encyclopedia of American politics, and the nation’s premier resource for unbiased information on elections, politics, and policy.”

Evidence Based Wyoming

Evidence Based Wyoming website is a website that offers an excellent research tool to analyze legislators’ voting record. The users enter their search criteria and the site will present the results.
Additionally, Evidence Based Wyoming offers their own Fiscal Conservative Rankings, and Political Leaning Rankings in the WY House and Senate.

Find Your Legislators

“Look your legislators up by address or use your current location.”

Open Secrets

“We pursue our mission largely through our award-winning website, OpenSecrets.org, which is the most comprehensive resource for campaign contributions, lobbying data and analysis available anywhere.”

Polling Place Locator

“Search for your address below to find where to vote on election day, contact information for your county clerk, and which statewide races and candidates are on your ballot.”

The Freedom Index (Wyoming)

“The New American magazine, published twice a month in print and daily online, is the essential news source for freedom-loving Americans.”

Vote Smart – The Facts

“Our Mission: Vote Smart’s mission is to provide free, factual, unbiased information on candidates and elected officials to ALL Americans.”

Wyoming Secretary of State – Business Names/Filing Search

“The Office of Secretary of State oversees the administration of numerous matters including: the registration of business entities; statewide elections; lobbyist registrations and filings; ethics filings; campaign finance; securities; notaries public; registered agents; trade names; trademarks; document authentication; and agricultural liens, among others.”

Wyoming’s Campaign Finance Information System (WYCFIS)

“Wyoming’s Campaign Finance Information System (WYCFIS) exists to provide a mechanism for online filing of campaign finance information and to provide full disclosure to the public. This website contains detailed financial records and related information that candidates, committees, organizations and parties are required by law to disclose.”

WyoFile

“WyoFile is an independent, member-supported, public-interest news service reporting on the people, places and policy of Wyoming.”

WyOPEN

“Wyoming’s Online Checkbook!
WyOpen gives you easy access to State of Wyoming expenditures, so you can see how our state spends money. This site includes payments made by the State of Wyoming through the Wyoming Online Financial System (WOLFS) to vendors for the purchase of goods and services.”

WyoRINO

“WyoRINO.com is an index that is based on the Platform and the Resolutions of the Wyoming Republican Party, which are passed in convention every two years by thousands of elected grass roots Republicans. This valuable tool scores Wyoming legislators based on their adherence to the timeless Republican values which will always inform and direct our party and country, regardless of current events. These lofty principles include but are not limited to, adherence to U.S. Constitution, the defense of life, liberty and property, limited government, freedom of religion, the right to bear arms, fiscal responsibility and a free market economy.”

Candidate Training Classes

American Majority Conservative Candidate Online Training

“We are the nation’s premier conservative training organization, helping put in place a truly unique, separate political infrastructure—for use before, during and after election dates. As a 501c(3) non-partisan, nonprofit, American Majority continually trains, organizes, mobilizes, and equips new grassroots conservative leaders. We believe meaningful, lasting political change starts not in Washington, but at state and local levels, where most actual government decisions and spending occurs.”

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Campaign Finance $9.99
Get Out the Vote (GOTV) $9.99

 

Suggested Reading

FoundingFathers.info

Wyoming Constitution
United States Constitution
Declaration of Independence