Voting should feel like being invited, not like being sorted. Voteparty is a party for voters: everyone is welcome, and the one rule is that you leave your party at the door. We show you people and what they say they'll do.
We remove party names from candidates, bios, summaries and endorsements. We also avoid shorthand like "conservative" or "progressive" that stands in for a party. We describe what a person has done and what they say they will do.
Our position is simple: we think you should vote for people, not parties. If you still want to see a party, there is a switch on your ballot called Party pooper. It adds the official party label next to each candidate's name, taken from the county's certified candidate list, and nowhere else. We also make the whole site uglier while it is on, on purpose, as a reminder. Turn it off and everything goes back to normal.
Some information is lost this way. That is a trade we make on purpose. The races you know least about are where labels do the most thinking for people.
Each statement on a profile points to the page it came from: a campaign site, a news report, a court or government record. A claim that no source supports is not shown. When a candidate has published very little, we say so rather than fill the gap.
AI drafts and checks. It does not tell you who to vote for.
Every person gets the same research checklist, from the most famous candidate to the least: career, what they have done in office, documented legal or ethics matters, changes of position, and who funds them. "Nothing found" is a normal result, and we show what we searched.
A controversy appears only if it is in an official record (a court, regulator, ethics body or auditor) or was reported by independent news outlets. We state its exact status (charged, dismissed, found liable, and so on) and the outcome, and include the person's response when they gave one. Claims made only by an opponent are not enough. We do not use loaded words like "corrupt"; we say what happened and who found it.
If we got something wrong or missed a response, we want to know. Email [email protected] with the page and a source. We fix verified errors quickly and log them publicly.
We are independent and not affiliated with any campaign, party, or government office. Ballots change: always confirm with your county board of elections before you vote. This is a practice ballot; your real ballot is the one you receive.