Be an active citizen. Hold your representative accountable. Where does his/her campaign money come from and does the money influence their vote?
These tools will help shine a light on dark money that puts undo influence over our legislators, and pits special interests against the welfare of the people.
Campaign Finance
- Follow the Money
- “Ask Anything” about State campaign monies
- Maplight
- Federal campaign contributions, bills and legislators’ profiles
- OpenSecrets
- Data and analysis on money in politics
- 2018 Voter’s Self Defense Manual
- A sampling of Vote Smart’s online database with information on Congressional members’ voting records
Know Your Representative
- VoteSmart
- Free, factual, unbiased information on candidates and elected officials
- Indiana General Assembly
- Locate your representative, follow bills
Follow Legislation
- GovTrack
- Track the bills of members of U.S. Congress
- Ping the People
- Keep tabs on Indiana state legislation
Check the Media
- FactCheck
- A nonpartisan, nonprofit “consumer advocate” for voters
- PolitiFact
- Nonpartisan, nonprofit fact-checking of journalism
Protect Your Vote: Redistricting Reform
- Common Cause and League of Women Voters
- Working together for independent redistricting in Indiana