Editorial Policy & Methodology

Know Your Vote organizes public candidate and election information into a simple comparison format so voters can review candidates without digging through scattered campaign pages, official filings, interviews, voting records, and public statements.

Source-first approach

KYV prioritizes public records, official election resources, candidate campaign materials, direct candidate statements, public questionnaires, interviews, voting records, and other source materials when available.

Transparency over persuasion

KYV is designed to organize information, not politically reinterpret it. The platform avoids ideological scoring, candidate ranking, recommendation algorithms, and partisan color-coding.

Direct source preservation

Where possible, KYV preserves source excerpts, direct quotes, source labels, publication dates, and links so users can evaluate the material themselves.

Use of AI-assisted organization

AI tools may assist with organizing, formatting, categorizing, or quality-checking public information. KYV does not use AI to generate political opinions, endorsements, ideological scores, or candidate recommendations.

Incomplete public information

Some candidates publish more public information than others. Limited profile detail may reflect limited available public sourcing, not a judgment about the candidate’s qualifications, credibility, or platform.

Corrections and updates

KYV welcomes correction requests and source updates. Requests should identify the candidate or race, the issue, and a reliable source link supporting the correction.