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| In Bergen County, N.J., where I live, the Nov. 6 ballot lists candidates for county executive, freeholder, sheriff, U.S. House of Representatives from the 5th District and U.S. Senate. The ballot also has two public questions. |
By VICTOR E. SASSON
EDITOR
HACKENSACK, N.J. -- Given the news media's relentless focus on politics, you might have given up hope of finding resources you can trust in the week before the crucial midterm elections.
I'm passing along four listed in the October 2018 issue of AARP Bulletin, but you'll find the sites discuss issues of concern for all Americans, not just the older ones.
Project Vote Smart at Votesmart.org surveys candidates for their positions on issues of importance to voters.
The site relies on financial support from citizens and foundations, AARP Bulletin reports, and doesn't accept donations from business, unions or political parties.
At RealClearPolitics.com, go to the Election 2018 tab to find a wealth of information on specific races in your state or across the country.
Co-owned by its two founders and Crest Media, it relies on advertising for funding.
Ballotpedia.org features 275,000 "neutral, reliable"
Ballotpedia is sponsored by the nonprofit Lucy Burn Institute, based in Wisconsin.
PolitiFact.com, winner of the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for journalism, checks statements made by members of Congress, the White House, lobbyists and interest groups.
"Politifact's mission is ... to provide voters with accurate, independently vetted information so they can govern themselves in a democracy," said Editor Angie Drobic Holan.
The nonprofit Poynter Institute is the owner, and revenue comes from online advertising and grants.
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| "The most consequential elections of our lifetime," is how one political scholar describes the Nov. 6 balloting in AARP Bulletin's cover story. |
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