Congressional Key Votes

Through a grant from the Hatton Sumners Foundation and contributions from members and volunteers, Project Vote Smart has redesigned the Key Votes component of our Voter's Self-Defense System.

The Key Votes Program follows Project Vote Smart's strict policies, procedures and structure that guarantee absolute impartiality and accuracy. In order to ensure that all Key Votes are non-partisan in their selection and language, each is approved by a group of over 150 political scientists and journalists from all fifty states, before being posted to our website.

For more information about Key Votes, please call our Voter's Research Hotline at 1-888-VOTE-SMART (1-888-868-3762).

The Key Vote Advisory Board:
Lance LeLoup, Washington State University-Pullman
Carolyn Long, Washington State University-Vancouver
Brent Steel, Oregon State University
Christopher Simon, University of Nevada-Reno
Anthony Sisneros, University of Illinois-Springfield
Glen Sussman, Old Dominion University

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