US INTEREST mainly About Project Vote Smart

[David Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>]

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FROM THE 35,000 MEMBERS OF PROJECT VOTE SMART ...


Hundreds of citizens are volunteering to make Project Vote Smart possible.
Month after month they labor to assemble an enormous system of factual
information on over 2,000 candidates who want to represent you.


This Voter's Self-Defense System arms millions of Americans with the power
of democracy's most awesome political weapon.  Shattering the candidates'
ability to manipulate and abuse them, through Project Vote Smart a source of
accurate information is being put directly into the hands of the people.


This data is a small portion of that continuing effort.  For more
information on Project Vote Smart, call our toll free hotline at
1-800-622-SMART.




                       PROJECT VOTE SMART COMPONENTS


Voter's Research Hotline


Our volunteer researchers can tell you what your representatives or
candidates are doing for you or to you:


    * their voting record in over 20 key issue areas


    * biographical details of their service in Congress


    * performance evaluations by 70 liberal to conservative organizaions


    * who has paid for their campaigns


    * their telephone numbers and mailing addresses


    * their past campaign position statements


    * and much, much more!


                         TOLL-FREE TO ALL CITIZENS!
                              1-800-622-SMART




National Political Awareness Test


Project Vote Smart interns and volunteers interview all candidates for
federal office.  These interviews, covering 14 key issue areas, can be used
to compare what the candidates say during the elections with what they do
if they are elected.  This information is available through our Research
Hotline (1-800-622-SMART).




Computer Access


Computer access to Project Vote Smart data through Internet and bulletin
board.


    * Internet: gopher gopher.neu.edu, port 1112


    * Bulletin board: 503-737-3777 (14.4K N81)




Manuals


Voter's Self-Defense Manual
U.S. Government Owner's Manual


These manuals contain key issue summaries along with you candidates' or
elected officials':


    * biographical background


    * campaign finances


    * performance evaluations by 15 competing liberal to conservative
      special interest groups.


    * position statements


    * local election offices


    * addresses and phone numbers


    * committee assignments




Research Services


Reporter's Resource Center
Reporter's Source Book
Tomorrow's News


Research services are provided for journalists to check the accuracy of
claims made by elected officials or candidates.  The Reporter's Source Book
is published to refer journalists to issue experts who can check the
credibility of politicians' claims.  The Source Book is used by
over 10,000 political journalists and is provided free to the media.
Tmorrow's News is a quarterly newsletter featuring articles, awards,
seminars, and upcoming events of interest to political journalists.




Internship Program


Hundreds of student interns from throughout the country work and study at
Project Vote Smart.  Students working on the project, often with our
scholarship assistance, have a unique opportunity to exmine the often harsh
realities of today's political arena.  For information call: 503-737-3760.




     YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE A MEMBER TO USE OUR SERVICES, BUT PLEASE...


                             JOIN US IF YOU CAN


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Project Vote Smart does not sell or allow anyone to use our membership list.


Please send to:


  Project Vote Smart
  129 NW Fourth St. #240
  Corvallis, OR   97330
  (503) 754-2746