The findings never take a side
Everything in the guides is copied from official sources and checked the same way, no matter who it helps: the ballot wording against the legal text, side effects, both sides’ arguments with their own words, fact checks, voting records and money. That includes claims from people I agree with.
When I take a position
I’m a Christian, and I won’t hide it. When a measure conflicts with my faith, I say where I stand. Those are usually ballot questions, like a constitutional amendment, where the question itself is a moral one.
My position appears on that question’s page under “Editor’s position · Jesse Howe”. It’s signed and set apart with a heavy rule. Every fact in it matches a finding on the page or a linked source. The full objective analysis stays on the page, untouched, so you can check my reasons against it.
When I don’t
Most things on the ballot are yours to weigh, and I don’t take a position on them. Whether to raise your taxes or borrow for a project is your call. The guide shows who pays and how the money has been spent, then leaves it to you.
Candidates are the same. Hot-button issues like data centers or H-1B visas are for you to judge from how candidates actually voted. Open any candidate who holds office and search their votes by a topic word, like “data center” or “immigration”. On your county’s page, “Compare candidates’ votes” lines up everyone’s votes on the same bill. The search reads bill titles and motion wording, so if a word finds nothing, try another.
Positions I’ve taken
On everything else on the ballot, I take no position.
Disagree, or see something wrong?
If a finding is wrong, I want to know, whichever side it hurts. Corrections are listed, never made silently. Message me on X.
Jesse Howe, editor, Open Voting Project