DATA & METHODOLOGY
Data & Methodology
Where every piece of information on this site comes from and how it is collected.
Official Data Sources
Google Civic Information API
Elections, ballot contests, candidate names, party affiliations, campaign websites, emails, and office titles.
Legistar Web API (City of Madison)
Common Council members and active legislation with titles, file numbers, vote dates, and official Legistar portal links.
Anthropic AI
Two-sentence plain-language summaries of legislation, generated once at ingestion using only official titles.