VOTD: Vote of the Day

DISCLAIMER: VOTD IS AN INDEPENDENT PLATFORM. VOTD IS NOT A GOVERNMENT ENTITY, AGENCY, OR SERVICE, AND IS NOT AFFILIATED WITH ANY GOVERNMENT BODY OR OFFICIAL ORGANIZATION. VOTES CAST ON VOTD ARE NON-BINDING: AN INDEPENDENT RECORD OF PUBLIC SENTIMENT AMONG VERIFIED RESIDENTS.

WHAT VOTD DOES
VOTD ("Vote of the Day") publishes one new vote every day on a decision that shapes the area where a resident lives, from city hall to the State Capitol and Congress. Each vote is a yes-or-no question sourced from an agenda item, ordinance, bill, or news article. Every vote comes with a link to its source. Results are always shown as totals for the area once enough verified residents have voted. VOTD never publishes how any one person voted.

VOTD does not endorse candidates, parties, or ballot measures, and does not lobby for or against any policy.

Aggregate results published on VOTD reflect the opinions of the verified residents who chose to participate in a given vote. They are not statistical projections of the population at large and should not be cited as such.

WHERE VOTD IS AVAILABLE
VOTD is first going live in Sacramento County, California. Anyone else can sign up to see final results when they become public.

WHO CAN VOTE
Voting is open to U.S. citizens 18 or older whose home is in an area VOTD serves. Sign-in uses a phone number and a one-time code, plus a confirmed email address. The resident's home address is then confirmed by a records check, a location check at home, or an ID document, and votes count in the results once it is. Each vote counts only in the resident's own area.

WHAT VOTD IS NOT
— A government entity, agency, or service
— Affiliated with, endorsed by, or operated by any government body
— A stand-in for official elections, ballot measures, or public hearings
— A voter-registration tool
— An advocacy or lobbying organization
— A source of legal, voting, or election advice

SOURCES
Sources currently include:

Federal — United States Congress, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, Federal Election Commission.

State of California — California Legislature, California Air Resources Board, California Department of Education, California Department of Health Care Services, California Department of Housing and Community Development, California Department of Industrial Relations, California Energy Commission, California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, California Gambling Control Commission.

Sacramento County — Department of Health Services, Sheriff's Office, Department of Water Resources, Office of Planning and Environmental Review, Regional Parks, Agricultural Commissioner, Department of Personnel Services, First 5 Sacramento Commission, Sacramento Public Library.

Cities — Sacramento, Elk Grove, Folsom, Citrus Heights, Rancho Cordova, Galt.

Special districts — Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD), Sacramento Regional Transit District (SacRT), Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District, Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District, Sacramento Area Council of Governments.

School districts — Sacramento City Unified School District, Elk Grove Unified School District.

News coverage — ABC10 Sacramento, CalMatters, CBS 8 San Diego, Fox 40 Sacramento, Houston Public Media, Times of San Diego.

Full list with direct links: https://votd.io/sources
Editorial methodology: https://votd.io/editorial-standards

PRIVACY
Photos are optional: VOTD only uses one if you choose to add a profile picture or upload a document to confirm your address. Privacy practices are documented at https://votd.io/privacy. An account can be deleted in the app (menu → Deactivate / Export / Delete) or at https://votd.io/delete-account.

CONTACT
General: support@votd.io
Privacy: privacy@votd.io
Security: security@votd.io