Lucy Burns Institute
| Formation | 2006 |
|---|---|
| Type | Educational |
| Legal status | Non-profit |
| Purpose | "To empower our audience to engage in democracy by delivering exceptionally high quality information."[1] |
| Headquarters | 8383 Greenway Blvd S.600 |
| Location |
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| Coordinates | 43°03′59″N 89°23′20″W / 43.0665°N 89.3888°W |
Region served | United States |
President | Leslie Graves |
Key people | Board of Directors: Tim Dunn Dan Liljenquist |
| Affiliations | Ballotpedia |
Revenue (2013) | $3,054,365[2][3] |
Staff | 60[4] |
| Website | www |
The Lucy Burns Institute (LBI) is an American nonprofit, nonpartisan[5][6] educational organization. Founded in 2006, LBI publishes Ballotpedia, an online wiki-style encyclopedia about the U.S. political and judicial systems.[7][8][9] The organization reported revenue of just over $3 million in 2014.[3]
Organization
LBI was founded in December 2006 by the group's current president, Leslie Graves.[4][10][11] The group is named after Lucy Burns, co-founder of the National Woman's Party.[12] The group is headquartered in Middleton, Wisconsin.
LBI publishes Ballotpedia, an encyclopedia about American politics and elections.[13] It covers the U.S. Congress, state executive officials, state legislatures, ballot measures, recall elections, school board elections, candidate ballot access, public policy, municipal government, and the federal and state judiciaries.[12][14] Ballotpedia has been referenced in Politico,[15] the Washington Times,[16] the Wall Street Journal,[17] the Washington Post,[18] the Chicago Tribune,[8] the Atlanta Journal-Constitution,[19] and Bloomberg Businessweek.[20]
The Wall Street Journal described Ballotpedia as "a nonpartisan organization that collects election data."[21] According to the Colorado Springs Gazette, Ballotpedia publishes "nonprofit wiki encyclopedias that use nonpartisan collaboration to gather political info for sharing."[22] The Las Vegas Review-Journal described LBI as "a Wisconsin-based nonprofit that promotes education about local government."[23]
Projects
In 2012, LBI published a study analyzing the quality of official state voter guides based on six criteria. According to the study, only nine states were rated “excellent” or “very good," while 24 states received a “fair” or “poor” rating.[5]
In May 2014, the Center for American Progress used Ballotpedia data to analyze the immigration policy stances of Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives.[24]
References
- ^ "Our Mission". Lucy Burns Institute. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ^ Organizational Profile – National Center for Charitable Statistics (Urban Institute)
- ^ a b "Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax" (PDF). GuideStar. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ^ a b "Frequently Asked Questions". Lucy Burns Institute. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- ^ a b Scott, Dylan (2012-09-14). "States Have Room for Improvement in Voter Guides". Governing Magazine. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
- ^ Mahtesian, Charles (2012-10-16). "The best races you've never heard of". Politico. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ Povich, Elaine (2014-06-10). "Lawmakers Defer to Voters on Tax, Budget Issues". Stateline. The Pew Charitable Trusts. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- ^ a b "Illinois elections officials need to side with voters". Chicago Tribune. 2014-05-30. Archived from the original on 30 May 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Christensen, Lance (2014-07-22). "Lucy Burns Institute Launches Policypedia". Reason Foundation. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ Mildenberg, David (February 8, 2012). "El Paso Mayor Fighting Ouster on Gay Rights Vote Counts Rising Legal Bill". Bloomberg. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ Murphy, Bruce (June 12, 2014). "The mystery of Eric O'Keefe". Isthmus. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ a b "Nonprofit Group Offers Free Judicial Profiles Online at Judgepedia.com". Metropolitan News-Enterprise. December 21, 2009. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ Geiselman, Bruce (June 24, 2015). "Want to recall a mayor? Easier in Cleveland, though happening more all over". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ^ "Ballotpedia:About". Ballotpedia. Lucy Burns Institute. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- ^ Weinger, Mackenzie (August 5, 2014). "Maruca: Companies should not fear OECD BEPS project — So what's next for the IRS LB&I division? — Missouri to vote on raising taxes". Politico. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- ^ Howell, Kellan (July 10, 2014). "Nude photos of Kendall Jones reportedly sought by Virginia Democrat". Washington Times. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- ^ Moore, Stephen (November 5, 2013). "Ten Election Day Ballot Measures". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- ^ Weiner, Rachel (August 8, 2012). "The death of the Kansas moderate?". Washington Post. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- ^ Wingfield, Kyle (April 9, 2014). "Are Georgia Republicans mostly satisfied with the taxes they pay? Hmmm". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- ^ Oldham, Jennifer (April 27, 2014). "Colorado Pot Vote Prompts Ballot Push on Guns, Fracking". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- ^ Seib, Gerald (September 23, 2013). "How to Understand House Republicans". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ McGraw, Carol (October 14, 2013). "Amendment 66 deemed a big issue nationally". Colorado Springs Gazette. Archived from the original on October 22, 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Spillman, Benjamin (July 29, 2013). "Cost to appeal Las Vegas Planning Commission decision called prohibitive". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ^ Fernandez, Henry; Wolgin, Philip (2014-05-19). "House Republicans Have Nothing to Fear from Supporting Immigration Reform". Center for American Progress. Retrieved 10 August 2014.