Resources to Learn About the Candidates and Issues

• VOTE411.org - League of Women Voters voter guide includes information about state and local candidates and ballot initiatives
• Ballotpedia - includes information about state candidates and ballot initiatives
• Guides.Vote - presidential voter guide (Audio version)

General Information

How to judge a candidate

Elections present voters with important choices. Whether it is a local race that will affect your community or a national race that could change the direction of the country, it is a time to consider the issues which you care about and decide which candidate you support. But how do voters go about comparing and then judging the candidates?

LWVUS recommends these seven steps designed to help you judge a candidate.

Glossary of Elected Offices in Wisconsin

Looking for more information about the offices that are elected in Wisconsin? Check out our glossary of elected offices in Wisconsin to learn the basics of the job of each office and when they are elected. The glossary includes information on federal, state, and county level offices.

Learn more by viewing our factsheets about the following elected offices:

• State Superintendent of Public Instruction
• Wisconsin Supreme Court
• Court of Appeals Judges
• Circuit Court Judges
• County Board of Supervisors
  
• City Council
  
• School Board
  
• Local nonpartisan races
• US President/Vice President
• US Congress
• US Senate 
• Wisconsin Senate 
• Wisconsin Assembly
• District Attorney