These terms describe how myvoteforward.org works and what it offers. They are written in plain language and are not a statement about which laws apply to you.
myvoteforward.org is educational, not an election service
The site explains a framework for understanding public priorities, opinions and private voting. It does not conduct official votes, register voters, certify anything, or give legal advice. Nothing on the site is an official ballot, an official result or an instruction from an election authority. For deadlines, eligibility and how to vote where you live, rely on your official election office.
Accuracy and corrections
Chapters cite their sources and show a version and a last-reviewed date. Laws and procedures change and differ by jurisdiction, so a source can become out of date. If you find an error, please report it. Corrections that change meaning are listed in the changelog.
Source policy
- Material claims cite a source at the place where the claim is made.
- Primary legal and election sources are preferred for procedures; peer-reviewed or original research is preferred for empirical claims.
- Citing a source does not mean its author endorses My Vote Forward. Guidance from standards bodies is cited as guidance, never as approval of this framework.
- Quotations are kept short and attributed. Quoted material belongs to its owners.
- Hypothetical examples are labeled as hypothetical.
The complete list is on the Sources page.
Image policy
Homepage photographs come from Unsplash and are used under the Unsplash License. Photographers are credited on the image. The people in these photographs are not My Vote Forward participants, and the photographs do not show My Vote Forward events or results. The site uses no images of voting machines, ballots being cast or government seals, and no synthetic images presented as real.
Using My Vote Forward material
My Vote Forward material may be linked freely. You are welcome to link to any page and to quote short passages with attribution and a link to the page. For other uses, please ask first. Teachers may use the reading paths and seminar questions in their classes with attribution.
No public discussion on this site
The site has no comments, forums, messaging or follower features. The contact form is for questions, corrections and reports, and submissions are never published.
Links to other sites
The site links to sources and to the project's social accounts. Other sites have their own terms and privacy practices.