Research consistently
Candidate and office research
Identify the races on your ballot first, then use official and clearly labeled nonpartisan sources to learn about each candidate.
Start with these sources
The People’s Portal does not endorse, rank, score, or infer candidate positions. Begin with official candidate lists, then verify campaign contact information on candidate-controlled websites and accounts.
See candidates and offices on my sample ballotOfficial source ↗Michigan candidate listings and election dataOfficial source ↗Candidate listings by Michigan countyOfficial source ↗Federal candidate and campaign-finance recordsOfficial FEC source ↗Candidate questionnaires and voter guidesNonpartisan third-party source ↗
A useful order: confirm the race on your sample ballot, open the official candidate list, review candidate-controlled information, then compare the same types of sources for everyone.