Downtown Oakland, California. Photo by Ronan Furuta via Unsplash. Money in Oakland candidate elections rose to its highest level in eight years during the 2020 election. Fundraising by candidates ...

MapLight’s President Daniel G. Newman testified today at a California Senate hearing on improving CAL-ACCESS, the state’s software system for campaign finance and lobbying transparency. At the hearing ...

Money in politics can have an outsized impact on who runs for office and who wins, from the state and federal level down to local contests. The city of San Jose, California is no exception. MapLight ...

MapLight is partnering with the City and County of Denver, Colorado, to build a new campaign finance system to advance government transparency and replace the city’s existing, outdated system. The ...

The MapLight campaign finance system is a modern, flexible electronic filing system that supports compliance, staff efficiency, and public transparency. It is a web application for government ethics ...

In early 2020, amid surging COVID caseloads, high anxiety, and uncertainty across the country, local governments and democratic institutions faced a multitude of challenges. In addition to confronting ...

MapLight’s unique Bill Positions data set shows which companies and organizations support and oppose a particular bill in Congress. MapLight’s Bill Positions data tracks support and opposition for ...

As states and cities across the country grapple with new election challenges, MapLight’s e-signatures system allows for secure endorsement of candidates and ballot measures online. MapLight’s online ...

At the height of the 2020 election campaign, MapLight published Election in Peril, a comprehensive report on improving the laws governing presidential elections.We noted that the Electoral Count Act, ...

With California’s election behind us, we’re proud to report that 2022 marked a record year for Voter’s Edge, our comprehensive online voter guide packed with information about candidates and ballot ...

Whether you have a specific custom software application in mind or a problem that you’re trying to solve, we can help. Our user-centered process starts with us listening to and understanding your ...

MapLight provides campaign finance, lobbying, and ethics disclosure solutions to state and local governments. We support transparency and believe that everyone deserves an equal voice in our democracy ...