# Ballotpedia API

> 2 public methods for Ballotpedia (ballotpedia.org), each 1 credit per completed run.

Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Ballotpedia.

- Page: https://fous.com/methods/ballotpedia.org

## Methods

### [List ballot measures](https://fous.com/methods/ballotpedia.org/list-ballot-measures.md)

`ballotpedia.org/list_ballot_measures`, read. Lists statewide ballot measures in a US state and year, in Ballotpedia order, with election dates, topics, measure types, yes/no vote meanings and results. Years without statewide measures return an empty list.

Returns: measure name, topics, type, election date, yes/no vote meanings, result, vote percentages, link

### [Get candidate profile](https://fous.com/methods/ballotpedia.org/get-candidate.md)

`ballotpedia.org/get_candidate`, read. Looks up a Ballotpedia candidate or officeholder profile by name, with election results, background and published links. An optional state narrows people with the same name; unreported details are left blank.

Returns: full name, party, current office, state, biography, elections, campaign themes, websites, social links, photo, other matches