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In order to cross-link and create a more thorough wiki here is a list of common terms used.

Contents 1 Political parties 2 Transparency terms 3 Locations 4 Transparency checklist terms 5 Organization descriptions 6 Interwiki links 6.1 Ballotpedia 6.1.1 Terms 6.2 Judgepedia

[edit] Political parties

• Democratic Party
• Republican Party

[edit] Transparency terms

• Ballot Measures
• Building permits and zoning
• Divisions
• Earmarks
• Fact blocking
• Freedom of Information in the United States
• Freedom of Information Act (United States)
• Government
• Judiciary
• Local taxes
• Open government
• Outsourced public information
• Pork barrel spending

[edit] Locations

• [[COUNTY NAME County, STATE]]
• [[CITY NAME County, STATE]]
• [[SCHOOL DISTRICT, STATE]]
• [[STATE state budget]]

[edit] Transparency checklist terms

• State budgets
• Online checkbook register
• Open meeting law
• Ethics
• Audits
• Contracts
• Lobbying
• Public records
• Taxes

[edit] Organization descriptions

• 501(c)(3)
• 501(c)(4)

[edit] Interwiki links

Interwiki links allow intern links to be placed amongst separate projects. This is currently possible between Sunshine Review, Ballotpedia, and Judgepedia.

Here is an example interwiki link:

• Michigan Attorney General
• [[Ballotpedia:Michigan Attorney General|Michigan Attorney General]]

Below are some of the most common ones:

[edit] Ballotpedia

• [[Ballotpedia:Recall|recall]]
• [[Ballotpedia:Initiative|initiative]]
• [[Ballotpedia:Referendum]]
• [[Ballotpedia:STATE Attorney General]]
• [[Ballotpedia:STATE Governor]]
• [[Ballotpedia:STATe Secretary of State]]
• [[Ballotpedia:STATe state legislature]]
• [[Ballotpedia:STATe Constitution]]
• [[Ballotpedia:FIRST AND LAST NAME OF STATE REP/SENATOR]]

[edit] Terms

• [[Ballotpedia:ballot]]
• [[Ballotpedia:initiative]]
• [[Ballotpedia:recall]]

Also please look at a couple of glossaries that are available on Ballotpedia:

• Glossary of ballot terms
• Voter Integrity Project:Glossary

[edit] Judgepedia

• [[Judgepedia:Supreme Court of the United States]]
• [[Judgepdia:STATE Supreme Court]]