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AccountAble

Questions

FAQ

What we track, why we do it, how petitions and polls work, and the rules we hold ourselves to.

What is AccountAble?
A volunteer-run, not-for-profit site that tracks what Democratic members of Congress promised, where they stand on upcoming votes, and what they actually do. It also gives you a direct way to contact your own representatives, sign petitions we mail to their offices, and vote in polls.
Why do we do this?
It is not enough to just elect a candidate. We have to hold them to the standard of pushing the party and the country forward.
Why only Democrats?
Because these are the people we elected to fight for us, and the people we can most directly pressure. We track Democrats, plus independents who caucus with them.
Who do you track now, and what is next?

Today: every Democratic member of the U.S. House and Senate, including members-elect who take office Jan. 3.

Next we are adding governors, then statewide offices, state by state. It will take time. If you would like to help research and source promises, please reach out.

How do petitions work?
Each petition states our position (For or Against) before you sign. Once a month we print the signatures and mail them to the offices of the members they are addressed to. Each office only gets signers who live in its own district or state. Signing needs a free account so every signer has a confirmed email.
What do you send to the offices, and what do you keep?
Your name, city, state and any short comment you add. We use your street address only to look up your district, and we never save it. Your email is used to sign you in.
How do polls work?
Signed-in visitors can vote once per poll. When a poll closes, the result becomes our position on that issue. We then ask officials for comment and track their stances and actions from there, the same way we track promises. Every request we send, and every reply, is on our requests page.
What do Said, Acted on and Delivered mean?
Said: on record, no action yet. Acted on: a bill, vote or formal step toward it in the current term. Delivered, Compromise or Broken: the outcome, with the source that shows it. More in How we source.
What is an "issue we track"?
Something we are watching that has no vote scheduled yet, like the congressional stock trading ban. It has our position, a petition and where each member stands. It moves to Live issues once a vote is set.
I found a promise you missed. How do I send it?
Use Send a tip. Send the official, what they said and the link, or ask us to look into something. An editor checks every tip against the source before anything goes on the site.

Our rules

  1. No source, no entry. Every promise, position and key date links to where it was said, plus an archived copy on the Wayback Machine so it cannot quietly disappear.
  2. Their words, not ours. We quote officials exactly. If only a news story records it, we label it "as reported."
  3. Specific commitments only. "I will vote to..." counts. "I care about families" does not.
  4. The current term is what counts. A promise is marked Acted on or Delivered only for work in the current term. What they did in earlier terms is shown as their track record.
  5. Groups do not speak for members. If a caucus or coalition says its members back something, we note it on each member row, but a member stays "Nothing public" until they say it themselves.
  6. A condition is not a no. If an official says they will not back a leader who takes AIPAC or corporate PAC money, we quote the condition and mark them "Undecided / conditions," even if the current leader takes that money. We only mark them Against once they clearly say they will vote against that person.
  7. Our opinions are labeled. Our position on an issue is clearly marked as ours. The tracking on the rest of the page stays factual, whatever side an official is on.
  8. Mistakes get fixed in the open. Found an error? Send us a tip with the link. We correct it and note the change.
  9. Civil comments only. Petition comments and tips with threats or slurs are rejected.

Volunteer with us

We are adding governors next, then statewide offices state by state, and every promise has to be found, sourced and archived by hand. If you can help, we would love to hear from you.