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2026 Governor and U.S. Senate races: promises tracked as kept, partly kept, stalled or broken, with sources.
Candidates are listed alphabetically and everyone gets the same layout. Promises are what candidates said they would do; each one is checked against the public record with sources. Winners are marked once results are certified, and their promises are tracked through their term. The next full voter guide comes before the 2028 elections.
Each ballot measure in plain words, and what it really does.
Each 2026 statewide measure: what it changes, what it costs, who paid for each side, and the result.
Every measure gets the same questions, no matter which side wrote it. This page doesn't tell anyone how to vote.
About 145 statewide measures were on ballots in 39 states on November 3, 2026. Measures from the states listed are here now; the rest are added as results come in. California costs come from its Legislative Analyst's Office and money totals from state donor reports as of October 5, 2026. Each card links to its source; read the full text before relying on any one point.
Court outcomes for officials of both parties, exactly as decided.
Convicted or pleaded guilty means a court found or the person admitted guilt. Found liable means a civil case, about money, not a crime. Charged means accused and not proven. A pardon removes the punishment but doesn't erase the conviction.
Proven and alleged cases, from city halls to the Pentagon.
Quick games made from real, sourced records.
How to push for a fix and make your voice count.
Only Congress can take money back once it's been given, and only Congress can send it somewhere new. These are the real tools.
Lawmakers add a line to a yearly funding bill that cancels old, unused money. This is called a rescission, and it's the most common way leftovers get cleaned up.
Example: the House's 2027 funding bills include 51 cancellations worth at least $13.7 billion. Most of it pays for other spending in the same bills.
Under a 1974 law, the President can send Congress a list of money to cancel. Congress has about 45 working days to vote, and the Senate can't filibuster it. If Congress doesn't act, the money must be released.
Example: in July 2025 Congress approved a $9 billion package, 51–48 in the Senate and 216–213 in the House. A later attempt to let money expire without a vote was ruled illegal by GAO.
Most money has a deadline. If an agency doesn't promise it by then, it can't start new spending with it. About five years later the account closes and leftovers return to the Treasury.
Agencies can close finished grants, take back unused money, and recover overpayments. A 2016 law, the GONE Act, made them report old grants that were never closed.
When a program's authorization expires, Congress can rewrite it, shrink it, or end it. CBO's yearly list shows which committee is responsible for each one.
GAO keeps a public list of open recommendations. Acting on past ones has saved $774 billion since 2011. Quoting a report number in a letter makes it easy for staff to look up.
Nobody can publish what's truly secret, but the law opens more doors than most people know.
Every state requires most government meetings to be public, with agendas and minutes. Private "closed sessions" are allowed only for limited reasons, like lawsuits, hiring, or security, and the vote itself usually has to be public.
You can request emails, contracts, calendars, and memos. Federal agencies use FOIA at foia.gov; every state has its own public-records law. MuckRock helps you file and shares what comes back.
People paid to influence Congress must report who hired them and what they want. Search the Senate lobbying database or OpenSecrets, which also tracks donations.
Every bill and vote in Congress is on congress.gov. For all 50 state legislatures, use Open States.
Every executive order and new federal rule is published in the Federal Register.
City councils, school boards, and county boards post agendas before meetings and minutes after. Most stream or record them. Check your city's website or ask the clerk.
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