My suggestion would be something like a Wikipedia for politicians and poll workers, which would be a one-stop-shop for policy positions and election information

My suggestion would be something like a Wikipedia for politicians and poll workers, which would be a one-stop-shop for policy positions and election information. Unlike Wikipedia, it would not be editable by all, but instead each politician gets to register so they control their own policy position statements. The advantage of this is that instead of having to look at each politician's website, you can look to see a) when are the upcoming elections that affect you, b) who is running in them, and c) what are their positions, in a common format and easily compared. So, for example, I enter my zip code and I see that the local port authority election is coming up (march 12), and Bob(R), Joe(D), and Rosa(I) are running. I click on the position page and see tabs for Port Fees, Port Expansion, and Sewage Handling. I click on the Port Expansion tab, and compare each of the candidates statements, written in their own words (or that of their staff) and I can compare them directly. I see that Rosa has noticed that Bob is overselling the advantages of expansion in his statement and she has provided a rebuttal directly in her statement. Joe's statement doesn't even address the issue but makes fun of Bob's looks. I make a note of my preference, and save it to my personal account. Then I print out a reminder sheet with the date of the election and who my preferences are, with little notes: March 12, Port Election, Rosa (expansion costs too much). From a business standpoint (although this really ought to be a .org), I think this could be "build it and they will come", because politicians spend a lot of money trying to get their message out. If you offer a free place where their message will get exposure, they will use it. Once the use of the site has grown enough, it will have its own gravity pulling in new users. It would probably be good to focus on a few local races to get them to use it to start the growth.