Article I
Mission
PoliAPI exists to make verified, structured civic data available to every developer, journalist, researcher, and citizen — without ideological favor.
This is the contract we make with everyone who pays us and everyone who relies on the data. Amendments require supermajority and public comment.
PoliAPI exists to make verified, structured civic data available to every developer, journalist, researcher, and citizen — without ideological favor.
No paid placement. No 'sponsored' rows. No reordering of candidates or measures for compensation. Ever.
Identical schema, identical SLAs, identical correction policy applied to candidates and measures regardless of party, ideology, or incumbency.
Methodology repo public on GitHub. Every field has a documented source. Every correction is logged with a public diff.
Staff and advisors disclose political donations, campaign work, and lobbying ties annually. Disqualifying conflicts published on /charter/coi.
Alleged violations reviewed by the balanced advisory board within 30 days. Findings published with vote tallies and rationale.
Charter amendments require 2/3 of the advisory board and a 30-day public comment period. Diff archive at /charter/history.