Observed arrival · 2026-10-16
The Civic Archive: a public-record reading room
A searchable guide to congressional and state legislative activity, district information, campaign funding, and ballot races.
○Open
⊠Login
$Paid
†Ads
✦Pretty
●Pro
◎Niche
◉Human
⚑Risk
ƒJS
- For
- Voters checking legislators, bills, and ballot races
- Worth noticing
- The homepage reports 613 recorded votes and says its counts reflect records at page build; county and local races are marked “Coming soon.”
Field notes
The bill browser offers status and topic filters, while the method section describes evidence grades, source choices, and what the project refuses to do. The homepage reports 16,815 bills and joint resolutions and 613 recorded votes, with counts taken from records when the page was built. County and local races are marked “Coming soon,” and the site says it has no corrections log yet.
Observed signals
Read the marks
Editorial observations of this landing page, not a rating.
○OpenPublic substance visible
✦PrettyNotable craft visible
●ProPolished or operationally mature
◎NicheUnusually specific use
◉HumanPersonal, local, civic, or handmade
One card from the complete issue