VoteSmart is an aid that gives voters insight into how their views align with candidatesThe Irish Independent is launching a new election tool that will help voters better understand how their views align with candidates. Today, we are inviting non-party election candidates to engage with the project, which is called VoteSmart. In recent weeks, we have engaged the main political parties and now we want to give independent candidates the opportunity to feature in our online tool before it goes live in the coming weeks. It shows participants which parties or Independent candidates are closest to their positions on key policy statements and which are furthest from them. Cormac Bourke, the editor-in-chief of Mediahuis Ireland, said: “The primary aim of the election test is educational – participants learn more about themselves and about the policies of political parties and Independents.

Source: Irish Independent October 22, 2024 15:33 UTC