Website Allows You To See How Your Legislators Vote During 2015 Session

The Washington Policy Center is once again rolling out its popular legislative "watchdog" website to allow citizens to see how legislators are voting on important issues.

WashingtonVotes.org will provide a variety of easily accessible catagories that allow citizens to see the following, among it's many features:

A searchable database of all current bills, resolutions and amendments, as well as the votes taken by legislators, along with searchable archives going back to the 2001 Session.
Timely status updates of legislation on the move, including plain-language descriptions.
A unique “Scorecard” feature that allows users to track votes according to their own criteria.
The “Missed Votes Report,” a popular feature that tabulates the total number of votes taken and missed by individual legislators. The report is distributed to news outlets after session ends, along with any comments by legislators on their voting record.

It's a free service, and also can be followed on Facebook and Twitter. During the 2014 Washington legislative session between 55-75,000 people utilized the website and social media on a regular basis.

One of the most popular features is the "missed votes report," because it shows citizens whether their legislators are doing their job in Olympia, or running around the state meeting with special interest groups or fund raising.

Most studies and polls have shown legislators who miss a lot of votes on bills are usually viewed as not very effective by the people who voted them into office.

To check out WashingtonVotes.org, or to sign up for the free service, click here.