# MyPolitics

> Arizona-first, source-linked candidate research for people, applications, and AI assistants. The public developer API offers factual candidate records and equal-topic source comparisons. Coverage is partial and is not a complete official ballot.

Start with coverage. Source links are existing research references, not independently verified quotations. Preserve candidate-research versus party-baseline labels; a party reference does not establish a candidate position. No numerical scores, rankings, endorsements, or election predictions are supplied by the civic API.

## Developer access

- [Developer guide](https://mypolitics.vote/developers/index.md): API, MCP, CLI, examples, limits, and methodology.
- [OpenAPI contract](https://mypolitics.vote/openapi.json): Versioned REST query interface and schemas.
- [Coverage](https://mypolitics.vote/api/v1/?resource=coverage): Supported election, scope, snapshot age, and known gaps.
- [MCP tools](https://mypolitics.vote/civic-tools.json): Input/output schemas and read-only capabilities.
- [Remote MCP endpoint](https://mypolitics.vote/api/mcp.php): Streamable HTTP POST with protocol negotiation; GET returns 405.

## Arizona research

- [Candidate directory](https://mypolitics.vote/civic/): Readable public profiles with Markdown and JSON alternatives.
- [Candidates API](https://mypolitics.vote/api/v1/?resource=candidates): Search candidate names, offices, and districts.
- [Topics](https://mypolitics.vote/api/v1/?resource=topics): Discover statement IDs for equal-topic source comparisons.
- [Races](https://mypolitics.vote/api/v1/?resource=races): Office and district groups present in the directory.
- [Change feed](https://mypolitics.vote/api/v1/?resource=changes): Snapshot observations, not assertions of changed political positions.
- [Dataset](https://mypolitics.vote/civic/dataset.json): Public snapshot with sources, coverage, and observation timestamp.

## Methodology and authority

- [Methodology](https://mypolitics.vote/developers/methodology.md): Evidence labels, missing data, freshness, and reuse boundaries.
- [Arizona Secretary of State](https://azsos.gov/elections): Official election information; consult the responsible county for local ballot and polling details.
- [Privacy](https://mypolitics.vote/privacy): MyPolitics privacy policy.

The API is public beta. Read snapshot_at and coverage on every response. Unknown review dates stay unknown. The current supported scope is AZ / 2026-general. Public account information, quiz answers, voter addresses, and administrative tools are outside this interface.