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CIVIC HERALD

Become a reviewer · invitation-based

Help guard the integrity.

The pipeline does the toil — gathering and drafting. Trained reviewers audit the data itself. We recruit in equal number from the left, the center, and the right, because a scorecard is only trustworthy if every side believes the math wasn’t cooked.

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target balance · left / center / right
Blind
you review without seeing the source
Published
your disclosed lean is public
Symmetric
the same standard for every side

What you'd do

Audit the data, blind to the source.

Check plain-language

Confirm or correct the auto-generated summary against the bill's own text.

Verify scoring inputs

Confirm issue tags, effect direction, and magnitude before they feed a score.

Confirm diverged flags

Check stated positions and “diverged from platform” flags against the record.

Audit provenance

Make sure every claim traces to its cited source — no orphan numbers.

Who we recruit

Trained, balanced, transparent.

  • People comfortable reading legislative text.
  • Reviewers across the full spectrum — left, center, and right.
  • Anyone who will hold neutrality above their own opinion.
  • Students, faculty, and practitioners in policy and law (welcome, not required).

The commitment

A few hours, real impact.

Time
~2–4 hours / week
Training
Coder protocol to a high reliability bar
Term
One semester, renewable
Recognition
Listed (anonymized) in the public cohort

Apply

Put your name forward.

Applications open soon. In the meantime, email us to be first in line — tell us your field, your areas, and your self-disclosed lean.

Opening soon — the application form below is a preview. Use reviewers@civicherald.app to apply early.
Your self-disclosed lean · published with your reviews
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