- conflicts or gaps
- [{"headquarters_discrepancy": {"value": "IRS/ProPublica and Wikipedia list Oakland, CA; Y Combinator and LinkedIn list San Francisco, CA", "source_urls": ["https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/262094990", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vote.org", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/vote-org", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/votedotorg"]}, "employee_count_discrepancy": {"value": "17 (2024 IRS/Candid) vs 22 (2022 press release) vs 7 (LinkedIn)", "source_urls": ["https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/vote-org/", "https://www.vote.org/press-releases/80days/", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/votedotorg"]}, "funding_data_gap": {"value": "Startup databases (CB Insights, LinkedIn) report only $120K YC seed; omit ~$34M grant revenue tracked in IRS 990/Candid", "source_urls": ["https://www.cbinsights.com/company/long-distance-voter", "https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/vote-org/", "https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/262094990"]}, "founder_termination_dispute": {"value": "Board cited 'differences in opinion' (public); Vox/court filings cite staff turnover, donor backlash, and alleged abusive behavior; Cleaver disputes and formed competing VoteAmerica", "source_urls": ["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vote.org", "https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/4/28/21239380/vote-org-debra-cleaver-silicon-valley-fight-absentee-mail-voting-coronavirus", "https://www.vote.org/forms/complaint_09-08-2025.pdf"]}, "compliance_and_governance_allegations": {"value": "Chronicle of Philanthropy (May 2024) reported fundraising-registration lapses (NY until Nov 2021), audit findings on unrecorded donations, contractor-signed tax forms, disability-discrimination suit (dismissed)", "source_urls": ["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vote.org", "https://www.philanthropy.com/article/turmoil-at-vote-org"]}, "nonpartisan_vs_partisan_characterization": {"value": "Vote.org self-describes as nonpartisan; InfluenceWatch characterizes as left-of-center GOTV aligned with progressive causes", "source_urls": ["https://www.vote.org/about/", "https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/vote-org/"]}, "operational_missteps": {"value": "Mississippi billboards printed with wrong election date (Oct 2019); vendor error, removed within 24 hours", "source_urls": ["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vote.org", "https://mississippitoday.org/2019/10/23/company-that-put-wrong-election-date-on-jackson-billboards-to-make-amends-with-additional-gotv-ads/"]}, "2025_regulatory_complaints": {"value": "Vote.org alleges Cleaver filed false complaints to IRS and multiple state AGs (Jul 2025); Cleaver declined comment to Votebeat", "source_urls": ["https://www.law.com/2025/09/09/voteorg-sues-founder-for-coordinated-attacks-following-termination-suit-says/", "https://www.votebeat.org/2025/09/30/voteorg-voter-registration-nonprofit-sues-founder-debra-cleaver/", "https://www.vote.org/forms/complaint_09-08-2025.pdf"]}, "donor_relationship_gap": {"value": "Major donors (Hoffman, Conway, Altman per Vox 2020) reportedly stopped recommending Vote.org after 2019 ouster; long-term donor-base impact unclear in public filings", "source_urls": ["https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/4/28/21239380/vote-org-debra-cleaver-silicon-valley-fight-absentee-mail-voting-coronavirus"]}}]
- source urls
- ["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vote.org", "https://mississippitoday.org/2019/10/23/company-that-put-wrong-election-date-on-jackson-billboards-to-make-amends-with-additional-gotv-ads/", "https://nationalvoterregistrationday.org/documents/2020/08/2020-guide-for-online-voter-registration-tools.pdf/", "https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/262094990", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/long-distance-voter", "https://www.electionday.org/", "https://www.idealist.org/en/nonprofit/28a247494bb542d9b31e3ee6413149d4-voteorg-oakland", "https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/vote-org/", "https://www.law.com/2025/09/09/voteorg-sues-founder-for-coordinated-attacks-following-termination-suit-says/", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/votedotorg", "https://www.philanthropy.com/article/turmoil-at-vote-org", "https://www.tools.vote.org/toolset", "https://www.vote.org/about/", "https://www.vote.org/forms/complaint_09-08-2025.pdf", "https://www.vote.org/press-releases/80days/", "https://www.vote.org/technology", "https://www.votebeat.org/2025/09/30/voteorg-voter-registration-nonprofit-sues-founder-debra-cleaver/", "https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/4/28/21239380/vote-org-debra-cleaver-silicon-valley-fight-absentee-mail-voting-coronavirus", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/vote-org"]