People’s Transparency Platform Policy
Purpose:
This policy promotes full transparency, accountability, and public access to vital information about candidates running for or holding public office. It ensures that all actions, affiliations, financial disclosures, and policy positions are fully visible to the public in an open, fact-checked, and interactive platform.
- Public Candidate Profiles
All candidates for public office are required to maintain a public profile that includes:
Name, party affiliation, and the office they are seeking or currently holding.
A full biography and relevant experience or qualifications.
A list of policies and key issues they support or oppose, with explanations.
Legislation history, including any bills authored, co-sponsored, or voted on, with a record of their voting history.
Clear statements on key votes and decisions.
- Campaign Finance Transparency
Every candidate must provide full transparency about the financial backing of their campaign:
A detailed list of donors, including individuals, PACs, corporate donors, and organizations.
A timeline of when donations were received and how they may correlate to shifts in policy.
Breakdown of expenditures, including consultants, media buys, and other campaign-related expenses.
Disclosure of any debts or outstanding financial obligations.
- Policy and Action Tracking Timeline
A dynamic, chronological timeline that tracks:
The candidate’s policy promises, public statements, and voting records.
Any changes in stance, contradictions, or discrepancies in actions versus stated policies.
Users can submit information and updates, which will be fact-checked and verified to maintain accuracy and integrity.
- Ties and Affiliations
Full transparency regarding personal and political relationships:
Disclosure of political affiliations, memberships, and advocacy group involvement.
Any corporate board memberships, business partnerships, or significant roles.
Endorsements from organizations or public figures and ties to special interest groups.
A history of past affiliations that may influence current decisions or policies.
- Public Accountability and Open Debate
A public forum where citizens can:
Post information, ask questions, or debate policy positions with other users and candidates.
Submit corrections or counter-arguments supported by evidence to challenge misinformation or inconsistencies.
Verified information will be fact-checked by independent auditors to ensure accuracy and promote a truthful public discourse.
- Real-Time Updates and Alerts
Citizens can sign up to receive:
Real-time alerts for updates on candidates’ profiles, voting records, or public statements.
Notifications for new votes on legislation, changes in policy positions, endorsements, or new affiliations.
Alerts will ensure voters are always informed of timely developments regarding their candidates.
- Corporate and Charity Disclosures
Full disclosure of any corporate and charity ties:
Candidates must disclose their corporate affiliations, including:
Any corporate board positions or roles they hold.
Corporate funding received or relationships with business entities.
Breakdown of ownership structures, detailing parent-subsidiary relationships and any cross-ownership of stocks between companies. This includes identifying:
Which companies own shares in which organizations and the nature of their relationships.
Any companies that provide endorsements or contributions and their ownership ties to other corporations to highlight potential conflicts of interest.
Complete transparency regarding any charitable organizations they are associated with, including:
Charities the candidate supports, serves on the board of, or donates to.
The financial sources of these charities and major donors.
- Conflict of Interest Disclosures
All candidates must disclose any potential conflicts of interest:
Financial disclosures of investments, stocks, or business interests that may be influenced by policy decisions.
Any family ties or relationships that could lead to conflicts in policymaking.
Candidates must also declare any consulting or advisory roles that could create a conflict of interest.
Before voting on legislation, any potential conflicts must be made publicly visible.
Conclusion
This platform ensures full transparency, accountability, and real-time engagement between candidates and voters. By making all aspects of a candidate’s public life open and accessible, it empowers voters to make informed decisions based on accurate, fact-checked information. It promotes public trust and creates an environment where policy consistency and ethical governance are upheld, including a detailed breakdown of corporate ownership and ties to avoid conflicts of interest.
Make America Transparent!