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Watchdogging government

Explore 230 projects in the Watchdogging government category of the Civic Tech Field Guide.

Watchdogging is the intentional and often adversarial act of monitoring to hold government accountable, including interventions like generating public pressure for better behavior. We've separated this category from government transparency efforts, where governments and their partners proactively work to make government more accountable and facilitate public watchdogging.

230 projects

Accessible Democracy Tracker

CAP's Accessible Democracy Tracker identifies barriers to accessible voting across U.S. states as well as opportunities to strengthen election accessibility for disabled Americans.

2026

RJI Interactive Map of Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP) Laws

The Reynolds Journalism Institute's up-to-date guide to anti-SLAPP laws — which target frivolous lawsuits that attempt to impede free speech — is now available as an interactive map.

Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
2026

Global Initiative on Political Finance Transparency and Integrity

Through this initiative, UNODC, together with its partners, the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) and the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), supports States Parties in strengthening transparency, integrity and accountability in political finance.

2026

z-dykty.pl

z-dykty.pl ('from plywood') is a free Polish public-finance transparency portal that profiles each gmina's debt, spending, tenders and contracts and tracks Sejm votes and MPs' assets.

2026
https://2027etmoi.fr/ActiveOpen-source

2027 et moi

2027 et moi ("2027 and Me") is a non-partisan, open-source voter-information platform that compiles sourced candidate profiles, platforms, and polls for France's 2027 presidential election.

2026

Worthle

Worthle is a free daily guessing game, currently in beta, that has players estimate the net worth of lesser-known politicians in the US, UK and Canada.

2026

US Federal Government Directory

Every sitting member of the 119th U.S. Congress in one place: voting records, fundraising and top donors, bills sponsored, stock trades, net worth, committee assignments, staff, and 2026 race ratings.

2026

CourtRules

Court Rules collects the standing orders, individual practices and local rules that federal and state judges publish, and turns them into court rules you can search: page limits, courtesy copies, pre-motion letters, sealing and more.

2026