Democracy 2.0

Web site started by former senator Alan Cranston's son helps voters decide. The fledgling site, which debuted just before the fall election, reproduces sample ballots and provides users an easy way to see where advocacy groups, such as the California League of Conservation Voters or the California Chamber of Commerce or labor unions or the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, stand on the sometimes complex issues put to voters. It offers a way for users to register and promote their own positions. It includes a section listing big contributors to campaigns.