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Maplight API

From their site: MAPLight.org, a groundbreaking public database, illuminates the connection between campaign donations and legislative votes in unprecedented ways. Elected officials collect large sums of money to run their campaigns, and they often pay back campaign contributors with special access and favorable laws.

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Maplight: Highlights

Summary
Government database linking contributions and votes
Category
Government
Tags
Protocols
REST
Data Formats
XML
API home
http://maplight.org/apis/bill_positions 

Maplight: Specifications

Functionality

API Groups
Financial summaries  
Example API Methods
 
Client Install Required
No  
Service Endpoint
http://data.maplight.org/

Signup and Licensing

Signup Requirements
None  
Developer Key Required
No  
Account Required
No  
Commercial Licensing
 
Provider
maplight.org  
Non-Commercial Lic.
 
Data Licensing
 
Usage Fees
 
Usage Limits
 
Terms of Service
 

Security

Authentication Model
None 
SSL Support
No 
Read-only Without Login
Yes 

Support

Vendor API Kits
 
Community API Kits
 
API Blog
 
Site Blog
 
API Forum
 
Developer Support
 

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