Project Vote Smart

Internship Location: Project Vote Smart
Time period: May 2007 - July 2007 (10 weeks)
Student: Laurie Van Hall

Project Vote Smart, a non-partisan non-profit organization, provides people all over the country with information about their elected officials and government activities. Their website and hotline allow voters to access information ranging from state and federal bill summaries to biographical information about local, county, state and federal elected officials.

For 10 weeks I worked full time in their Philipsburg, MT office for the State Key Votes Department. My work consisted of keeping track of any legislation that received media attention in several states, and then summarizing this legislation and all actions on it, for online publication.

Although Project Vote Smart does not provide a stipend for their summer interns, they do provide free room and board for your entire stay in Montana. Interns arrive at varying times during the summer, and as many as 40 interns could be living on the Great Divide Ranch at any one time. I had one of the best experiences of my life at Project Vote Smart and made lifelong friends.

For more information visit the Project Vote Smart National Internship Program Website