Free Quiz Helps Washington Voters Vet Candidates
Voter Lifeboat matches users' views to candidates and initiatives as election-rumor tools also circulate ahead of Election Day.
Updated on Nov. 2, 2026 in Elections
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Mike Dussault built Voter Lifeboat, a free, anonymous 17-question quiz that generates a report card showing how closely candidates and ballot initiatives align with a user's answers. Separately, the University of Washington Center for an Informed Public created 'Rigged Election' Bingo to help people spot election fraud rumors.
Why it matters
The tools arrive as U.S. Attorney Charles Neil Floyd claimed last month that more than 400 noncitizens had voted in Washington, a claim Secretary of State Steve Hobbs said his office was reviewing. Voters face competing information in the days before Election Day.
Voter Lifeboat's quiz covers 17 questions and includes a methodology and source links for each report card. The Center for an Informed Public has tracked election misinformation for seven years, but the status of Floyd's 400-noncitizen claim remains under review by Secretary of State Steve Hobbs's office.
The players
Mike Dussault
Dussault is a Washington tech entrepreneur who built Voter Lifeboat and says he created it to help people vote.
Charles Neil Floyd
Floyd is the U.S. Attorney whose office claimed more than 400 noncitizens had voted in Washington.
Steve Hobbs
Hobbs is Washington's Secretary of State, whose office is reviewing the noncitizen voting allegations.
University of Washington Center for an Informed Public
The Center is a University of Washington research group that has tracked election-related misinformation for seven years.
The details
Dussault said he used AI for research and reasoning to vet candidates and initiatives, and built the tool to help people vote; he said he is not making money from it. The bingo card helps people distinguish isolated problems from recurring misleading narratives about election fraud.
Timeline
Last month: U.S. Attorney Floyd claimed more than 400 noncitizens voted in Washington.
This fall: the Center for an Informed Public created 'Rigged Election' Bingo.
A week before the election: Hobbs said the fraud announcement's timing was intended to cast suspicion.
November 3, 2026: Election Day in Washington.
Election Misinformation Tracking
The University of Washington Center for an Informed Public has tracked election-related misinformation for seven years, and its 'Rigged Election' Bingo extends that work into a public-facing guide. Floyd's noncitizen-voting claim arrives within that ongoing pattern of fraud rumors ahead of Election Day.
Voters can use the free Voter Lifeboat quiz to compare their views with candidates and initiatives before casting ballots. Checking claims about noncitizen voting against official Secretary of State updates can help voters avoid acting on unverified fraud rumors.
The takeaway
Checking a candidate's record against your own priorities and verifying fraud claims with official election offices can help you separate fact from rumor before Election Day. Tools like a voter quiz and misinformation bingo can help you spot patterns that repeat across claims.
What happens next
Washington's Election Day is November 3, 2026, when voters will decide the races and ballot measures the quiz covers.
Further reading
Explore more on Washington Elections for the state's ballot measures and candidate races.
More information
Read the full GeekWire report on Voter Lifeboat and election-rumor bingo for details on both tools.
Source note: This article includes information reported by GeekWire.
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