League of Women Voters, Capitol Advantage Join Forces

Partnership Creates One-Stop, Nonpartisan Resource To Be Available On Major Media Web Sites

WASHINGTON, DC - May 7, 2003 - The League of Women Voters of the United States (LWVUS) and Capitol Advantage LLC today joined forces to bring citizens one of the most comprehensive and nonpartisan online election and campaign information services. A unique pair, the League, a nonprofit organization founded by women suffragists, and Capitol Advantage, a pioneer in bringing civic information to the marketplace, is bonded by their commitment to educate and inform citizens.

"We are excited to embark on this new venture with Capitol Advantage, a firm dedicated to many of the same principles as the League - voter education and civic participation," stated Kay J. Maxwell, president, League of Women Voters of the United States. "As a trusted source of nonpartisan election information for over 80 years, the League is thrilled to enhance the information we provide to citizens through our partnership with Capitol Advantage," Maxwell noted.

The new partnership includes broad distribution of content from the League's DemocracyNet website. The award-winning DNet is a nonpartisan, interactive resource for election and voting information. Capitol Advantage, a respected nonpartisan aggregator of content on federal and state elections, has a distribution network that includes many of the Internet's largest media properties.

DNet, which will now be housed under the Congress.org site, brings a breadth and depth of candidate and election information to the merger. Launched nationally in 2000, DNet allows participating candidates for federal, state and local offices to provide all their own issue and biographical information. Through DNet, candidates are able to "speak" directly to voters and voters are able to get candidate positions straight from the candidates themselves.

"This partnership will make it easier for voters to not only identify candidates for office, but also to make informed choices," said Bob Hansan, president of Capitol Advantage, "and we're very pleased to have such a strong and like-minded partner in the League of Women Voters. DNet's extraordinary content will now have the widest possible exposure," Hansan added, "both on Congress.org and via our Media Network, which includes AOL®, MSN®, Yahoo!®, USA Today®, C-SPAN®, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and more than 100 other media portals."

About League of Women Voters The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, encourages the informed and active participation of citizens in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy.

About Capitol Advantage Capitol Advantage is the premier innovator of Internet-based political tools, including the award-winning Capwiz™. Its products are being used on the Web sites of some of the nation's leading corporations, media outlets, portals, associations, and unions, including 80 percent of Fortune's "Washington Power 25." Through the use of Capitol Advantage's tools and services, organizations can promote their agenda, educate supporters, and empower them to become engaged in the political dialogue. Capitol Advantage also publishes a series of informational guides, including Congress At Your Fingertips, Who's Covering Washington, and A Student Guide to Washington, D.C. For more information or a product demonstration, contact Capitol Advantage at (703) 289-4670 or (800) 659-8708, or visit their Web site at www.capitoladvantage.com.

Capitol Advantage Contact:

Sherry Stanley
Senior Vice President, Marketing
Capitol Advantage, LLC
703-289-4670 x108
sherry@capitoladvantage.com