No Planks exist yet. That's by our own rules, not an oversight.

The first ratification happens in the 90 days after the November 2026 election, once the new Congress is seated. Not before. There's no emergency exception, and there's no early access. That rule applies to us as much as anyone.

A promise with a date is worth more than a shortcut

Planks can only be added or removed during a defined Review Window after each federal general election. Mid-cycle changes are never allowed, even when a news story makes an issue feel urgent. If a candidate issue surfaces in month 14 of a term, it waits in the nomination queue for the next Window. That's what separates a living set of standards from a reactive one.

Once the Window opens, selection follows a locked process: every candidate issue is tested against the same five criteria, and the strongest evidence goes in first, up to a hard cap of five Planks (three is the target). Any exception to that order has to be published, with reasons, before the Window closes. No silent skips, no silent picks.

The work isn't waiting on the Window. The vote is.

Seven candidate issues have already been run through the full test, with real polling, real bill text, and real verdicts, including honest rejections. None of them are Planks yet. They're candidates for the first Window.

See every candidate on On Deck →