No one doubts that voting is important, but sometimes it can be hard to choose someone to vote for. Either you haven't paid attention, or you simply don't know enough about any of the candidates to be able to make an informed decision.

Let's Choose DC is an attempt to dig into the various candidates for an At-Large seat on the DC Council in the April 23 special election —and their stances on the issues that matter most. Each week we'll send each of the declared candidates a question on an issue of importance to DC, like education, crime, affordable housing, and so on. We'll post their responses.

You'll not only get to read them, but also vote on them. If you think a candidate is too vague, say so! If there answer is detailed and precise, even if you don't agree with it, you'll get to cast your vote telling them—and other readers—as much.

As the weeks go by, we hope to build more detailed profiles on each of the candidates, and challenge them all to think beyond traditional sound bites and talking points. And by the time the election rolls around, you'll have a single place to come to see where the candidates stand.

This site was conceived and developed by David Alpert, the founder and editor-in-chief of Greater Greater Washington. Greater Greater Washington, DCist, and PoPville (formerly Prince of Petworth are partners in Let's Choose DC.

Martin Austermuhle, DCist's Editor-in-Chief; DCist Associate Editor Benjamin Freed; PoPville creator Dan Silverman; Greater Greater Washington links editor Steven Yates; and David collectively choose the questions and collaborate on other content for the site.

Have a question about this site? Email info@letschoosedc.com.

If you are a reporter who would like to speak to someone for a story, you can call the Greater Greater Washington press voicemail at 202-656-1449 and leave a message. Since we are all volunteers, we unfortunately cannot respond to other issues by phone.