▁is ▁a ▁non - part isan ▁Government ▁and ▁Polit ics ▁research ▁center ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Maryland , ▁College ▁Park ▁ ▁The ▁Center ' s ▁stated ▁mission ▁is ▁that ▁it ▁" prov ides ▁citizens ▁and ▁policy - m akers ▁with ▁research ▁on ▁critical ▁issues ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ' s ▁political ▁institutions , ▁processes , ▁and ▁policies . ▁C AP C ▁is ▁a ▁non - part isan , ▁non - pro fit ▁research ▁institution ▁within ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Government ▁and ▁Polit ics ▁of ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Be havior al ▁and ▁Social ▁Sciences ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Maryland , ▁College ▁Park ." ▁ ▁The ▁organization ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁maintain ing ▁the ▁Maryland ▁E lections ▁Center ▁website , ▁which ▁provides ▁resources ▁to ▁verify ▁vot er ▁registration , ▁locate ▁pol ling ▁places , ▁and ▁search ▁the ▁Maryland ▁Camp aign ▁Fin ance ▁Database ▁online . ▁The ▁Center ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁condu it ▁for ▁its ▁very ▁own ▁Maryland ▁Intern ship ▁program , ▁which ▁places ▁qualified ▁under grad u ates ▁in ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁Government - related ▁offices . ▁ ▁Board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁The ▁Center ▁for ▁American ▁Polit ic ' s ▁Ad vis ory ▁Board ▁gover ns ▁by ▁broad ▁policies ▁and ▁object ives , ▁form ulated ▁and ▁agreed ▁upon ▁by ▁the ▁director ▁and ▁staff . ▁These ▁include ▁assigning ▁prior ities ▁and ▁ens uring ▁the ▁organization ' s ▁capacity ▁to ▁carry ▁out ▁programs ▁by ▁contin ually ▁review ing ▁its ▁work ▁and ▁assist ing ▁in ▁all ▁stages ▁of ▁development ▁including ▁building ▁an ▁end ow ment ▁for ▁academic ▁ch airs