http://votinginformationproject.org Partnering with election boards, campaign managers, user experience architects, graphic designers, and application developers to better serve voters. en {email} Copyright {gmt_date format="%Y"} {gmt_date format="%Y-%m-%dT%H:%i:%s%Q"} https://votinginfoproject.org/blog/view/a_kansas_county_demonstrates_the_value_of_online_election_information https://votinginfoproject.org/blog/view/a_kansas_county_demonstrates_the_value_of_online_election_information#When:19:36:17Z In 2008, Johnson County, Kansas, introduced a novel voter education campaign known as JoCoPoLo (Johnson County Polling Locator), which includes a website and text messaging service allowing voters to look up their polling locations. The positive impacts were immediate.

]]> 2014-08-19T19:36:17+00:00 https://votinginfoproject.org/blog/view/more_than_150000_access_election_information_on_california_secretary_of_sta https://votinginfoproject.org/blog/view/more_than_150000_access_election_information_on_california_secretary_of_sta#When:17:40:28Z During California’s June 2014 primary election, 155,871 visitors accessed the secretary of state’s polling place lookup page, which includes the Google Voter Information Tool and links to county election websites.

]]> 2014-07-29T17:40:28+00:00 https://votinginfoproject.org/blog/view/dnc_builds_out_digital_program https://votinginfoproject.org/blog/view/dnc_builds_out_digital_program#When:18:42:51Z In early 2014, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) announced the launch of the technology initiative Project Ivy to create products aimed at increasing voter participation.

]]> 2014-07-15T18:42:51+00:00 https://votinginfoproject.org/blog/view/rnc_aims_to_enhance_voter_engagement_with_data_engineering https://votinginfoproject.org/blog/view/rnc_aims_to_enhance_voter_engagement_with_data_engineering#When:19:10:51Z Political parties lag behind commercial businesses in their use of data for targeted communications, but new digital projects are developing partisan tools to reach potential voters.

]]> 2014-07-08T19:10:51+00:00 https://votinginfoproject.org/blog/view/largest_election_to_date_draws_social_media_innovation https://votinginfoproject.org/blog/view/largest_election_to_date_draws_social_media_innovation#When:19:17:27Z A record 66.38 percent of India’s 814 million eligible voters cast ballots—the most in world history—during the five-week election held in stages from April 7 to May 12.

]]> 2014-07-01T19:17:27+00:00 https://votinginfoproject.org/blog/view/vip_offers_free_ios_app https://votinginfoproject.org/blog/view/vip_offers_free_ios_app#When:17:01:53Z VIP is hosting several webinars on the newly released open source iOS app.

]]> 2014-06-24T17:01:53+00:00 https://votinginfoproject.org/blog/view/voting_information_technology_continues_to_grow_worldwide https://votinginfoproject.org/blog/view/voting_information_technology_continues_to_grow_worldwide#When:15:43:00Z According to a Pew poll, 58 percent of Americans prefer to look online first for polling place or election information, but this trend isn’t confined to the U.S. borders.

]]> 2014-05-20T15:43:00+00:00 https://votinginfoproject.org/blog/view/new_it_delivery_systems_provide_an_example_for_elections https://votinginfoproject.org/blog/view/new_it_delivery_systems_provide_an_example_for_elections#When:21:00:13Z Election jurisdictions struggle to collect and disseminate data for evaluating administrative performance and educating the public on essential information. But election administrators seeking to improve their data systems can learn from technology innovations in other government agencies.

]]> 2014-05-13T21:00:13+00:00 https://votinginfoproject.org/blog/view/electiondesk_provides_a_social_media_platform_for_election_officials https://votinginfoproject.org/blog/view/electiondesk_provides_a_social_media_platform_for_election_officials#When:19:05:33Z Mathias Hansen, our guest poster and engineering director for Engage, discusses the ongoing development of ElectionDesk.

]]> 2014-04-22T19:05:33+00:00 https://votinginfoproject.org/blog/view/hackathon_produces_new_apps_for_elections_information https://votinginfoproject.org/blog/view/hackathon_produces_new_apps_for_elections_information#When:18:39:37Z On March 28 and 29, the Voting Information Project, or VIP, hosted a hackathon in San Francisco at the Impact Hub, bringing together designers and developers who created applications that make election information more accessible to voters.

]]> 2014-04-15T18:39:37+00:00 https://votinginfoproject.org/blog/view/the_district_of_columbia_releases_mobile_app https://votinginfoproject.org/blog/view/the_district_of_columbia_releases_mobile_app#When:17:28:30Z The District of Columbia Board of Elections recently launched a mobile application, DCBOE VOTE.

]]> 2014-03-25T17:28:30+00:00 https://votinginfoproject.org/blog/view/vip_hosts_hackathon_in_san_francisco https://votinginfoproject.org/blog/view/vip_hosts_hackathon_in_san_francisco#When:14:06:43Z On Friday and Saturday, March 28 and 29, the Voting Information Project, or VIP, is hosting a civic hackathon at the Impact Hub in San Francisco.

]]> 2014-03-18T14:06:43+00:00 https://votinginfoproject.org/blog/view/vip_supports_april_1_primary_in_dc https://votinginfoproject.org/blog/view/vip_supports_april_1_primary_in_dc#When:18:03:37Z The District of Columbia’s April 1 primary will be the first that the Voting Information Project supports in 2014.

]]> 2014-03-14T18:03:37+00:00 https://votinginfoproject.org/blog/view/vermont_chooses_new_software_for_managing_elections https://votinginfoproject.org/blog/view/vermont_chooses_new_software_for_managing_elections#When:20:22:29Z Vermont recently signed a contract to develop new software for its elections system. The software will make a number of online tools and resources available to Vermont voters, such as registration status and election information.

]]> 2014-03-04T20:22:29+00:00 https://votinginfoproject.org/blog/view/election_officials_struggle_with_voting_machine_expirations https://votinginfoproject.org/blog/view/election_officials_struggle_with_voting_machine_expirations#When:14:03:03Z A generation of voting machines is approaching the end of its life span. The Presidential Commission on Election Adminstration made strong recommendations to address this looming crisis. Fortunately, some jurisdiction are proactively taking on these challenges.

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