In this hot-button election year, Pew and its partners at Microsoft, Google, and AT&T are inviting you to roll up your sleeves and help make a difference. On April 30, 2012, join Pew, Microsoft, the Sunlight Foundation, and many others as we unleash the potential of this amazing and timely collection of civic data at the VIP Hackathon.
Read MoreMatt Morse recently sat down with Wendy Underhill of the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) to discuss how technology and elections fit together. The Q&A, which was posted this week, is an online extra to NCSL’s broader article about Elections in the Digital World.
Read MoreNebraska’s 1011now.com reports that on January 18, Senator John Harms introduced LB 1094, a proposed law that would give Nebraska counties with a population under 10,000 the ability to conduct all vote by mail elections if the eligible voters of the county have approved mail-in voting.
Read MoreVoters are increasingly turning to the internet to find election information. A nationwide survey found that 28% of voters would look online to find out the location of a new polling place. Many of these internet savvy voters will end up on their state’s official election website.
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