During the 2014 midterm elections, voters found election information on their mobile devices and shared it through the social networks at remarkable rates. Analytics from www.gettothepolls.com show that there were just under 8 million visits to the site, with most occurring on Election Day, allowing users to locate their polling places and see what was on their ballots. More than 72 percent of those users visited the site with a mobile device.
Read MoreWe’re happy to welcome you to the new Voting Information Project website. Not only have we redesigned the website with a snazzy new interface, but we have made it easier to find the information and content you need to ensure that, as we head into the 2014 election, voters get the information they need to vote.
Read MoreThe Voting Information Project is thrilled to partner with The Internet Association to host www.gettothepolls.com. Powered by the Google Civic Information API and in conjunction with the world’s leading technology companies, this page will help voters find all the information they need to Get to the Polls this November 4th.
Read MorePew’s Voting Information Project (VIP) will offer free apps and tools for the 2014 election that deliver polling place locations and ballot information across a range of technology platforms.
Read MoreJohnson County, Kansas, is a leader in voter information and outreach efforts. In 2008, the county 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: The number of provisional ballots issued to voters who were at the wrong polling places fell 84 percent, from 4,267 in 2004 to just 668 in 2008.
Read MoreAmericans casting absentee ballots have access to two new online tools to get election information, thanks to the Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) and the U.S. Vote Foundation.
Read MoreDuring 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. The tool allows users to find their polling places and see the candidates and propositions that appear on their ballot.
Read MoreA March 2014 Gallup poll demonstrated that 17 percent of Americans say mobile technology has increased their involvement in elections and other political activity “a lot.” Twenty-eight percent reported that the technology has improved participation a little, and 55 percent said it has not boosted it at all.
Read MoreIn early 2014, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) announced the launch of the technology initiative Project Ivy to create products aimed at increasing voter participation.
Read MorePolitical 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.
Read MoreA 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.
Read MoreVIP is hosting several webinars on the newly released open source iOS app.
Read MoreAccording 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.
Read MoreElection 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.
Read MoreOn 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.
Read MoreThe District of Columbia Board of Elections recently launched a mobile application, DCBOE VOTE.
Read MoreOn 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.
Read MoreThe District of Columbia’s April 1 primary will be the first that the Voting Information Project supports in 2014.
Read MoreVermont 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.
Read MoreA generation of voting machines is approaching the end of its life span. The Presidential Commission on Election Administration made strong recommendations to address this looming crisis. Fortunately, some jurisdiction are proactively taking on these challenges.
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