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. 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.
Read MoreIn 2014, the Voting Information Project (VIP) will be working with all 50 states and the District of Columbia to provide important voting information to voters across the nation.
Read MoreMathias Hansen, our guest poster and engineering director for Engage, discusses the ongoing development of ElectionDesk.
Read MoreThe Google Civic Information API is now live with VIP data for the NYC Primary Election occurring September 10, 2013.
Read MoreVIP and Google recognized exceptional member states during an award ceremony at the July 2013 NASS Conference.
Read MoreThe Voting Information Project (VIP) hosted its first-ever hackathon in New York City on August 2nd & 3rd.
Read MoreOur first-ever VIP hackathon for New York City. The two-day event will feature noted content strategist and user experience designer, Karen McGrane, as well as an accomplished and innovative panel of judges, no-cost meals, and tech industry leaders.
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