Civic Tech Field Guide
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Every year, we track innovations and changes across the political tech space, recognizing the need to capture the developments in this fast-changing industry. This report focuses on the historic 2022 midterm cycle.
How to organize a phone bank
San FranciscoImprove the productivity of your phone bank volunteers with this free online training
Guides.vote
United States of America (the)Guides.vote produces nonpartisan voters guides that show where candidates stand. They’re produced by veteran journalists with links to credible sources. Whether you vote by mail or head to the polls, our guides let you do it with confidence
Fresher, more affordable data on current and potential voters Whether you’re looking to mobilize people across the country or register voters in targeted districts, we’re here to help.
The African Elections Project : your authoritative African Elections Information and Knowledge online portal, covering elections across the continent
Civic engagement features promoting voting while dating in the 2022 cycle
Vote Rookie
GermanyVote Rookie ist eine überparteiliche Demokratie Plattform. Wir unterstützen junge Menschen bei der Teilhabe an Politik und bürgerschaftlichem Engagement.
Mchaguzi
KenyaMchaguzi is an independent web-based, voter-centred electoral intelligence toolkit designed and implemented by The Demography Project, to enhance citizen participation and engagement before, during and after the 2022 Kenyan General Election.
Undebates
United States of America (the)Undebates web-based technology allows candidates to self-record and upload their content simply by clicking a link and following on-screen instructions.
CiviCue
TaiwanCiviCue is a democratic media equipped with blockchain voting and friendly voter authentication to establish shared understanding.
Hawkfish
New York, NYHawkfish was a 2020 Election effort, supported by Mike Bloomberg, that engaged with Democratic candidates, allies & causes to reach the right voters with the right message in the right place using robust technology, data, and digital-first storytelling.
Comprova
Brazil (Brasil)Comprova brings together journalists from 28 different Brazilian media companies to identify and explain rumors, fabricated content and manipulation tactics that might influence the 2018 presidential election campaign.
Coalizão para Checagem, Eleições 2020
Brazil (Brasil)TSE coordinated a fact-checking coalition, comprising nine renowned fact-checking organizations from the media, named “Coalizão para Checagem – Eleições 2020” (Fact-Checking Coalition – 2020 Elections).
The Digital Literacy Curriculum, focused on disinfo detection, was developed with the Finnish government for integration in schools, supported by the EU Parliament.
Checazap
Brazil (Brasil)During the months leading up to the 2018 presidential election , students at the Énois School of Journalism in São Paulo and the youth of data_lab in Rio checked weekly for facts and rumors that could impact on the electoral process, Whatsapp networks - mostly young and peripheral.
The mission of MediaWise is to empower people of all ages to be more critical consumers of content online.
El Poder de Elegir is a project to monitor and fact-check the political information that circulates through WhatsApp during the campaign period of the presidential elections of 2018.
Real 411
South AfricaReal411 was created to give all citizens the power to report digital disinformation during the run up to the 2019 South African National and Provincial Elections.
Project Certeza
Mexico City, CDMX, MexicoFirst deployed on Election Day in 2018, Project Certeza’s purpose was to identify and deal with false information disseminated, particularly through social networks but also through any other media, that could produce uncertainty or distrust in the citizenry about the electoral authority’s responsibilities as the election is happening.
Name It. Change It releases research projects and studies demonstrating gender-based challenges women face from the media when they run for office.
The citizens agenda is a way for news organizations to ensure that voters get the information they need from the politicians competing for their votes, in order to make the best decisions they can. The approach can be used for any type of election: school board, local government, state government, national or otherwise. In order for newsrooms to adopt a new kind of thinking, process and behavior, it takes more than one passionate person to make lasting change happen. This readiness assessment is designed to give you a sense of how easy or difficult it might be to get a citizens agenda model deployed in your newsroom, so you can go in with eyes wide open around any challenges.
The Boston Globe's Biden endorsement
The Boston Globe, Exchange Place, Boston, MA, USAIn this historic election, in addition to a traditional editorial that argues that the former vice president can restore the integrity of the presidency and set the country on a better path, the Globe editorial board make 12 cases for 12 different kinds of voters.
Political campaigns spend a lot of money to reach voters on Facebook. Are they telling the truth? Are they saying different things to different people? Help hold them accountable by installing our browser plugin, which sends us the ads you see on Facebook.
Vote Lab is the innovation and research arm of When We All Vote. It was built to ensure that our voter engagement programs are informed by the best available research and evidence and creates opportunities to drive new experimentation and learning.
Alloy Protect
United States of America (the)Safeguard voters’ rights with data-driven insights. Alloy Protect is an email report that helps election protection groups defend voter rights through transparent, timely access to voter file insights and data.
Helping voters in English and Spanish
Alloy Verify
United States of America (the)The easiest way to check the status of every voter. Alloy Verify is an API that helps voter registration groups, progressive campaigns, and political techies know who’s registered to vote. Get started for free
From october 26 to 30, rock the vote invites you to learn about the united states’ electoral process and, more importantly, vote on the most important issues that are being debated across the country right now.
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VoteAmerica
San FranciscoVoteAmerica builds technology to simplify political engagement, increase voter turnout, and strengthen American democracy for all eligible voters.
The Alliance is a nonpartisan collaborative that is bringing together election officials, designers, technologists, and other experts to help local election departments improve operations, develop a set of shared standards and values, and obtain access to best-in-class resources to run successful elections.
Municipales App
FranceA l’occasion des élections de 2020, Municipales.app dote le citoyen d’outils pour comprendre le débat, y participer et exprimer sa voix. Participez au changement !
Our goal is to provide multiple independent data sources allowing everyone to reach their own conclusions on what will happen in the 2020 elections.
ActiVote
1 Avery St, Boston, MA, USAA single civic action each day ensures that a voter will never miss an election and feel empowered showing up to the polls.
Verified Voting
1735 Market St.Verified Voting’s mission is to strengthen democracy for all voters by promoting the responsible use of technology in elections.
Rep'd, Inc.
United States of America (the)Rep'd is a civic engagement platform that powers the digital conversation between voters and candidates, constituents and elected officials.
Archiving local political websites
United States of America (the)Websites for local candidates disappear after elections. We’re going to save them.
Apollo
Washington, DCThe Apollo DemTool is a powerful system for compiling, managing, and analyzing citizen reports from an election monitoring mission.
TurboVote
Brooklyn, NYWe help you vote, no matter what.
WahlOMeter
GermanyDer Wahlometer will den Datenschatz der Wahl-O-Maten heben, indem die Daten möglichst niederschwellig zugänglich gemacht werden.
Movement Voter Project provides tools for activists and donors to connect with hundreds of grassroots vote groups across the United States.
VoteWithMe
United States of America (the)Friends Help Friends Vote.
Center for Civic Design
78 Washington Ave, High Bridge, NJ 08829, USADemocracy is a design problem
Tinder bot used in UK elections
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)We used a computer program to talk to young people on the dating app about the U.K. election. The results were amazing.
Open Field
Los Angeles, CAOpenField is a canvassing application for more complex conversations that can push richer qualitative context back into a central repository of voter-insights.
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