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BLOG for ADVOCATES
We created this blog to share interesting advocacy related items that cross our desks. It can be anything from new research on funding for advocacy to examples of unusual advocacy strategies. If you have an item to share please send it to npaction@npaction.org.
Friday, May 23, 2008 Is Your State Taking Advantage of This Voting Resource? Your state election officials may not know about this new resource. You can encourage them to check it out and to participate:Voting Information Project says it is "all about helping voters find information about their elections. To that end, we have developed an open data format with which state election divisions can publish their voting information. Other organizations or individuals, such as newspapers, search engines, and civic-minded technologists, will parse the data contributed by the states and disseminate the information in the form of easy-to-use websites, maps, and other tools." The service is free. Nonprofits working on voting issues or wanting more information about voting in their states will be able to get information from this site. For details see the Frequently Asked Questions.
The project describes itself as a "partnership of state election officials, foundations, and leading technology companies working together to connect voters with the information they need to be more engaged citizens. Project participants include: The Pew Center on the States; The JEHT Foundation; Google, Inc.
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