VIP Overview at GeekNet11
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Transcript of VIP Overview at GeekNet11
www.votinginfoproject.org@votinginfo#geeknet11
Matthew MorsePew Center on the States
Being Online is Not Enough
• Where is my polling place?
• What’s on my ballot?
• How do I navigate the process?
Being Online is Not Enough
• Costly: $1-$10 per visit/call
• Distracting: Takes away from other duties
• Third parties: expensive, unofficial, unreliable data
2010: Election Recap
2010: Election Recap
15-20 million page-views
6-7 million addresses looked up
Over 320 sites
Many new tools
20 states
Why are we here?
Tiana Epps-JohnsonNew Organizing Institute
[email protected]@tianaej
EXCITING 2011 DEVELOPMENTS
New partnership with Microsoft
Growing number of vendors with built-in VIP functionality ES&S, PCC, DFM, DIMS
Innovative ways to overcome infrastructure hurdles Using non-personally identifiable voter file
information as a proxy for street segments