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Slack Discussion Highlights
Research
- "...we should be able to get a list of registered voters (it is open data) as well as all current polling locations. That would allow us to determine the average distance to a polling location (among many other things)"
- ACTION: Needs Input
Solutions
Technical
- Mobile App (Responsive|Native)
- Possible one already exists
- ACTION: Research availability of existing applications that provide analytics to potential voters about locations, so that they can make an informed decision when to go and vote
- Write our own
- Google maps provides travel information
- Possible value-add features
- like reminders about upcoming votes you are eligible for
- data/links to research the ballot
- location tracking day-of so reminders can pop, e.g. when you are near an open early-voting location, Location tracking can also estimate how long you are at a polling station, to give a sense for how long it takes to vote - this could be aggregated and give decent estimate about lines and busy times, especially once history info is available"
Practical
- Increase the number of available voting (early & normal) locations. We recognize that early voting locations would likely only be applicable to the problem during national elections.
- ACTION: Research what the process is to submit a proposal for increasing the # of EV (and voting locations in general). Perhaps understanding who would participate in that review process and what factors (cost justification, ROI from the States perspective, etc..) might be applicable
Resources
Applicable Oklahoma Statues
Civic Information API - Google
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Cross posting the notes from our Nov. 28th hack night here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1k_-0hCQrIxVMoKVW8j7PuI5KyzKrnp1lxxa4yUOU2zc/edit?usp=sharing
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I realize the channel name is 'early-voting', but I want to propose an alternate solution. I see you (mkchandler) alluded to this in your initial post.
Pain Point
It's a pain to vote.
Possible Solutions
- Improve early voting
- Improve (regular) voting
- Increase 'Mail in Voting'
Mail in Voting
I'm proposing that we consider option 3, increase 'Mail in Voting'. Washington State is a real life example of an all in approach. Alternatively a coordinated social media campaign might prove to be an easier and/or complementary approach.
Legal Approach
We investigate what it would take to default Oklahoma, or just Oklahoma County, to a mail in ballot system. Washington State automatically send out ballots to all of its registered voters, so there is a precedent. Their (FAQ)[https://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/faq_vote_by_mail.aspx] has some great useful information about the program.
Social Approach
We take a cue from badvoter.org, but focus on positive social pressure. This could take the form of a facebook/twitter movment to encourage people to obtain absentee ballots. I suspect we have a large number of assets in our local design community that we can tap (e.g. DSN+DEV+OKC, Refresh OKC).
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