Vote on the Web: Transparency and Civic Engagement...

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Launched November 2009, Vote on the Web converts cryptic congressional bills into one-line summaries and lets registered users cast symbolic yes/no votes, post comments, and see a dynamic citizen–politician map that exposes mismatches. The site ties to social media, shows which bills each politician sponsored or voted on, and records over 100,000 votes in six months across 700+ bills; 62% of users are 16–30 and 20% will vote for the first time. The code is planned open source and has elicited interest from Colombia, Portugal, the US and Israel.

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1. 0:00Intro
2. 0:20About Web Citizen
3. 1:00About Vote on the Web
4. 1:55Dynamic Map
5. 2:30Affinity
6. 3:00Politicians
7. 4:00Conclusion

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