Sunlight Foundation Web 2 Expo Presentation

Hello I’m Clay Johnson I direct Sunlight Labs

The Landscape

The Problems

How you Can Help

“ transparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones of this presidency.”

“ it's time for open government, transparency , and it's a time for results .”

“ The Internet is an incredible vehicle for transparency , honest leadership and open government.”

“ Ethics and transparency are not election year buzz words; they are the obligations of democracy and the duties of honorable public service”

Keep the Majority

Take Back the Majority

Holy Crap! HOORAY!

1. Transparency Makes Healthier Government

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2. Transparency Opens Markets

3. Transparency Saves Lives

Children's Hooded Sweatshirts with Drawstrings Recalled by Dysfunctional Clothing Due to Strangulation Hazard

The Problem

The amount field is in COBOL format and may contain a special character (see table below) if the amount is negative. To convert these to standard negative integers you will need to replace the right most character with its associated integer and then multiple the number by negative 1. For example, if the amount it 20] replace the ] with 0 and to get 200. Then multiple by negative 1. The correct amount is –200. From FEC.gov:

We Open By Using

community of 466 (so far)

We Need Your Help

Coding > Consensus

We don’t have much time.

Issue Movement

1. Be an Organizer

1. Make Sure People Know Each Other’s Names.

2. Move them into the Physical Space

3. Make Specific Requests, but check your ego.

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2. Parse A State