Slides from TechSoup's October 3rd, 2023 webinar "Public Good App House: Voting Apps" Link to event: https://events.techsoup.org/events/details/techsoup-public-good-app-house-presents-public-good-app-house-voting-apps/

1. Public Good App House:
Voting Apps
October 3, 2023

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Guest Experts
Dale McGrew
We Vote
Megan Brown
Vote411
Debra Cleaver
VoteAmerica

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Dale McGrew
We Vote

7. www.WeVote.US

8. Daunting
&
Confusing
www.WeVote.US

9. 44%
of “every
election” voters
say they know
little about
candidates
[photo of people voting]
www.WeVote.US

10. 76%
of “rarely” voters
say they know
little about
candidates
[photo of people voting]
www.WeVote.US

11. Over
20%
of voters
do not
complete
ballot
[photo of people voting]
www.WeVote.US

12. www.WeVote.US

14. Trusted Opinions
www.WeVote.US

15. Personal Filters
www.WeVote.US

16. Personal Scores
www.WeVote.US

17. www.WeVote.US

18. www.WeVote.US

19. 60 Active Volunteers
in 22 States
Nonprofit c3/c4
Nonpartisan
www.WeVote.US

21. www.WeVote.US
Be the best voter
you can be, with a
little help from your
friends.
www.WeVote.US

24. Urgency of Voter Engagement

25. “Last year, Democrats
lost control of the
U.S. House by just
6,675 votes.”
“Last year, Republicans
gained control of the
U.S. House by just
6,675 votes.”
Urgency of Voter Engagement

26. Close Races are the New Normal
US Senate, Georgia Seat
Jon Ossoff vs. David Perdue
Won by 54,944 votes (1.23%)
out of 4,484,902
NC State House, District 63
Ricky Hurtado vs. Stephen M. Ross
Won by 477 votes (1.17%)
out of 40,691
Nevada 2022 US Senate
Won by
7,928 votes (0.77%)
out of 1,020,850

27. www.WeVote.US
Celebrating Positive
Actions

29. Tracking Politics Just Living

31. Year Round Community &
Relational Persuasion

32. Democracy Squads
Existing Groups
● Friend Groups
● Parent Networks
● Book Clubs
● Facebook Groups
● Meetups
● Democratic Clubs
● Republican Clubs
● Local Chapters of
National Groups

33. www.WeVote.US
Democracy Squad Activities
● Form your squad (Nonpartisan or Partisan)
● Invite friends
○ Face-to-face parties
○ Virtual check-ins
● Prepare for elections, early & bit by bit
www.WeVote.US

34. National Scoreboard
Success
● Squad participants
● Participants active
● Voters registered
Partisan Success
● Candidates supported

35. Nonpartisan Partisan
When is next election?
Why should we vote?
What is on ballot?
How do we vote?
Voters registered or reminded?
Number of candidates supported?
Appropriate for your Community

36. www.WeVote.US
Join our Beta Program
info@WeVote.US

37. Volunteer
www.WeVote.US

38. Organizational Support

39. Thank you!
Dale.McGrew@WeVote.US
www.WeVote.US

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Megan Brown
Vote411

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VOTE411
Election Information You Need
Brought to you by the League of Women Voters Education Fund
October 3, 2023
Megan Brown
mbrown@lwv.org

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Educating
Voters Since
2006
• “One-stop-shop” for
election-related
information
• Tens of millions of voters
served
• Meticulously researched
election information in all
50 states + DC
• Available in both English
and Spanish

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Key Features
• Nationwide candidate information (in their own words!)​
• Polling place locations​
• Online voter registration tool​
• ID requirements​
• Absentee ballot info​
• Ballot measure info​
• Early voting options​
• And much more!​

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What Voters Say About VOTE411
• “I’m casting my votes for the election and would be LOST without the
VOTE411 voter guides.”​
• “I have used the guide since I became an American citizen and started to vote.
Thank you for helping me understand the issues important to our
community….”​
• “I find it to be of great value in learning about candidates in the ‘down ballot’
races that do not get much coverage in the media or have the monetary
resources to get out their message.”​
• “I could not have made the choices that reflect my opinions without the
information on VOTE411. I liked having all the candidates’ information in one
place.”

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Local Relevance
Address
Specific
Information
Compare
candidate
responses on
important issues
in your community

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Get Out The Vote

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Partner With
Us!
• Co-branded VOTE411 homepage
featuring your
company/organization logo and
customizable content and links.
• Your company/organization logo
appears on VOTE411.org
homepage, seen by millions of
voters every election cycle.
• Very simple onboarding process
and short turn-around time. Have
access to your personalized
website in a matter of days!

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Other
Partnership
Opportunities
• Share about and link to VOTE411 in
employee/member communications
• Share about VOTE411 directly with
your communities through Social
Media
• Partner with your state or local
League on local events and activities
• Participate in and share about
Candidate Pressure campaign

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Debra Cleaver
VoteAmerica

50. VoteAmerica+
relentlessly optimized software for a relentlessly optimized
democracy

51. VOTEAMERICA+ SOFTWARE PRODUCTS
REGISTER
Helps citizens register to vote in all 50 states and DC, including online where applicable.
VERIFY
Powered by Targetsmart, a leading political data provider, this tool lets voters check their registration status. This
tool ensures that voter purges do not disenfranchise citizens.
ABSENTEE
Request an absentee ballot to vote-by-mail in all 50 states & DC. With 50 sets of rules, different forms and
submission addresses, our Absentee software makes voting by mail easy and packs a powerful turnout punch.
LOCATOR
Find local polling places, early voting centers, and ballot drop boxes. Powered by Google Civic API
REMINDERS
When using any of the VoteAmerica+ software, voters can optionally opt in to SMS election reminders. Reminders
is also a standalone tool that lets voters opt-in directly.

52. CIVIC DATA API
We maintain 100+ data points per state of
election rules & information. This information
available via an API.
You can use this information to build your
own voter center, with customized
information that makes the most sense for
your users. CreditKarma built an amazing
user experience in 2020 using our API.
Learn more here:
https://www.voteamerica.com/civic-data-api/

53. HOW IT WORKS
Embed our software
It’s as easy as embedding
a Youtube video on your
site
Voters engage
Site visitors can
register, verify,
locate, request
ballots, and more
Track results
With hourly
updates, you’ll see
results quickly
Get the voter data
Access and
export full voter
data profiles of
every software
user
Stay in touch
Communicate
with your users
and engage them
further

54. KEY FEATURES
Easy to embed
It’s simple and straightforward to insert our code
Simple, clean interfaces
Clean formatting with intuitive UX/UI
Third-party analytics support
Easily integrate with any analytics system
Support for advanced testing
Track activity and run experiments
Delightful across all devices
Mobile, tablet, and desktop all look great
Full access to voter data
Including name, address, email, and DOB
Fast-loading technology
State of the art infrastructure = lightning speed
Built by people you can trust
We’re in it for democracy

55. ROCK SOLID SECURITY
SOC-2 compliant
HIPAA compliant
Penetration tested yearly
Hosted on AWS
Protected by CloudFlare

56. Code-free integrations with other platforms
ActionKit Action
Network
BigQuery CIVIS /
Redshift
HubSpot Google
Sheets
Mailchimp Mobilize Mobile
Commons
OpenField NGP VAN /
EveryAction
Salesforce
We offer a native integration with ActionNetwork and CIVIS (for TMC members). Bluelink.org
subscribers will be able to integrate with more than a dozen other platforms easily without
writing a single line of code (even more than featured below!).

57. Featured
customer
s
You’re in good company
when you use the
VoteAmerica+ software

58. Want to try out
VoteAmerica+?
Check out our demo site:
demo.voteamerica.com

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