The document discusses the challenges of political engagement and representation, highlighting issues of time, resources, and awareness that hinder both constituents and politicians. It proposes a unified technology platform—a mobile and web app—to enhance political engagement by providing personalized information and analytics, facilitating communication between voters and their representatives. The solution aims to increase voter turnout, improve transparency, and foster better-informed decision-making in the political process.

1. [guhv-guhsh] smarter political engagement and representation

2. POLITICAL REPRESENTATIVES
• Time. Don’t have time to engage personally
with all of their constituents
• Resources. Don’t have the necessary staff to
handle business so they can interact effectively
with their constituents on broad scale
• Low Awareness. Not aware of every voter’s
opinion or stance
• Not Well-Informed Decisions. Because of
lack of awareness of entire constituency, votes
and decisions are not well-informed decisions.
• Time. Don’t have time to weed through all the
government business (bills, proposals, bonds, etc.) to engage
appropriately with the government business that means the
most
• Resources. Don’t have right tools to to interact effectively
with both their representatives and other constituents on
broad scale
• Low Awareness. Not aware of every representative’s
actions, votes and even other voter opinions or positions
• Influence. Don’t have an effective or efficient way of
interacting with their politicians and with other
constituents in order to gain political weight (influence) on
government business.
CONSTITUENTS & VOTERS
THE UNIQUE POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT
& REPRESENTATION PROBLEMS

3. THE MUTUAL ENGAGEMENT &
REPRESENTATION PROBLEM “According to the
United States
Election Project, an
average of 59.7
percent of eligible
voters cast their
ballots in 2016
[presidential
election].”
Source: http://www.dailydot.com/layer8/voter-turnout-2016/
• Negative public perception of
politicians
• Low transparency between public and
government
• Lower satisfaction of political process
• Lower confidence in the significance of a
single vote
• Lower number of voters
• MisplacedValue.The perceived value of
constituents or voters is often focused on
the amount of money they do or are able
to donate.

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extravagantly or emotionally; talk
effusively:
[guhv] the political direction and
control exercised over the
actions of the members, citizens,
or inhabitants of communities,
societies, and states
THE SOLUTION

5. THE SOLUTION
• Unified technology platform for the public,
political representatives and governments
• Mobile & web app
• Finally a transformational solution that is smart,
personalized, politically engaging, transparent,
empowering, informative, connecting, revealing and
yes, even fun!

6. THE SOLUTION
• Audience—ProspectiveVoters (18+),
Political Representatives and
Governments
• Objective—Improve political
representation through a smarter
engagement experience

7. FEATURE
“75% of consumers are
more likely to buy from a
retailer that recognizes
them by name,
recommends options based
on past purchases, or
knows their purchase
history”
https://www.accenture.com/us-en/interactive-index
IT’S OK TO TAKE IT PERSONAL
• Uses personal interest tags (e.g.
education, environment, budget, etc.) to
weed through the broad scope of
government business
• Set alerts for the activities of your
government business, representative
positions, public opinion, your
constituents and news
• Set “Favorites” to follow select
government business, representative
activities and political action groups

8. FEATURE
“5% say the federal
government shares data
they collect with the public
very effectively, with
another 39% saying the
federal government does
this somewhat effectively.”
http://www.pewinternet.org/2015/04/21/open-government-data/
TRANSPARENCY IS IN THE NUMBERS
Powerful analytics platform available to
both representatives and the public:
• Representatives can analyze the current
and historical actions and opinions of
registered voters, likely voters,
financially contributing voters, non-
voters and more
• Public can analyze current & historical
actions, positions, financial campaigns of
representatives, government business

9. FEATURE
“53 percent of Americans
could identify their
representative's political
party”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2014/07/24/barely-half-of-americans-
know-the-political-party-of-their-representative/?utm_term=.87bb5bce6ead
NEVER GET OUT OF ALIGNMENT
AGAIN
• KnowYour Reps: Comprehensive
list of all your relevant government
representatives--Federal, State, Local
• Where do they stand now and
historically:
• What position
• What do they say on publicly
(social media, news feeds)

10. FEATURE
[2012 USA Today Poll]
“59 percent of non-voters
said they were frustrated by
the fact that “nothing ever
gets done” in government.”
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/politics/story/2012-08-15/non-voters-obama-
romney/57055184/1
DON”T JUST RAISEYOUR HAND—
BE HEARD & BUILD CONSENSUS
• Vote on current legislation
• Comment on current, pending and
historical legislation at both the bill
level and the bill line# level
• Share your voice (votes & direct
messages) with your representatives
and with your constituents

11. FEATURE “As voters we feel no one is
listening because politicians,
too, face less and less
competition. Over 85 percent
of congressional districts are
considered “safe” for their
incumbents in the upcoming
2016 election; only 3 percent
are toss-ups.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-reich/why-so-many-americans-fee_b_7150874.html
GUSH GROUPS
• Build, administrate, collaborate,
interact among like-minded people
in virtual political action groups
(Gush Groups) to increase your
voice and influence

12. FEATURE
“Some very rough
estimates suggest it takes
$40 on average to get a
person to vote using
traditional methods like
canvassing.”
–Harvard political scientist and government professor Stephen
Ansolabehere
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/03/31/whats-your-campaign-donation-really-worth.html
CONTRIBUTE THE OLD
FASHIONED WAY
• Enables constituents to transact
donations to political campaigns and
parties
• Enables representatives to solicit
contributions

13. POLITICAL REPRESENTATIVES
• RetainVoters.When votes of politicians are more
aligned with their constituency, they are more likely
to retain loyalty from voters and increase likelihood
for future votes.
• Smarter Constituents.They are better educated
about the details of government business.
• More Meaningful Opinion.When constituents are
better informed about political business they can
form better opinions.Those opinions can carry more
weight with political representatives when casting
votes on political business.
• Increase the Influence & Power of Voters.
Like-minded constituency can rally in greater
numbers behind more government business.
• Smarter Political Representatives.They are
better educated about the position of
constituents relative to government business.
• Increased Accountability on Politicians.
With more transparency, constituents can hold
their politicians to a higher accountability.
CONSTITUENTS & VOTERS
UNIQUE BENEFITS

14. THE MUTUAL BENEFITS “Only about 65% of
the U.S. voting-age
population was
registered in 2012,
compared with 91%
in Canada and the
UK, 96% in Sweden
and nearly 99% in
Japan.”
Source: http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/08/02/u-s-voter-turnout-trails-most-
developed-countries/
• Increase # of Voters.When constituents have
more engagement, they can increase the likelihood of
voting.
• IncreaseTransparency. Increase awareness of
what government business is being conducted and
the position/stance of both politicians and
constituents on each business item.
• Smarter Engagement. Both parties are better
educated about the details and the stance/position of
others relative to government business.

15. THE MUTUAL BENEFITS (CONT.) “Overall satisfaction
with the choice of
candidates is at its
lowest point in two
decades.
“Fewer than half of
registered voters in
both parties – 43% of
Democrats and 40% of
Republicans – say they
are satisfied with their
choices for president.”
http://www.people-press.org/2016/07/07/2016-campaign-strong-interest-widespread-dissatisfaction/
• Increased Satisfaction.
• More Representation.Voters are more satisfied to have
more influence with their representatives, regardless of
whether every one of their opinions are represented
by the vote of their political representatives.
• More Confidence. Political representatives are more
satisfied to rely on the public opinion when casting
votes.
• ShortenTime to Pass Legislation. If there is
more transparency, it can be easier to make
decisions.
• More Compromise.With better educated
constituents and political representatives they can be
more sympathetic to alternate views and be more
willing to compromise or bend on government
business.

16. THE PROTOTYPE
some (not all) screenshots and specific examples of how the
app would be utilized

17. MENU
easily setup your own
profile to enable you
to automatically
establish your relevant
representatives and
government business
DEVICE
mobile phone
DRAWER MENU
select icon to open
sliding drawer menu
MY OPTIONS
easily locate and
move between
application functions

18. MY REP LIST
Easily identify the
representatives
relevant to you at
each geographic
level
DEVICE
mobile phone
GEO MENU
menu of reps at each level
SWIPE
swipe to move between
geo menu options
MY REPS
quick list of reps at each
level with party colors,
personal picture and next
election date

19. DETAILS
personal and
professional
information
SWIPE
swipe to move
between geo
menu options
MY REP PROFILE
understand who
your reps are and
the government
business related to
each of them
ENGAGE
identify legislation
and political
events related to
this particular
representative
communicate and
interact with your
rep via direct
messages and on
social media
GEO MENU
menu of reps at
each level
DEVICE
mobile phone

20. ENGAGE
identify legislation
and events related
to this particular
representative
communicate and
interact with your
rep via direct
messages and on
social media
BACKGROUND
learn personal
and professional
profile
information of
each
representative
GEOGRAPHY
menu to list of
reps at each level
MY REP PROFILE
understand who
your reps are and
the government
business related to
each of them
DEVICE
tablet

21. BILL LIST
increase your awareness
of government business
taking place and its own
pulse (activity)
happening in and
around that
government business
DEVICE
mobile phone
PULSE
see the activity of
this bill: the amount
of views, comments,
likes, shares, and
dislikes
GEO MENU
menu of reps at
each level
BILL LIST
reference all bills
by their exact bill
number,
description
REP SELECTION
a bill list will be
shown based on the
representative
selection
(one, some or all of
my reps)
SWIPE
swipe to move between
menu options for this bill

22. BILL SUMMARY
inform viewers of
the important
information of your
selected bill that is
consolidated into
one place
DEVICE
mobile phone
SWIPE
swipe to move between
menu options for this bill
MENU OPTION
Bill Summary—description
of relevant reps, persons
and dates pertaining to
each bill
BILL STATUS
see the history and
current status of this bill
as it moves through the
legislation process
SUMMARY
description of relevant
reps, persons and dates
pertaining to each bill

23. ANALYTICS
vertical scroll for
complete analytics
SELECTION LIST
(per your profile)
United States
My State
My County
My Zip
My Local
MENU OPTION
Pulse
INTERACTIVE
touch, zoom in/out
REFRESH
pull down for
updated content
BILL PULSE
discover and engage
with the instantaneous
activity happening
around your selected
bill and the impact that
this bill is having on
constituents in different
geographies
DEVICE
mobile phone
SWIPE
swipe to move between
menu options for this bill

24. BILL POSITIONS
increase transparency
between
representatives and
constituents by
declaring your own
position on this bill
while seeing the
position of each of
your own reps
DEVICE
mobile phone
MENU OPTION
Positions
REPS POSITIONS
your reps can declare
their own position and
comments on each bill
MY OWN POSITION
declare your own
position and comments
on this bill
SWIPE
swipe to move between
menu options for this bill

25. BILL VIEW &
COMMENT
engage with
legislation and
communicate your
position and
opinion to your
constituents and
representatives—
even at the bill
line# level
DEVICE
tablet
MENU OPTION
View &
Comment
LINE PULSE
see the activity
(comments,
likes, dislikes)
relevant to
each line
BILL TEXT
numbered line
by line bill text
SELECTION
highlight and see
all the activity
relevant to this
specific line of the
bill
SWIPE
swipe to move between
menu options for this bill

26. MENU OPTION
View & Comment
SWIPE
swipe to move between
this bill’s menu options
LINE PULSE
see the activity
relevant to each line
BILL TEXT
numbered line by line
SELECTION
highlight and see all
the activity relevant
to this specific line
of the bill
COMMENT
participate in discussion
relevant to each bill line
BILL VIEW &
COMMENT
engage with
legislation and
communicate your
position and
opinion to your
constituents and
representatives—
even at the bill
line# level
DEVICE
mobile phone

27. BILL MEDIA
experience your
selected bill being
discussed in
legislative sessions
through video and
audio clips
DEVICE
mobile phone
SWIPE
swipe to move between this
bill’s menu options
MENU OPTION
Bill Media
WATCH
click to watch video or
listen to audio on
specific bill
RESPOND
comment or like on
this bill video or audio
SHARE
click to share media

28. BILL NEWS
experience the
impact that this bill
is having in the
public by engaging
with news briefs
about this specific
bill
DEVICE
desktop
MENU OPTION
Bill News
STAY
INFORMED
click to pop up
the full news
article
STAY CURRENT
always see the
most recent
news articles;
time since
being posted

29. BILL NEWS
experience the
impact that this bill
is having in the
public by engaging
with news briefs
about this specific
bill
DEVICE
mobile phone
STAY INFORMED
click to pop up the
full news article
STAY CURRENT
always see the most
recent news articles;
time since being
posted
MENU OPTION
Bill News
SWIPE
swipe to move between this
bill’s menu options

30. SHARE
invite others to
engage with this bill
by sharing across all
your own personal
communication
channels
DEVICE
mobile phone
MENU OPTION
share
MEDIA CHANNELS
share this bill through
connected accounts in
your profile and across
other device accounts
SWIPE
swipe to move between this
bill’s menu options

31. LEGISLATION CALENDAR
know when relevant
political and legislative
events, per your profile, are
taking place
DEVICE
mobile phone
DATE
when this event
is being held
EVENT
per your profile,
select for more
information about
this legislation event
CALENDAR
icon to add
event to your
personal
calendar
LOCATION
icon to locate
where this event
is held on a map

32. SETTINGS
select what
and where you
want to be
notified by
push alerts
DEVICE
desktop
SETTINGS
STAY NOTIFIED
select alerts you
want to be updated
on per reps, bills
and news
GET CONNECTED
link with your social
media accounts

33. CONTACT US
• GROUP MEMBERS (1)
• Chase A. Moore—Senior, Class of 2017, Riverton High
School, Riverton UT
• CONTACT
• Personal—cmoore9910@gmail.com
• School—moorecha003@my.jordandistrict.org
• Mobile—385-499-1306
• OTHER
• Domain—govgush.com
• Kickstarter Account—TBD