Sometimes the benefits of voting aren’t obvious. For Black voters in Georgia they are, courtesy a NAACP Atlanta StoryMap that shows how they gain from the American Rescue Plan. And what they stand to lose as the Republican legislature has just passed bills to make it harder for communities of color to vote. People are …
This mobile app can be used from a phone, laptop or tablet computer to look up the phone number of a County Election official.
You’re about to vote early. Where’s the closest location in your county? When is it open? How do you get there? Vote Georgia makes it easy for Georgia voters to find their closest early voting or absentee ballot drop box location. The free app also provides directions and working hours for each location. Keep it …
Voter suppression has evolved. The systems used to track and respond to it need to keep pace. How can voters be empowered to report incidents of voter suppression easily? How can the incidents reported be screened and escalated quickly? How can the data collected be shared as a community resource to reduce future voter suppression? …
Music concerts have moved online. Savvy political organizers are teaming with local artists to organize regional get out the vote events with BigStage and video streaming platforms like YouTube, Facebook Live and Twitch.
Voters need information fast in a form that’s easily used. Phone based apps work well, but often take a lot of time and money to create. How does a small group with limited funds and tech expertise quickly create a map based app for their project? This blog explains how ROV volunteers created a mobile …
The lack of connectivity disenfranchises rural voters by making it harder for them to learn about candidates, register to vote, find details on voting locations and request rides to the polls.
Map of Georgia early voting locations This map is designed with information collected by Reclaim Our Vote and created with ArcGIS. It is freely available at: https://arcg.is/1aniyK It can be embedded in websites with this line of code: < iframe width=”300″ height=”200″ frameborder=”0″ scrolling=”no” allowfullscreen src=”https://arcg.is/1aniyK”> DeepakDemLabs
How to map voter turnout and votes cast by Georgia county to hone your get-out-the-vote efforts.
Which counties have the most unregistered voters? How does a county’s racial composition impact how many residents get to vote? Where should organizers focus to increase voter registration and turnout? Savvy organizers create maps with U.S. Census, voting data and county specific information to decide where to focus their voter mobilization efforts. What is the …
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