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Debra Cleaver
@debra_cleaver · Founder, Vote.org
A bit more on me and why I'm working on this. I've been working at the intersection of technology and democracy in some form or another since 2004. My last project -- longdistancevoter.org -- worked to increase turnout by making it easier to vote by absentee ballot. When we started in 2008 only 8% of Americans were voting by mail. In 2014, that number had … See more
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Kat Manalac
@katmanalac · Partner, Y Combinator
Vote.org is a non-profit that wants to get the US to 100% voter turnout. They're building tech that removes barriers to voting. On Vote.org, you can register to vote, check your voter registration status, or get an absentee ballot. And they're in the S16 batch of YC!
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Debra Cleaver
@debra_cleaver · Founder, Vote.org
ben, hey, we built a voter registration tool, a tool that helps you get your absentee ballot, and another that helps you check your registration status. later on this year we'll be adding SMS and email election reminders and a polling place locator. the tech itself is pretty straight-forward: we're a rails shop that looks to apply established technologies i… See more
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Debra Cleaver
@debra_cleaver · Founder, Vote.org
A bit more on me and why I'm working on this. I've been working at the intersection of technology and democracy in some form or another since 2004. My last project -- longdistancevoter.org -- worked to increase turnout by making it easier to vote by absentee ballot. When we started in 2008 only 8% of Americans were voting by mail. In 2014, that number had … See more
Ben Tossell
@bentossell · Community Lead, Product Hunt
What cool tech are you building to help get people to vote?
I thought that the Register To Vote app was absolute 🔥 for getting people, especially younger people, registered in 30 seconds.
Maxence Lerigner
@lerigner · Co-Founder & CTO of BulldozAIR
Great idea! I would see that working perfectly in other countries too. For example, in France, young adults don't always know how to register for the first time. Also many of them have to go back to their parents city to vote because they didn't re-registered when they moved out.