Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

The goal of the project is to engage citizens in the voting process by providing good, unbiased information on which to base their decisions.

Project Message

“It’s important to make an informed decision in the voting booth. Smart Voter provides voters with both sides of an issue before they cast their vote.”
- Trudell Een, Project Director

Who is Running This Project

Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in United States and can also be found under Democracy and Governance.

For more information about United States, read the Human Development Report on United States or the Wikipedia entry for United States.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on March 14, 2007.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on June 29, 2004.

Latest Update from the Field

Smart Voter Expansion

By Trudell Een - Project Director, March 14, 2007 05:37 PM

Web site Statistics
The number of page views for November general elections 2007 was over 7,000,000; Web sites that linked to Smart Voter were 6,000. There were 5,000 candidates listed, and nearly 400 ballot measures. Participating states included California, New York and Ohio.

New York
The LWV’s in Westchester County are setting up for municipal elections on March 20, 2007. This will mark the 70th election serviced by Smart Voter since its inception in 1996. This year alone, Smart Voter will cover an estimated 500 contests with over 2,000 candidates -- all local elections where candidates struggle to get known and voters are frustrated for lack of reliable information.

Expansion
In January 2007, Trudell Een, Project Director, visited with LWV’s in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Cincinnati Areas. Presentations featured project awards, successful partnerships, Web site coverage on college, community, media and individual Web sites such as MySpace; special features, cost, fundraising sources and sample applications; responsibilities and opportunities.

The LWV’s (3) of Delaware County in southeastern PA (Philadelphia area) are setting up on Smart Voter to support voter information for school board and state judicial elections on May 15, 2007. The LWV of the Greater Pittsburgh area is seeking funding for November 2007 and 2008 elections.

Unsolicited Feedback from November 2006
"EXCELLENT WEBSITE!!! This project should definitely be expanded to everyone in New York State!!!"
"Smartvoter.org is an excellent site! The content is incredibly informative and well researched. The site is easy to navigate and a good source for unbiased facts. Thank you!"
"I'm a first-time voter, and your site really helps me make confident decisions."
"The layout is very nice, easy to navigate, and provides great information. This is an excellent site."
Blogs
This persuasive blog on the importance of voting refers people to Smart Voter. It was posted by Abe Munder, The Wheeled Wonder at:
http://thewheeledwonder.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!791265F99351879D!1138.entry


Links:

• Smart Voter local elections
• About Smart Voter
• What Users Say

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