Electioneering : Final Project Checklist

• CONTENT | What questions need answering on Board of Elections websites?  I am brainstorming to gather as many questions as might be relevant to a voter.  As the project is focused on the voter as user, it creates a stricter guideline for questions to ask.

  • STATUS : Currently brainstorming.  Still perusing through websites that are well-done to collect questions.  Also, I want to keep in mind that it’s not just about answering the questions, but perhaps the WAY the questions are answered.  For instance, New Hampshire has available “How To Vote” videos available for download.  Currently, they are not in their most accessible presentation as one is required to fully download to their hard disk, but definitely the idea and resources are there.

• TECHNOLOGY | I have begun my introduction into setting up my own wiki for this project.  I agree that utilizing the web community to populate the project with content is a good idea.

  • STATUS : I have downloaded WackoWiki software to begin setting up the project.  This is my first experience with setting up a wiki, so there is a learning curve, but luckily I am taking Intro to DB, so at least it’s not quite as foreign as it could be.  Worst case is that I simply begin collecting the information on my own and posting it in table form.  I think that more interesting results will stem from this being a group project, though.  We shall see… we shall see…

• OUTREACH | Once running, by what method should I do outreach to ask for help?  Should I target organizations like the League of Women Voters?  Or perhaps there are forums where I am able to post the project?

  • STATUS : Keeping this in the back of my mind, but not quite ready to ask for help just yet.