- Initiative
& Referendum Institute
- Most complete source of information on use of
initiatives and referenda to make policy in American
states.
- Public
Interest Group Network
- "The Public Interest Network is a group of people and
organizations working to address questions that our
society can't afford to ignore."
- eDemocracy
- "E-Democracy.org builds online public space in the
heart of real democracy and community. Our mission is to
harness the power of online tools to support
participation in public life, strengthen communities, and
build democracy."
- Rock
the Vote
- "Over the last two decades, Rock the Vote has
registered more young people to vote than any other
organization or campaign, and we intend to register and
turn out millions more in years to come &endash; and to
be the best-informed place online where young people can
find out what they need to know before casting a
ballot."
- Vote
Project Vote Smart
- Uses computer technology to help voters find
candidates who share their opinions.
- Move On
- "The MoveOn family of organizations is made up of a
couple of different pieces. MoveOn.org Civic Action, a
501(c)(4) nonprofit organization, formerly known just as
MoveOn.org, primarily focuses on education and advocacy
on important national issues. MoveOn.org Political
Action, a federal PAC, formerly known as MoveOn PAC,
mobilizes people across the country to fight important
battles in Congress and help elect candidates who reflect
our values." MoveOn backs liberal candidates and
causes.
- MeetUp
- Used heavily in campaigns during the 2000s to
organize political meetings.
- eGovernment
Experience
- "This section is dedicated to the analysis of success
and failure in the use of information and communication
technologies (ICTs) in governmental activities."
- Future
of E-Democracy
- A speech on the topic: A 50-Year Plan.
- iSolon
- iSolon.org is a policy institute committed to
exploring and advancing opportunities for democratic
reform brought about by new information
technologies. It focuses on the most
difficult areas of democratic reform--where elected
officials have a conflict of interest in bringing about
reforms that might reduce their own power.
- Public Strategies for
the Online World
- Steven Clift: "I coined the term "e-democracy" in
1994, or using current buzzwords … I work with the
use of social media for citizen engagement, public
participation, transparency, Government 2.0 and related
topics."
- Pew Internet
and American Life
- A decade of surveys on social networking sites.
- The
Center for Voting and Democracy
- "FairVote acts to transform our elections to achieve
secure access to participation for all, a full spectrum
of meaningful ballot choices and majority rule with fair
representation. As a catalyst for change, we build
support for innovative strategies to win a
constitutionally protected right to vote, universal voter
registration, a national popular vote for president,
instant runoff voting and proportional voting."
- Voter Information
Services
- "VIS is a non-partisan, non-profit organization. VIS
does not support or oppose any politician, advocacy
group, or issue. Our goal is to help interested citizens
learn about the effects of the federal laws enacted (or
not enacted) by the U.S. Congress on our everyday lives,
and the role of the individual members of Congress in the
legislative process."
- Select
Smart (for choosing candidates)
- This site focused on the 2016 presidential
election.
- IDEA:
Voter Turnout Data Hub
- "The International IDEA Voter Turnout Website
contains the most comprehensive global collection of
voter turnout statistics available. Regularly updated
voter turnout figures for national presidential and
parliamentary elections since 1945, as well as European
Parliament elections, are presented country by country
using both the number of registered voters and voting age
population (VAP) as indicators"
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