Politics

Online Candidate Online Candidate- Tools for building and developing a customized dynamic website for political or issue campaign. casey.com casey.com- Internet consulting for Democratic candidates, PACs, and officeholders. MikePereira.com MikePereira.com- Links to political consulting, website design services, a news and views opinion section, and photos. Complete Campaigns Complete Campaigns- Web-based software for political campaigns. Provides a unified system for fundraising, accounting, volunteer coordination and reporting. Also offers tools for … Strategic Internet Campaign Management, Inc. Strategic Internet Campaign Management, Inc.- Helps nonprofit organizations, corporations and political candidates fundraise on the Internet. Capitol Web Design Capitol Web Design- Offers web design, web hosting, Internet strategy and site promotion. Specializes in candidates and political organizations. Votenet Votenet- Internet advocacy tools and campaign solutions including Capweb, Voter Registration, Online Fundraising, Policy Voice, FEC Info Pro and PAC Tracker. Mandate Media Mandate Media- Internet consultant providing services to progressive political candidates and causes. Aaron Myers Aaron Myers- Web design and strategy for Democrats creating sites, banners and animations. Donald Lewin Nelson Donald Lewin Nelson- A Lakewood California Internet strategist, web site designer, and search engine optimizer specializing in political campaigns, advocacy advertising, public af… Widget Inc. Widget Inc.- Web design and maintenance for grassroots political sites. Civic Mind Media, Inc. Civic Mind Media, Inc.- Provides eGovernment and eBusiness consulting and web design services to leading government agencies, political candidates and companies. Prater Raines Ltd Prater Raines Ltd- Develops websites for campaigning and political organisations in the UK, especially Liberal Democrat local party and parliamentarian websites. Ballotpoint.com Ballotpoint.com- Offers an integrated Voice and Web based voting solution for member based organizations. The ElectionTRUST The ElectionTRUST- Election management provider for associations, credit unions, trade unions, cooperatives and corporations. evote.ca evote.ca- Canadian company which runs elections acting both as election officer and as a technology provider The Voting Group The Voting Group- Nonpartisan, customized turnkey systems for labor unions, private organizations and associations. Integrity Voting Systems Integrity Voting Systems- Election management products and services for public and private elections Safevote Safevote- makes software for stand-alone electronic voting machines. Microvote General Microvote General- Electronic voting panels and standard voting machines Fidlar Doubleday Fidlar Doubleday- Touch screen voting products Election Systems & Software Election Systems & Software- Solutions for electronic primary, general and presidential voting for local, state and national election authorities worldwide. UniLect Corporation UniLect Corporation- Makers of the Patriot vote-counting system. Based out of Dublin, CA. Reply Wireless Group Response/Voting Systems Reply Wireless Group Response/Voting Systems- Wireless (radio frequency) voting device commonly used in interactive meeting, delegate voting, and focus group applications. Stock a… Federal Election Commission's Computerized Voting System List Federal Election Commission's Computerized Voting System List- Known Vendors of computerized vote tabulation systems compiled by the Federal Election Commission TrueBallot, Inc. TrueBallot, Inc.- Designs and runs elections and referenda for organized labor and associations, both on and off site. Scytl Scytl- Secure electronic voting systems, formed in 2001 as a spin-off from a leading research group at the Autonomous University of Barcelona that had pioneered the research of se… Condorcet Internet Voting Service Condorcet Internet Voting Service- a free internet voting service for conducting online elections. Seattle Weekly - Point, click, vote? Seattle Weekly - Point, click, vote?- Article by Angela Gunn. You may be ready to vote online, but the Net's not ready for you. CNET.com News - Unisys enrolls Microsoft, Dell to build better ballots CNET.com News - Unisys enrolls Microsoft, Dell to build better ballots- Article describing Unisys partnership with Microsoft and Dell to create better voting systems. Open Source Digital Voting (OSDV) Foundation Open Source Digital Voting (OSDV) Foundation- a non-profit foundation focused on reinventing electronic/digital voting technology through community based development of technical … Voting Machines ProCon.org Voting Machines ProCon.org- Overview of electronic voting both pros and cons from over 200 experts. Biographies, laws, and relevant historical time lines also provided. eVote Web Page eVote Web Page- Voting software designed to be used in conjunction with the Majordomo electronic mailing list system. As of August 1998, a shareware version was available for Majo… USA Today: Updating voting machines could take a decade USA Today: Updating voting machines could take a decade- Discussion of the possible problems upgrading voting systems throughout the U.S. as demand might exceed supply. Includes c… Preference Ballot Tabulation Perl Script Preference Ballot Tabulation Perl Script- Dual Dropping method combines Schwartz Sequential Dropping with Tideman's Ranked Pairs. For both single and multi-candidate elections [Op… Crypto-Gram: Voting and Technology Crypto-Gram: Voting and Technology- Skeptical article about computerized voting by inventor of the Blowfish cryptography algorithm. Lots of good links to other articles. Black Box Voting Black Box Voting- nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the integrity of the electoral process. Internet Voting Technology Alliance - IVTA Internet Voting Technology Alliance - IVTA- alliance to work on the public development and open peer review of standards to be used in voting over the Internet. VoteFair Ranking VoteFair Ranking- Electronic voting system. Serendipity: Voting Machines Serendipity: Voting Machines- Links to several articles discussing whether voting machines are being used to rig elections. DemoChoice Polls DemoChoice Polls- PHP-based web software for polling and determining the winner of an Instant Runoff election. Licensed under GPL. IVS Associates IVS Associates- Provider of independent vote certifications for corporation shareholder meetings and professional association ballot tabulations and proxy fights Electronic Voting Electronic Voting- Voting expert Rebecca Mercuri's website, with papers on the subject, and many articles and websites regarding electronic voting. OASIS Election and Voter Services Technical Committee OASIS Election and Voter Services Technical Committee- Standardizing the exchange of election and voter services information using XML VoteEngine VoteEngine- Python-based project to produce software of interest to people conducting votes on the Internet, or to people who are interested in researching various electoral metho… Political Sim Political Sim- Free open-source software for voting and election games and simulations. Campus-Vote Campus-Vote- Hosted service for voting and surveys. Uses web-based administration pages to set-up and monitor elections, along with optional administrative services. Psychogeography and the dérive Psychogeography and the dérive- Taken from 'The most radical gesture: The Situationist International in a postmodern age' by Sadie Plant and published by Routledge. Turbulence Turbulence- Articles and interviews from the Tubulent Times and elsewhere, discussing psychogeography, occulture, magico-Marxism, and meme collision. Also provides a catalogue of … Turbulent Times - Psychogeography and Occulture Turbulent Times - Psychogeography and Occulture- Articles from and interviews with the London Psychogeographical Association, Autotoxicity, Parasol Post and the Manchester Area Ps…