CivicActions

Evolve Strategies has developed a Web-based “widget� to collect and report election incidents that may require voter protection intervention.

VoterStory.org is an open-source utility that can be placed on any website to feed data into a central database, which in turn alerts voter protection groups each time a new incident is reported in their district.

Voters fill in an online form with the details of their incident. When the voter clicks "Share my story!" the system sends an e-mail to a registered voter protection organization for follow-up. At the same time, an e-mail confirmation is sent to the voter informing them that they may be contacted by one of these organizations.

Development of the VoterStory Widget was made possible through the support of Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Ford Foundation, and the Open Society Institute.