| 摘要 |
Embodiments of system and method are described, the system and method providing election information to a plurality of voters in real time. In particular, the embodiments comprise an address entry page configured as a default start page, an address standardization application programming interface, a voter database, a jurisdictions database containing a list of political jurisdictions, an office database, a candidate database containing names of candidates, a candidate photo database, a measures database, an endorsed measures database, a measures logo database, a polling place database, a mapping application programming interface configured to create an online map and an online voter guide. The system aggregates names of the candidates, offices for which the candidates are running, photographs of the candidates, organizations' positions on ballot measures and the online map into the online voter guide so as to allow the voters to access personalized election information easily in a simple, secure and cost-effective manner. |
| 主权项 |
1. An online system for providing election information to a plurality of voters in real time, the system comprising:
an address entry page configured as a default start page, the address entry page being configured to display when the system is launched; an address standardization application programming interface configured to process an address entered by the at least one voter, the address entered being the address at which the at least one voter is registered to vote; a voter database containing the address data of the at least one voter and a corresponding precinct number; a jurisdictions database containing a list of political jurisdictions; an office database containing a list of offices for which there will be candidate elections; a candidate database containing names of the candidates endorsed by a political organization, the candidate database being further configured to include the offices for which the candidates are running; a candidate photo database containing photographs of the candidates endorsed by the political organization; a measures database containing the jurisdictions in which measures will be voted upon; an endorsed measures database containing the political organizations' recommended positions on the measures; a measures logo database containing logos of the measures; a polling place database containing a list of locations and addresses of polling places; a mapping application programming interface configured to create an online map; and an online voter guide configured to display personalized election information to the plurality of voters; whereby the system aggregates the names of the candidates, offices for which candidates are running, photographs of the candidates, the political organizations' positions on ballot measures and the online map into the online voter guide so as to allow the plurality of voters to access personalized election information easily in a simple, secure and cost-effective manner. |
