Smart Voter Expansion

Trudell Een — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 23:00:45 GMT

Web site Statistics
The number of page views for November general elections 2007 was over 7,000,000; Web sites that linked to Smart Voter were 6,000. There were 5,000 candidates listed, and nearly 400 ballot measures. Participating states included California, New York and Ohio.

New York
The LWV’s in Westchester County are setting up for municipal elections on March 20, 2007. This will mark the 70th election serviced by Smart Voter since its inception in 1996. This year alone, Smart Voter will cover an estimated 500 contests with over 2,000 candidates -- all local elections where candidates struggle to get known and voters are frustrated for lack of reliable information.

Expansion
In January 2007, Trudell Een, Project Director, visited with LWV’s in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Cincinnati Areas. Presentations featured project awards, successful partnerships, Web site coverage on college, community, media and individual Web sites such as MySpace; special features, cost, fundraising sources and sample applications; responsibilities and opportunities.

The LWV’s (3) of Delaware County in southeastern PA (Philadelphia area) are setting up on Smart Voter to support voter information for school board and state judicial elections on May 15, 2007. The LWV of the Greater Pittsburgh area is seeking funding for November 2007 and 2008 elections.

Unsolicited Feedback from November 2006
"EXCELLENT WEBSITE!!! This project should definitely be expanded to everyone in New York State!!!"
"Smartvoter.org is an excellent site! The content is incredibly informative and well researched. The site is easy to navigate and a good source for unbiased facts. Thank you!"
"I'm a first-time voter, and your site really helps me make confident decisions."
"The layout is very nice, easy to navigate, and provides great information. This is an excellent site."
Blogs
This persuasive blog on the importance of voting refers people to Smart Voter. It was posted by Abe Munder, The Wheeled Wonder at:
http://thewheeledwonder.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!791265F99351879D!1138.entry

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Smart Voter Expansion