7 Startups That Could Bring Election Day Into the 21st Century
Summary
Startups and innovators of many stripes are providing myriad Election Day solutions to consumers and businesses, in categories like fundraising, voting logistics, and the political system itself. Heres founder Elsa Sze giving a short talk about her path to launching the company: To solve the problem of low voter turnout, IDEO, as we noted above, is focusing on the ballot box. "Type in your ZIP code and it promises instant information on every candidate on the ballot in the area, including voting records, endorsing organizations and news articles. This startup, backed by Googles Eric Schmidt, is providing an overall tech infrastructure for Clintons campaign, including building a "digital engagement platform," according to a report in Politico. More specifically, Tim Fernholz and Adam Pasick report in Quartz that the Groundwork is one of the Clinton campaigns biggest vendors, billing it for more than $177,000 in the second quarter of 2015, according to federal filings.
