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[guhv-guhsh] smarter political engagement and representation

POLITICAL REPRESENTATIVES

• Time. Don’t have time to engage personally with all of their constituents

• Resources. Don’t have the necessary staff to handle business so they can interact effectively with their constituents on broad scale

• Low Awareness. Not aware of every voter’s opinion or stance

• Not Well-Informed Decisions. Because of lack of awareness of entire constituency, votes and decisions are not well-informed decisions.

• Time. Don’t have time to weed through all the government business (bills, proposals, bonds, etc.) to engage appropriately with the government business that means the most

• Resources. Don’t have right tools to to interact effectively with both their representatives and other constituents on broad scale

• Low Awareness. Not aware of every representative’s actions, votes and even other voter opinions or positions

• Influence. Don’t have an effective or efficient way of interacting with their politicians and with other constituents in order to gain political weight (influence) on government business.

CONSTITUENTS & VOTERS

THE UNIQUE POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT & REPRESENTATION PROBLEMS

THE MUTUAL ENGAGEMENT & REPRESENTATION PROBLEM “According to the

United States Election Project, an average of 59.7 percent of eligible voters cast their ballots in 2016 [presidential election].” Source: http://www.dailydot.com/layer8/voter-turnout-2016/

• Negative public perception of politicians

• Low transparency between public and government

• Lower satisfaction of political process

• Lower confidence in the significance of a single vote

• Lower number of voters

• Misplaced Value. The perceived value of constituents or voters is often focused on the amount of money they do or are able to donate.

[guhv-guhsh] smarter political engagement and representation

[guhsh] to express oneself extravagantly or emotionally; talk effusively:

[guhv] the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and states

THE SOLUTION

THE SOLUTION

• Unified technology platform for the public, political representatives and governments

• Mobile & web app

• Finally a transformational solution that is smart, personalized, politically engaging, transparent, empowering, informative, connecting, revealing and yes, even fun!

THE SOLUTION

• Audience—Prospective Voters (18+), Political Representatives and Governments

• Objective—Improve political representation through a smarter engagement experience

FEATURE “75% of consumers are more likely to buy from a retailer that recognizes

them by name, recommends options based

on past purchases, or knows their purchase

history”

https://www.accenture.com/us-en/interactive-index

IT’S OK TO TAKE IT PERSONAL

• Uses personal interest tags (e.g. education, environment, budget, etc.) to weed through the broad scope of government business

• Set alerts for the activities of your government business, representative positions, public opinion, your constituents and news

• Set “Favorites” to follow select government business, representative activities and political action groups

FEATURE“5% say the federal

government shares data they collect with the public

very effectively, with another 39% saying the

federal government does this somewhat effectively.”

http://www.pewinternet.org/2015/04/21/open-government-data/

TRANSPARENCY IS IN THE NUMBERS

Powerful analytics platform available to both representatives and the public:

• Representatives can analyze the current and historical actions and opinions of registered voters, likely voters, financially contributing voters, non-voters and more

• Public can analyze current & historical actions, positions, financial campaigns of representatives, government business

FEATURE

“53 percent of Americans could identify their

representative's political party”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2014/07/24/barely-half-of-americans-know-the-political-party-of-their-representative/?utm_term=.87bb5bce6ead

NEVER GET OUT OF ALIGNMENT AGAIN

• Know Your Reps: Comprehensive list of all your relevant government representatives--Federal, State, Local

• Where do they stand now and historically:

• What position

• What do they say on publicly (social media, news feeds)

FEATURE

[2012 USA Today Poll]

“59 percent of non-voters said they were frustrated by the fact that “nothing ever gets done” in government.”

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/politics/story/2012-08-15/non-voters-obama-romney/57055184/1

DON”T JUST RAISE YOUR HAND—BE HEARD & BUILD CONSENSUS

• Vote on current legislation

• Comment on current, pending and historical legislation at both the bill level and the bill line# level

• Share your voice (votes & direct messages) with your representatives and with your constituents

FEATURE “As voters we feel no one is listening because politicians,

too, face less and less competition. Over 85 percent of congressional districts are considered “safe” for their

incumbents in the upcoming 2016 election; only 3 percent

are toss-ups.”

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-reich/why-so-many-americans-fee_b_7150874.html

GUSH GROUPS

• Build, administrate, collaborate, interact among like-minded people in virtual political action groups (Gush Groups) to increase your voice and influence

FEATURE“Some very rough

estimates suggest it takes $40 on average to get a

person to vote using traditional methods like

canvassing.” –Harvard political scientist and government professor Stephen

Ansolabehere

http://www.cnbc.com/2016/03/31/whats-your-campaign-donation-really-worth.html

CONTRIBUTE THE OLD FASHIONED WAY

• Enables constituents to transact donations to political campaigns and parties

• Enables representatives to solicit contributions

POLITICAL REPRESENTATIVES

• Retain Voters. When votes of politicians are more aligned with their constituency, they are more likely to retain loyalty from voters and increase likelihood for future votes.

• Smarter Constituents. They are better educated about the details of government business.

• More Meaningful Opinion. When constituents are better informed about political business they can form better opinions. Those opinions can carry more weight with political representatives when casting votes on political business.

• Increase the Influence & Power of Voters. Like-minded constituency can rally in greater numbers behind more government business.

• Smarter Political Representatives. They are better educated about the position of constituents relative to government business.

• Increased Accountability on Politicians. With more transparency, constituents can hold their politicians to a higher accountability.

CONSTITUENTS & VOTERS

UNIQUE BENEFITS

THE MUTUAL BENEFITS “Only about 65% of the U.S. voting-age

population was registered in 2012,

compared with 91% in Canada and the UK, 96% in Sweden and nearly 99% in

Japan.” Source: http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/08/02/u-s-voter-turnout-trails-most-

developed-countries/

• Increase # of Voters. When constituents have more engagement, they can increase the likelihood of voting.

• Increase Transparency. Increase awareness of what government business is being conducted and the position/stance of both politicians and constituents on each business item.

• Smarter Engagement. Both parties are better educated about the details and the stance/position of others relative to government business.

THE MUTUAL BENEFITS (CONT.) “Overall satisfaction with the choice of candidates is at its lowest point in two

decades.“Fewer than half of registered voters in

both parties – 43% of Democrats and 40% of Republicans – say they are satisfied with their choices for president.”

http://www.people-press.org/2016/07/07/2016-campaign-strong-interest-widespread-dissatisfaction/

• Increased Satisfaction.

• More Representation. Voters are more satisfied to have more influence with their representatives, regardless of whether every one of their opinions are represented by the vote of their political representatives.

• More Confidence. Political representatives are more satisfied to rely on the public opinion when casting votes.

• Shorten Time to Pass Legislation. If there is more transparency, it can be easier to make decisions.

• More Compromise. With better educated constituents and political representatives they can be more sympathetic to alternate views and be more willing to compromise or bend on government business.

THE PROTOTYPE

some (not all) screenshots and specific examples of how the app would be utilized

MENU

easily setup your own profile to enable you to automatically establish your relevant representatives and government business

DEVICE

mobile phone

DRAWER MENU

select icon to open sliding drawer menu

MY OPTIONS

easily locate and move between

application functions

MY REP LIST

Easily identify the representatives relevant to you at each geographic level

DEVICE

mobile phone

GEO MENU

menu of reps at each level

SWIPE

swipe to move between geo menu options

MY REPS

quick list of reps at each level with party colors,

personal picture and next election date

DETAILS

personal and professionalinformation

SWIPE

swipe to move between geo menu options

MY REP PROFILE

understand who your reps are and the government business related to each of them

ENGAGE

identify legislation and political

events related to this particular

representative

communicate and interact with your

rep via direct messages and on

social media

GEO MENU


DEVICE

mobile phone

ENGAGE

identify legislation and events related

to this particular representative

communicate and interact with your

rep via direct messages and on

social media

BACKGROUND

learn personal and professional profile information of each representative

GEOGRAPHY

menu to list of reps at each level

MY REP PROFILE

understand who your reps are and the government business related to each of them

DEVICE

tablet

BILL LIST

increase your awareness of government business taking place and its own pulse (activity) happening in and around that government business

DEVICE

mobile phone

PULSE

see the activity of this bill: the amount of views, comments, likes, shares, and dislikes

GEO MENU


BILL LIST

reference all bills by their exact bill

number, description

REP SELECTION

a bill list will be shown based on the representative selection

(one, some or all of my reps)

SWIPE

swipe to move between menu options for this bill

BILL SUMMARY

inform viewers of the important information of your selected bill that is consolidated into one place

DEVICE

mobile phone

SWIPE


MENU OPTION

Bill Summary—description of relevant reps, persons and dates pertaining to

each bill

BILL STATUS

see the history and current status of this bill as it moves through the legislation process

SUMMARY

description of relevant reps, persons and dates

pertaining to each bill

ANALYTICS

vertical scroll for complete analytics

SELECTION LIST

(per your profile)United StatesMy StateMy CountyMy ZipMy Local

MENU OPTION

Pulse

INTERACTIVE

touch, zoom in/out

REFRESH

pull down for updated content

BILL PULSE

discover and engage with the instantaneous activity happening around your selected bill and the impact that this bill is having on constituents in different geographies

DEVICE

mobile phone

SWIPE


BILL POSITIONS

increase transparency between representatives and constituents by declaring your own position on this bill while seeing the position of each of your own reps

DEVICE

mobile phone

MENU OPTION

Positions

REPS POSITIONS

your reps can declare their own position and comments on each bill

MY OWN POSITION

declare your own position and comments on this bill

SWIPE


BILL VIEW & COMMENT

engage with legislation and communicate your position and opinion to your constituents and representatives—even at the bill line# level

DEVICE

tablet

MENU OPTION

View & Comment

LINE PULSE

see the activity (comments, likes, dislikes) relevant to each line

BILL TEXT

numbered line by line bill text

SELECTION

highlight and see all the activity

relevant to this specific line of the

bill

SWIPE


MENU OPTION

View & Comment

SWIPE

swipe to move between this bill’s menu options

LINE PULSE

see the activity relevant to each line

BILL TEXT

numbered line by line

SELECTION

highlight and see all the activity relevant to this specific line of the bill

COMMENT

participate in discussion relevant to each bill line

BILL VIEW & COMMENT

engage with legislation and communicate your position and opinion to your constituents and representatives—even at the bill line# level

DEVICE

mobile phone

BILL MEDIA

experience your selected bill being discussed in legislative sessions through video and audio clips

DEVICE

mobile phone

SWIPE


MENU OPTION

Bill Media

WATCH

click to watch video or listen to audio on

specific bill

RESPOND

comment or like on this bill video or audio

SHARE

click to share media

BILL NEWS

experience the impact that this bill is having in the public by engaging with news briefs about this specific bill

DEVICE

desktop

MENU OPTION

Bill News

STAY INFORMED

click to pop up the full news

article

STAY CURRENT

always see the most recent

news articles; time since

being posted

BILL NEWS

experience the impact that this bill is having in the public by engaging with news briefs about this specific bill

DEVICE

mobile phone

STAY INFORMED

click to pop up the full news article

STAY CURRENT

always see the most recent news articles; time since being posted

MENU OPTION

Bill News

SWIPE


SHARE

invite others to engage with this bill by sharing across all your own personal communication channels

DEVICE

mobile phone

MENU OPTION

share

MEDIA CHANNELS

share this bill through connected accounts in your profile and across other device accounts

SWIPE


LEGISLATION CALENDAR

know when relevant political and legislative events, per your profile, are taking place

DEVICE

mobile phone

DATE

when this event is being held

EVENT

per your profile, select for more information about this legislation event

CALENDAR

icon to add event to your personal calendar

LOCATION

icon to locate where this event is held on a map

SETTINGS

select what and where you want to be notified by push alerts

DEVICE

desktop

SETTINGS

STAY NOTIFIED

select alerts you want to be updated

on per reps, bills and news

GET CONNECTED

link with your social media accounts

CONTACT US

• GROUP MEMBERS (1)

• Chase A. Moore—Senior, Class of 2017, Riverton High School, Riverton UT

• CONTACT• Personal—[email protected]

• School—[email protected]

• Mobile—385-499-1306

• OTHER• Domain—govgush.com

• Kickstarter Account—TBD

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