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POLL PAL

Andrew Nguyen, Albert Castillo, Sohail Chutani

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Never miss another city council or ballot vote again — see your next local election in seconds.

UWB HACKS: Government Track

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PROBLEM

  • People don’t vote in their local elections when there is no presidential election going on!
  • Turnout in King County was 37% In 2023 but 80% in 2024.
  • Local election info is hard to find

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CURRENT WAYS TO FIND LOCAL ELECTIONS

  • Need to scroll and try to the next election
  • Need to look through calendar
  • What Link Would You Click?

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OUR SOLUTION

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OUR SOLUTION

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TECH STACK & DEMO

  • How We Built Poll Pal:
    • Frontend: HTML, CSS, JavaScript
    • Backend: Express.js
    • APIs: Google Civic, Google Places
    • Infrastructure: AWS EC2

https://tinyurl.com/pollpal

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QUESTIONS?