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Welcome to BallotNav!

BallotNav is a navigation tool created by Hack for LA that aims to prevent election disenfranchisement by providing reliable and up-to-date information on ballot drop-off locations, directions, times of operation, and election official contact information.

BallotNav was started in the summer of 2020 as a safe and reliable solution to the barriers voters were facing during the 2020 presidential election, such as a global pandemic, misinformation in the media around voting by mail, and budget cuts to the United States Postal Service.

Getting Started

1. Read the Project One Sheet
2. Join the #BallotNav slack channel and introduce yourself.
3. Add yourself to the Active Users tab in the Team Roster for 2022. Then, Slack Karen Coronel with "Added to Roster".
4. Enable Two Factor Authentication on your Github Account
5. Review our BN: Project Board to get familiar with current initiatives.
6. Review our BallotNav Product Roadmap
7. Weekly team meetings will be Tuesdays 6PM - 7PM (times listed in PT), join our Slack channel for the meeting Zoom link (pinned at the top).

More information

• How is Voting Related to the Social Safety Net?
• Demo and Video
• Partner Presentation - Our story and plans for the future (coming soon)

Team Resources

Once you have completed everything in the “Getting Started” section and have attended two team meetings, you will get access to :

• Project Google Drive link
• 1Password – HackforLA's password manager (a member perk).

UI/UX Resources

• Figma Link
• Miro Board
• Usability Hub

How to Contribute

If you are interested in joining the team, please message us on Slack #BallotNav.

Feel free to review our technologies doc