SXSW 2012 - Voting’s Viral: Voters, Election Officials & Social

Voting’s Viral: Voters, Election Officials & Social
Event	Interactive 2012
Format	Panel
Organizer	Dana Chisnell – UsabilityWorks
Speakers	Dana Chisnell – UsabilityWorks Lee Rainie – Pew Research Center Dean Logan – Los Angeles County Jeannie Layson – U.S. Election Assistance Commission
Description	How do you get reliable information about elections? Many voters get their information about who is running for election and what the issues are from friends and family. Increasingly, those friends and family are online, getting their information from social media sources and passing it on. What’s the conversation between voters and election officials? What’s the potential for increasing civic engagement through social media? This panel will discuss breakthroughs and cautions, experiences and pointers. What you learn about who is using what and why will surprise you.
Questions Answered	Who is using social media to get information about elections, and what questions are they asking? What breakthrough social media projects are going on that are changing how people see elections? Why are government officials and agencies reluctant to get involv How can local elections officials boost their credibility online? How do elections officials cope with apparently greater public scrutiny that social media seems to generate?
Level	Advanced
Supporting Material	This link leads to an archived webcast produced by the US Election Assistance Commission. Two of the roundtable panelists will be on the SxSW panel: http://mediasite.yorkcast.com/webcast/Viewer/?peid=16e0dde047924cc6aab874080d43a9fa1d
Category	Greater Good / Charity / Nonprofit
Tags	elections, social media, voting

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