Show HN: Protovoters: Free, accessible voter files for democracy

Category: devtools

Tags: geospatial, open-data, political-tech, data-processing

Score: 5.3/10 (Innovation: 5, Technical: 4, Documentation: 3, Utility: 7)

Protovoters is a tool that builds local voter files from public data, enabling political organizers to own their data and avoid proprietary platforms like VAN. It's interesting because it applies open-source principles and geospatial standards to democratize political data infrastructure, aiming to reduce costs for grassroots campaigns.

Target audience: political organizers, data analysts, campaign staff, civic technologists

Repository: https://protovoters.org

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