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A New, Non-Partisan Web Portal Aims to Empower the
Electorate--Including by Accepting Online Donations to Candidates
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A JUST-LAUNCHED, NON-PARTISAN WEB-PORTAL BY "VOTESANE PAC"
AIMS TO EMPOWER THE ELECTORATE, IN A UNIQUE WAY. FOUNDER ROB
ZIMMER DISCUSSES WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT...
(ZIMMER):
"WE DESIGNED 'VOTESANE' AS A USER-FRIENDLY, ONE-STOP
DESTINATION THAT CONTAINS NEWS, DATA, AND INSIGHTS--AS WELL AS A CHANCE
TO INFLUENCE GOVERNMENT, BY DONATING TO CANDIDATES AND CAUSES, DIRECTLY
FROM OUR SITE. NOW, NOT ONLY CAN VOTERS SEE WHAT THEIR
ELECTED-OFFICIALS ARE SAYING--AND HOW THEY'RE VOTING--BUT REGULAR
FOLKS [ALSO] GET THE SAME ACCESS AS HEAVY-HITTER INSIDERS, BY DONATING
TO A INCUMBENT--OR, INSTEAD, A CHALLENGER. 'VOTESANE' ALSO
PROVIDES SOCIAL-MEDIA CONTENT, ON-SITE POLLING, AND EVEN
VOTER-REGISTRATION. OUR GOAL IS SIMPLE: [TO] HELP MORE AMERICANS
PARTICIPATE IN OUR DEMOCRATIC-PROCESS--ALL WITH A FEW CLICKS OF A MOUSE."
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TECHNOLOGY'S IMPACT ON THE 2008 ELECTIONS LED TO THE "VOTESANE"
CONCEPT--WHICH HAS NOW BECOME THE ONLY NON-PARTISAN PORTAL THAT ACCEPTS
DONATIONS TO CANDIDATES. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT
"VOTESANE"-DOT-COM.
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