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    {"title" :"USA.Gov Launches vote.USA.gov to Help Citizens Register and Connect with States","summary" : "One of the most important rights of American citizens is the right to vote. It is the foundation of our democracy, and in many ways, the basis of our government. This is why the team at USA.gov is excited to announce the launch","date" : "2015-09-23T11:00:21-04:00","date_modified" : "2025-01-27T19:42:55-05:00","authors" : {"sarah-crane" : "Sarah Crane"},"topics" : {
        
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      "editpathURL" :"https://github.com/GSA/digitalgov.gov/edit/bc-archive-content-3/content/news/2015/09/2015-09-23-usa-gov-launches-vote-usa-gov-to-help-citizens-register-and-connect-with-states.md","slug" : "usa-gov-launches-vote-usa-gov-to-help-citizens-register-and-connect-with-states","url" : "/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2015/09/23/usa-gov-launches-vote-usa-gov-to-help-citizens-register-and-connect-with-states/","content" :"\u003cdiv class=\"image\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg\n    src=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/_legacy-img/2015/09/600-x-315-Vote-USA-gov-open-graph-850x446.jpg\"\n    alt=\"Screen capture of Vote dot U.S.A. dot gov.\"/\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the most important rights of American citizens is the right to vote. It is the foundation of our democracy, and in many ways, the basis of our government. This is why the team at USA.gov is excited to announce the launch of \u003ca href=\"https://vote.usa.gov/\"\u003evote.USA.gov\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUSA.gov is an interagency initiative administered by the Federal Citizen Information Center, a division of the U.S. General Services Administration’s \u003ca href=\"http://www.gsa.gov/portal/category/25729\"\u003eOffice of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies\u003c/a\u003e. USA.gov helps connect visitors to important government services and related resources.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe mission of vote.USA.gov is to provide information to potential voters, empowering citizens to take that important step toward registering. Working alongside the \u003ca href=\"https://presidentialinnovationfellows.gov/\"\u003ePresidential Innovation Fellows\u003c/a\u003e to create an attractive, easy-to-navigate site, vote.USA.gov provides quick access to 23 states that currently accept online registration. The site also connects citizens to the \u003ca href=\"http://www.eac.gov/voter_resources/register_to_vote.aspx\"\u003eNational Mail Voter Registration Form\u003c/a\u003e, provided by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) and accepted by most states.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"about-the-office-of-citizen-services-and-innovative-technologies\"\u003eAbout the Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies is the nation’s focal point for data, information and services offered by the federal government to citizens. In addition, we play a leadership role in identifying and applying new technologies to effective government operations and excellence in customer service in the government.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"about-the-presidential-innovation-fellows\"\u003eAbout the Presidential Innovation Fellows\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Presidential Innovation Fellows (PIF) program was made permanent by Executive Order in 2015 to attract top innovators into government, capable of tackling issues at the convergence of technology, policy, and process. This highly-competitive program recruits talented innovators and technologists from outside government to work alongside change-makers inside government, creating diverse teams capable of leveraging the best expertise and knowledge available to improve our government.\u003cem\u003eThis post was \u003ca href=\"http://gsablogs.gsa.gov/gsablog/2015/09/22/usa-gov-launches-vote-usa-gov-to-help-citizens-register-and-connect-with-states/\"\u003eoriginally published on the GSA blog\u003c/a\u003e by Sarah Crane, Acting Director of the Federal Citizen Information Center.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n"}
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