Basic government information: lists of elected representatives, geographic information like precinct details, vote history and voter registration data, local party information, budgets, campaign contribution databases. Much of this data is already being published, some of it with APIs. A structured, public database such as Metaweb's Freebase would make an ideal datastore for the publicly available data this application would require.

People with interact with a smallish widget on any website or cell phone that asks them a voter-relevant question, like who do you want to be President of the United States: Hillary Clinton, Barak Obama, or John McCain?" Or it could say "Should local city mayor X stay in office?". All votes are instantly tallied and a current, up to date vote count is made visible on the screen overlayed with a map of all voter locations. Finally, The mashup will include a sidebar for advertising. That's how it gets paid for and is part of the business model for long term improvements and sustainability. And we need it to be sustainable so we can do things like translate the tool into multiple languages and ultimately host a site where global, up-to-the-minute voting becomes centralized and easily searchable.

As a one-stop shop for voting-day logistical information, MyPollingPlace will allow people to interact with the following information: Where to vote Polling place data from secretaries of states' polling-place databases, county election boards, and third-party databases of polling place informationHow to get there GoogleMaps mashup with polling place data What they'll need to bring State requirements for voter identification How to cast their vote For each state, information on what kind of voting machines or ballots are used and instructions on how to use them