[sf-lug] Fwd: [code-for-san-francisco] updates re: open data & open source in SF elections

[jim]

Thank you, Aaron!



On 10/19/2015 03:29 PM, Aaron Borden wrote:
> This Wednesday night, the SF Elections Commission will be discussing
> open source voting systems, potentially for deployment in San Francisco.
> Vendors have submitted proposals and will be answering questions from
> the commission.
>
> Meeting is Wed Oct 21st, 6:00 PM City Hall, Room 408. Below are some
> links with background information and past meetings.
>
>
> Forwarded message from Chris Jerdonek (2015-08-25 23:15:31):
>> Hello SF elections & civic tech advocates,
>>
>> I wanted to update you on some great things that have been happening
>> at the SF Department of Elections around open data and open source.
>>
>> 1) For starters, the Department of Elections has for the first time
>> created a special "Developer / Open Data" section on their web site,
>> with links to various election data in open data formats (currently
>> CSV and TXT).  This is great news!
>>
>> You can see the section for yourself at the bottom of this page:
>>
>> http://www.sfgov2.org/index.aspx?page=4767
>>
>> Thanks to everyone who showed up at the May 20 SF Elections Commission
>> meeting to speak in support of open data.
>>
>> The Department is just getting started with this, so don't fret if the
>> data you want isn't there yet.  They are planning to expand it, in
>> addition to posting more on SF's Open Data Portal:
>> https://data.sfgov.org/
>>
>> What's really good is that this now provides a central place for them
>> to grow and improve upon.  Please let the Department know if you have
>> any suggestions for improvements, or just tell them "thank you."
>>
>> You can also follow the Department of Elections and "star" or retweet
>> anytime they tweet something good about open data:
>> https://twitter.com/sfelections
>>
>>
>> 2) A few weeks ago, the Department issued an RFI (or "Request for
>> Information") for a new voting system (i.e. the equipment that voters
>> use to vote and that the Department uses to tally votes):
>>
>> http://sfelections.org/rfi/votingsystem
>>
>> This is a big deal and doesn't happen very often.  The last voting
>> system that San Francisco purchased was back in 2007 and cost around
>> $10 million up front (in addition to significant recurring, annual
>> costs).  What's great about this RFI is that it has very strong
>> language and a clear preference for open data and open source.  I
>> encourage you to take a look at the PDF.
>>
>> Or for the 140-character version, check out this tweet from San
>> Francisco's Chief Innovation Officer Jay Nath on the RFI:
>>
>> https://twitter.com/Jay_Nath/status/629405743721021440
>>
>> Responses are due this Friday.  Thanks to everyone who showed up at
>> the June 17 Elections Commission meeting to speak in support of open
>> source.
>>
>>
>> 3) The Elections Commission also discussed San Francisco's next voting
>> system (and the topic of open source) at its regular August meeting
>> last week on Wed, August 19.  Many members of the public spoke in
>> favor of open source.  For the audio of the agenda item, you can
>> listen on YouTube here:
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOOoXSOtR-s&t=31m14s
>>
>> And for an overview of my own perspective on the RFI (especially as it
>> relates to open source), you can hear my comments at the conclusion of
>> the agenda item here (just 90 seconds or so):
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOOoXSOtR-s&t=1h04m55s
>>
>> Thanks, everyone, and stay tuned for more!
>>
>> Best,
>> --Chris
>>
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> Aaron Borden
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