P2p client registers voters
p2pnet.net News:- For the first time, a file-sharing client is being used to register voters in the US – and elsewhere.
The arrangement came about through a unique partnership between BearShare and long distance, wireless and credit card company Working Assets, which donates part of its revenues to such as the the Oakland School Board.
Working Assets’ non partisan Your Vote Matters registration website allows BearShare’s US user-base to vote, if they aren’t already registered.
“We’re encouraging them to get as passionate about the community and country as they are about BearShare by voting,” says BearShare ceo Vincent Falco. “Regardless of whether they vote Democrat, Republican or independent or some other party it’s vital for them to participate in the political process.”
BearShare users can register by clicking on a link located on a web page only accessible to them. The link takes them to the online voter registration site.
“The signup form asks users which state they reside in and then presents the appropriate form for each state,” BearShare’s John Busher told p2pnet. “Working Assets worked closely with each state head of elections to make the process as simple as possible.”
Working Assets was recently awarded the James Madison Freedom of Information Award from the Society of Professional Journalists for saving a number of school newspapers from the budget axe.
When the Oakland School Board decided it could no longer pay for the city’s student-run high school newspapers, Working Assets stepped in with $40,000 to rescue the papers at nine Oakland high schools for another year.
September 8th, 2004 at 3:25 am
if this will get bush out, i’m in =)
September 8th, 2004 at 5:40 am
Working Assets’ sponsorship of the web site WorkingForChange.com shows that corporations can contribute to the landscape of political discussion without necessarily advocating policies that they directly profit from. (sorry, Haliburton) I wonder if they will ever sell the site, as Microsoft decided to do with Slate.com
BTW – the last link in the article is bad.
September 9th, 2004 at 3:42 am
I don’t know but with all the lawsuits flying around I not sure that folks on P2P nets would want to give out that kind of info!!!!!!!!!!!
September 9th, 2004 at 4:34 am
That’s awesome. =) *claps*
Yet another way P2P can make a difference. Fight for your rights.
~G