Hey folks,

Sunlight along with Washington Post and NPR is hosting Election Hackathon 2012 on Oct 6-7. If you are a developer with an interest in creating new tools to bring some transparency to the electoral process, you should definitely come!

There's more information below.

-Zubedah

This year's elections are promising to be the most expensive in U.S. history. With many candidates receiving hefty support from outside groups contributing unlimited amounts of money into their campaigns, everyone should easily know how these millions of dollars are spent. This is why we are teaming up with NPR and the Washington Post to create new tools and bring transparency to the electoral process at the Election Hackathon 2012. The moment seems ripe for politically-minded developers to get together and create some cool stuff.

On October 6 and 7, join us and other DC-based developers in building innovative apps that will help citizens better understand how the voting system works. Participants will compete for $5,000 in prizes.

Register for the Election Hackathon 2012 and help unlock our government [LINK: http://www.electionhackathon.com/]

Hackathons are an informal but effective way for developers and civic hackers to collaborate on projects that educate the public on how government functions. Using data from Sunlight Labs, NPR and the Washington Post APIs, the Election Hackathon 2012 will inspire developers to make tools that will shed light on the 2012 Presidential election.

What: Election Hackathon 2012
When: October 6 and 7
Where: The Washington Post, 1150 15th St. NW, Washington D.C.
Register: http://www.electionhackathon.com/

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Zubedah Nanfuka
Sunlight Foundation