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• Describe the problem your solution addresses? (150 word limit)

Due to the current political climate engendered by the growing concerns of the coronavirus pandemic, there is a feeling of estrangement between politicians and working-class America. The lack of accessible knowledge and universal understanding of the role that local and state politicians play in addressing current underlying issues downplays the gravity of the current situation within the country. As a result, it seems more pertinent now than ever to provide the people with a more centralized source of information. This disconnect has prevented the people from making informed choices about voting in the community’s best interests. The social climate created from the pandemic has separated all groups, whether it be due to economic or racial differences, even further from a commonality. By accentuating the local power within our communities to vote, we hope to bridge the gap between politicians and working-class America as well as those among the working-class.

• Why did you pick this solution and how does it address the problem? (150 word limit)

By making our app free, it allows people from any demographic, regardless of political or economical position, to access the first-source information that our app provides. Thus, this levels the power disparity that currently exists as a result of information-driven division in like-minded individuals. In COVID-19 times, social media has proven to be an exceedingly effective tool in inducing change through online petitions and spreading information and our app builds upon the inherent speed at which social media operates in order for the public to have meaningful relationships, especially with politicians and like-minded individuals. Our app hopes to provide more avenues for discussion centered around building these relationships but is differentiated from other similar platforms by the information that we provide. In the future, we hope to expand the scope of interaction of our app to address locally inherent problems as a means to spark national change and decision-making.