Include California elections in 'Vote' Section of 'Your Voting Journey

Sabine-Justilien commented 3 years ago

Background on the problem the feature will solve/improved user experience

As we have a large audience in California, it is important we have information on California elections that are happening, including local or municipal elections (i.e. Los Angeles).

Describe the solution you'd like

In the drop down menu I'd like to see California, or more specifically Los Angeles, included as an option.

Tasks

Description of the development tasks needed to complete this issue, including tests,

Acceptance Criteria

user from California can select their state and find out polling location and vote early information.

upkarlidder commented 3 years ago

The code picks up the current elections from the google civic API. For example, last week it had the California gubernatorial recall listed. It is possible there are no immediate upcoming elections in Cali. I am not sure how far in the future it looks, but we depend on this API. @davidnixon, please chime in.

You can try it here. https://developers.google.com/civic-information/docs/v2/elections/electionQuery

Output:

{
  "elections": [
    {
      "id": "2000",
      "name": "VIP Test Election",
      "electionDay": "2025-06-06",
      "ocdDivisionId": "ocd-division/country:us"
    },
    {
      "id": "7052",
      "name": "Virginia Election",
      "electionDay": "2021-11-02",
      "ocdDivisionId": "ocd-division/country:us/state:va"
    },
    {
      "id": "7078",
      "name": "Georgia Election",
      "electionDay": "2021-09-21",
      "ocdDivisionId": "ocd-division/country:us/state:ga"
    },
    {
      "id": "7145",
      "name": "North Carolina Municipal Election",
      "electionDay": "2021-10-05",
      "ocdDivisionId": "ocd-division/country:us/state:nc"
    },
    {
      "id": "7146",
      "name": "Rhode Island Municipal Election",
      "electionDay": "2021-10-05",
      "ocdDivisionId": "ocd-division/country:us/state:ri"
    }
  ],
  "kind": "civicinfo#electionsQueryResponse"
}

Sabine-Justilien commented 3 years ago

Currently 4 states are available on the the dropdown menu.

Add new text:

If you cannot find your election, the information may not be available through the Google Civic Information API right now. Check out the 'Get Informed' tab to find out more information about your state elections.

after

Need help knowing where to go on voting day? Want to know what location in your precinct allows for early voting? Five Fifths Voter can help you figure it out. Input your address below, and select either "Early Voting" or "Polling Location". We'll do the rest.