FreeVoters.net and FreeVoters.orgIn order to coordinate the actions in support of the goals of the standardization effort, the forming of an official subsidiary project of Metagovernment was proposed.Metagovernment.orgMO_d40a30f0-4d54-11df-b098-ab397a64ea2aThe mission of the Metagovernment project is to support the development and use of Internet tools which enable the members of any community to fully participate in the governance of that community. We are a global group of people working on various projects which further this goal. We expect governance software to be adopted first in small communities, and then to spread outward with the potential to gradually replace many institutions of representative democracy with a new kind of social organization called collaborative governance. We conceive a world where every person, without exception, is able to substantively participate in any governance structure in which they have an interest. We envision governance which is not only more open, free, and democratic; but also which is more effective and less fallible than pre-Internet forms of governance. See also http://www.metagovernment.org/wiki/Main_PageThomas von der ElbeDeveloper of Pollwiki and Streetwiki. Owner of FreeVoters.net and FreeVoters.org domains.Ed PastoreConvener of Metagov groupOwen AmburParticipant in Metagov groupEvery voter is free to use his/her favorite voting-tool for casting a vote and this vote is being shown/counted in every other tool too._d40a32d0-4d54-11df-b098-ab397a64ea2aSupport the creation of an ecosystem of voting facilities, which are all inter-connected and communicating and therefore allow free range voting. _d40a33ac-4d54-11df-b098-ab397a64ea2aFreedomOpenness CooperationCompetition Self-expressionInnovation Free-Range Voting FacilitiesProvide the necessary facilities in support of free-range voting, including a common voter register and supports for poll identification and vote mirroring. _d40a3438-4d54-11df-b098-ab397a64ea2a1PollwikiFinish and maintain a poll identification facility (pollwiki)._d40a34c4-4d54-11df-b098-ab397a64ea2a1.1See Pollwiki at http://u.zelea.com/w/Site:Main_pageStreetwikiFinish and maintain a sockpuppet-proof residential voter register (streetwiki). _d40a3550-4d54-11df-b098-ab397a64ea2a1.2A streetwiki is a semantic wiki that serves as the front end of a local voter register, backed by a neighbourhood trust network. The use cases and requirements for residential voter registration at the local level, and floats some design proposals are outlined at http://www.metagovernment.org/wiki/Streetwiki. This is a work in progress, all are welcome to contribute.2010-04-212010-04-21http://www.metagovernment.org/wiki/Standardization#ProjectOwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net