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>> IN TECH FOR PROGRESS, IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH VOTE SAFE
INDIANA, LESSONLY, ANVL, AND
COMMON CAUSE OF INDIANA ARE

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COLLABORATING IN AN EFFORT TO
PROTECT THIS YEAR'S ELECTION AND
ENSURE EVERY HOOSIER'S VOTE
COUNTS.

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THE ORGANIZATION HAS DEVELOPED
TECHNOLOGY THAT TRACKS POLLING
STATION WAIT TIMES IN MARION
COUNTY.

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WITH MORE ON HOW IT ALL WORKS
IS IN TECH FOR PROGRESS FOUNDER
AND CEO ROGER DEETZ. WELCOME!
>> HI, GERRY, THANK YOU VERY

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MUCH, HAPPY TO BE HERE.
>> YEAH. BEFORE WE GET INTO THE
TECHNOLOGY, LET'S TALK ABOUT THE
ORGANIZATION THAT YOU FOUNDED,

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INTECH FOR PROGRESS, YOU'RE AN
EXECUTIVE AT INDIANAPOLIS BASED
TECHNOLOGY COMPANY. WHAT'S YOUR
VISION, REALLY, FOR THE

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ORGANIZATION INTECH FOR
PROGRESS?
>> YEAH. I'VE LONG BEEN
INTERESTED IN GETTING THE TECH

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COMMUNITY MORE ENGAGED
POLITICALLY, AND THIS YEAR FELT
LIKE A REALLY IMPORTANT YEAR TO
MAKE SOMETHING HAPPEN, AND SO WE

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START INTECH FOR PROGRESS WITH A
VISION THAT WE CAN HELP OUT IN
THIS YEAR'S ELECTION, BUT THEN
EVENTUALLY WE COULD BE

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MOTIVATING MEMBERS OF OUR TECH
COMMUNITY WHO HAVE SKILLS AND
RESOURCES THAT COULD REALLY
APPLY TO CIVIC PROJECTS AND MAKE

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CHANGE.
>> ANYONE WHO HAS BEEN AROUND
MARION COUNTY HAS SEEN THE LONG
LINES AT POLLING PLACES ALL OVER

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THE COUNTY. SO, THIS IDEA REALLY
HAS RELEVANCE RIGHT NOW. YOU'VE
ENGAGED A NUMBER OF TECH
COMPANIES, SPRING BUCK,

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LESSONLY, ANVL AMONG OTHERS.
TALK ABOUT PIECES INVOLVED, AND
HOW THIS ALL CAME TOGETHER.
>> YEAH. SO I HAVE A LONG TIME

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FRIEND OF THE FOUNDER VOTE SAFE
INDIANA, AND WE HAD BEEN
DISCUSSING IDEAS FOR HOW THE
TECH COMMUNITY WITH APPLY THEIR

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SKILLS AND RESOURCES TO HELP OUT
IN THE ELECTION. MEANWHILE
LESSONLY ALSO HAD RAISED THEIR
HAND AND WANTED TO HELP. AND GOT

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THE IDEA TO BUILD A WEBSITE FOR
REPORTING VOTING TIME, BUT WE
KNEW WE WERE GOING TO NEED DATA
TO POWER THAT SITE, AND WE KNEW

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WE WERE GOING TO NEED TO ENABLE
TECHNOLOGY TO SUBMIT THAT DATA.
SO, BETWEEN LESSONLY AND VOTE
SAFE INDIANA, INTECH FOR

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PROGRESS, AND THEN ANVL, WE
STARTED TO WORK UP THE IDEA FOR
BRINGING ALL THESE DIFFERENT
PIECES TOGETHER SO WE COULD

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REPORT ON THE VOTE TIMES.
>> LET'S TALK ABOUT HOW IT'S
BEING ACCEPTED, HOW IT WORKS,
PRETTY SIMPLE. FOLKS GO TO A

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WEBSITE AND THEY CAN GAUGE THE
WAIT TIME. TALK ABOUT HOW THIS
IS BEING ACCEPTED AND HOW MANY
PEOPLE HAVE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF

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IT SO FAR?
>> YEAH, IT'S REALLY RESONATED
WITH THE COMMUNITY. SOME OF OUR
NUMBERS OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS,

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WE'VE HAD AROUND 36,000 FOLKS
VISITING SITES. I HEAR LOTS OF
STORIES, WORD OF MOUTH SAYING
PEOPLE USED IT IN VOTING. WE

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HAVE NEARLY 200 VOLUNTEERS THAT
CAME IN TO HELP REPORT THOSE
TIMES, WE'VE HAD A MASSIVE
INFLUX IN VOLUNTEERS OVER THE

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PAST FEW DAYS. IT IS REALLY
REACHED ADOPTION QUICKLY.
>> THE WEBSITE IS INDY VOTE
TIMES.ORG. ROGER, AS YOU LOOK

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GOING FORWARD, IS THIS THE START
OF SOMETHING THAT YOU THINK CAN
BE A REAL CATALYST FOR
ENGAGEMENT OF THE INDIANA

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TECHNOLOGY COMMUNITY IN POLITICS
AND REALLY COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT?
>> YEAH. I REALLY DO. SO,
CLEARLY THE IDEA IS RESONATING

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NOW, WE FEEL LIKE THIS IS
SOMETHING THAT COULD BE TAKEN
STATE-WIDE AND EVEN BEYOND. AND
FROM THE TECH COMMUNITY'S

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PERSPECTIVE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE
COLLECTING A LOT OF DATA HERE
THAT WE THINK CAN BE USED, AND
TO INFLUENCE PUBLIC POLICY GOING

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FORWARD. AND I KNOW THAT WE HAVE
A TON OF FOLKS IN THE TECH
COMMUNITY INTERESTED IN BEING
MORE ENGAGED. SO I THINK SHOWING

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THE SUCCESS OF THIS FIRST
PROJECT WILL REALLY BUILD
MOMENTUM TO WORK ON FUTURE
PROJECTS. INDIANA TECH COMMUNITY

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GROWING IN SO MANY WAYS, IN THIS
EXAMPLE, IN TERMS OF ENGAGEMENT
IN THE COMMUNITY. INDY VOTE
TIMES.ORG, GOING OUT TO VOTE,

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CHECK THE WAIT TIMES, GO TO THAT
SITE. ROGER DEETZ, THE FOUNDER
AND CEO AT INTECH FOR PROGRESS,
ROGER, THANKS FOR JOINING US,