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NewVote

NewVote is built on a simple philosophy: the world is better when everyone is empowered. The institute uses technology to operate across three democratic modes simultaneously:

  • Direct democracy — empowering citizens to engage directly on specific issues rather than waiting for elections
  • Deliberative democracy — uncovering the informed will of the people, not just raw opinion
  • Representative democracy — presenting those informed perspectives to elected governments as a structured input

Rather than replacing existing democratic institutions, NewVote positions itself as a nudge — a layer of structured civic engagement that connects ordinary people to the decisions that affect them, and makes those preferences visible to the people making the decisions.