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Press Release: Tech Startup Helps Wisconsinites Vote (Mostly) Online

(Madison, Wisconsin) - A team of young Wisconsin tech entrepreneurs has created a new online service that helps voters cast a vote without having to go to the polls. The technology, created by Millennials for Millennials called Vote (Mostly) Online, launched today as a free, non-partisan service available to all Wisconsinites.

At a news conference today in Madison, Vote (Mostly) Online co-founder Michael Fenchel says, “Millennials are the next leaders of our nation.  Yet, we are more engaged with our smart phones than with politics.” The numbers agree; according to the US Census, in the 2010 WI gubernatorial election, less than 23 percent of Millennials voted, significantly fewer than any other age group.

Vote (Mostly) Online co-founder, Nikolai Skievaski, who brainstormed the idea with Fenchel during a weekend road trip across Wisconsin said, “The problem is not that we don’t care, it’s that the voting process doesn’t fit into our mobile lifestyle. We created Vote (Mostly) Online to make voting easier; it’s our solution to low voter engagement.”

The Vote (Mostly) Online website allows voters to find information about candidates, register to vote, and request an absentee ballot online in minutes.  Adhering to current Wisconsin election law, voters who are already registered will have their absentee request form emailed directly to their municipal clerk. If the voter is not yet registered, (Mostly) will mail a package containing the voter’s registration and absentee forms for signature and return in a pre-stamped envelope. Simple instructions and reminders will guide the voters through the process.

“The Internet is changing the way we communicate,” says co-founder Kyle Pfister. “Vote (Mostly) Online has the potential to engage thousands of new voters and spark conversations about how innovation can create better government,” Pfister said.

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