Putting Democracy in Your Hands: The Digital Democracy Project

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Produced by KSQD 90.7. 89.5 & 89.7FM Putting Democracy in Your Hands: The Digital Democracy Project Aired 10/16/26 Putting democracy into your hands. That’s what the Digital Democracy Project is doing and building nationwide.The project allows registered voters to tell their legislators how to vote on hundreds of bills being debated. Then, real-time results are provided to legislators in advance of a floor vote in the Capitol, giving them trustworthy and secure input from their constituents. What began with Florida legislation in 2023 has now expanded to support Federal bills for all US voters in 2025and state legislation in Virginia, Washington, Michigan, Arizona, Massachusetts, and Utah in 2026. Their ambition is to support all 50 State legislatures by the beginning of 2027 Interview Guest: Ramon Perez is an AI technology executive and military veteran, Ramon founded Digital Democracy Project to address systemic problems in our electoral system which result in hyper-partisanship and widespread voter alienation. He believes that, to achieve better outcomes, we must use technology to give greater control directly to voters.