citizenlabsgr / citizenlabsgr/elections-api

Check registration by driver's license number

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enhancement help wanted
Dominant language
Python
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Description

I'm working on a mobile app that will help people check if they are registered, know when elections are coming up and viewing the status of their absentee ballot. A potential feature I came up with would be to allow a user to scan the barcode on their license, which has all the info required (license #, birth year/month) to look up their voter registration info.

I will probably take a stab at implementing this later, but just wanted to mark it down as an API request.

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the existing voter-registration lookup API and how it accepts license number and birth date fields. Define the barcode input, privacy and validation requirements, then confirm that a scan can produce the same registration result through the API.

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Assessment

Tech stack
django, python
Domain
api, backend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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