citizenlabsgr / citizenlabsgr/elections-api
Cloudflare on Michigan Voter Information Center blocks API
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bug
- Dominant language
- Python
- Stars
- 12
- Forks
- 5
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
Shortly after the 2024 General Election on 12/5, Cloudflare protection was added to https://mvic.sos.state.mi.us, blocking all web scraping functionality that powers this API. Unless a workaround is found, this API and projects built using it will no longer function.
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by tracing the web-scraping path used to access mvic.sos.state.mi.us and identify where Cloudflare blocks the API's data collection. Determine whether a viable workaround can restore the API's functionality, and verify that dependent projects can retrieve voter information again.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- api, backend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100