Open Disclosure Case Study

Diane Labenz

Work
About

Making local election spending accessible to everyone

Designing the city of San Jose's local campaign finance tracking tool.

Open Disclosure San José is an open-source project with the mission to empower voters with information about the role of money in local elections. The website translates campaign statements from the City of San José into accessible visualizations and easy to understand summaries.

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Role: Product designer (UX/UI design, research)

Problem

Understanding campaign finance data is no easy feat

Money in politics impacts everything from who wins elections to how policies are influenced. According to user research, "84% of Americans believe that campaign finance has too much influence on political campaigns" yet, making sense of the data is practically impossible. Campaign disclosures are buried within thousands of different pdfs and filled with intimidating legal jargon.

Open Disclosure San José is an open-source project with the mission to empower voters with information about the role of money in local elections. The website translates campaign statements from the City of San José into accessible visualizations and easy to understand summaries.

Visit the website

Role: Product designer (UX/UI design, research)

Problem

Understanding campaign finance data is no easy feat

The solution

An easier way to follow the money in local politics

Homepage

Candidate Landing Page

Candidate Page

Ballot Measures Landing Page

Frequently Asked Questions Page

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