TimeLine

January 2006

• Voting database demo completed. http://www.angelfire.com/md3/athensproject/states/maryland/montgomery/librarybill.html
  

November 2005

• First Athens Project candidate on ballot.
• Voting database demo creation initiated.
  

August 2005

• Volunteer Positions and Suggestions Solicited and Posted on Blog
  

July 2005

• Concept vetted by political activists and citizens.
  
• athensproject.com domain registered
• athensproject@gmail.com email account established
• athensproject IM account created.
• blogger Blog created
  
• athensproject website development begun and prototype posted. http://www.athensproject.com linked to it.

June 2005

• Athens Project conceived after review of "The Revolution Will Not be Televised" by Joe Trippi.

Welcome to the Athens Project

The Athens Project is an effort to install direct democracy in America.

Candidates for public office will be able to find support here if they will publish legislation on the internet and allow their constituents to vote on that legislation. The elected officials will then vote the conscience of their voters.

This blog of the movement is the first component of the system that will support the election of these candidates. It will be followed by web pages linking people to their local government resources explaining how they can run for office, a list of candidates already running under the philosophy of the Athens Project, communications from those candidates to their prospective voters, a demo of a voting system to be made available, and the working system once it is implemented.

If you have a question or wonder what you can do to help, email us at athensproject@gmail.com or send an Instant Message (IM) to "athensproject". (Traffic volume may become heavy and the IM account will not always be monitored so email is the preferred method of contact)

Thank you and welcome,

Bill Jacobs, Coordinator, Athens Project