The Beginning is Nigh

While the internet "Voting Booth" is currently under development, try out this phone voting simulation.
Using it, you can re-live the wild, heady days of 2004, deciding between George W Bush or John Kerry.

A very similar system can be used to instruct Athens Project elected officials how to vote on upcoming legislation. Instead of people, you'll vote for positions. (i.e. Aye or Nay)

1) Dial 1-888-661-6366.
2) When asked for the Poll Worker ID, enter 1234 then the # key. Press 5 to confirm. (on an Athens Project system we would be entering our voter registration numbers)
3) When asked for the Ballot Access ID, enter 101 for Addison then the # key. Press 5 to confirm. (the Athens Project system would ask for which level of government issues you wanted to decide upon (city, county, state, or federal)
4) Press 5 for a regular ballot.
5) Press any button on the phone to start voting.
6) Press 1 for English, 2 for Spanish
7) Press * (or wait an explanation of how phone voting works, but it may be different on Athens Project voting systems)
8) The voting begins! The system prompts you through the procedure.

The internet system is likely to be preferable to most voters as you won't have to listen to voice menus listing bills and proposals that don't interest you. You'll be able to scan a list and quickly select only the items on which you want to tell your elected officials how to decide.