On Monday, we asked the Slatecard community to vote in an online poll to help us choose an issue badge to represent "Freedom."
Here are the results of that poll:
Without a doubt, the Liberty Bell issue badge best represents Freedom. It will be added to the mix tonight bringing our total issue badges available to 29.
Still not sure what an issue badge is or why it's important? From our
FAQ:
Before Slatecard, when an online contributor donated to a candidate
online using a commercial vendor or a site like ActBlue, the process
ended for a user with submission of the credit card data. But by
contributing to candidates through Slatecard, users are able to qualify
candidates by assigning that candidate an issue badge. The badge does
not have any monetary value but rather represents the issue the
contributor feels the recipient candidate represents well.
Therefore, Slatecard users will effectively create a qualified Wiki of
candidates that the community will later be able to use to find those
candidates, regardless of geography, that support the issues that they
care about.
Ultimately, we expect this innovation to increase overall support for
candidates by leveraging the collective knowledge of the community.
Therefore, we're not only supporting activism, we're enhancing it.
UPDATE Jan. 13: Here is a snap-shot of the badges in the system: