From VoteMatrix:

Civic tech founder and software engineer, Robert Freeman, terminated his consulting career on December 24th and is now traveling the country by train for the VoteMatrix project. Using a throwback reference to political campaigns of old, this “Whistle-Stop tour” is his quest to put an end to the partisan power structure that is responsible for the government shutdown. Robert Freeman left on Amtrak from Sacramento on New Year’s eve at midnight, has traveled through the snow-laden northern countryside including Seattle, Glacier National Park, Fargo, Minneapolis, and Chicago and is now making his way down the East Coast from Boston to DC to Louisiana before finally turning back west through Colorado and back to California to end his 4 week expedition.

People across the nation have spotted Robert carrying a bright silver attaché case with “Help VoteMatrix Save Democracy” displayed on its side. A few people have stopped to ask how they can help. His answer, “get the word out to anyone with over $1,000 to invest and share this idea on social media”

Robert’s VoteMatrix app will provide voters with complete, simple, and accurate data to make informed choices each election. Voters need only define their beliefs on each issue and then select the information sources they trust. When it comes time to vote, citizens will see how each politician and measure match their beliefs. This is possible in-part by his unique strategy to open political research to anyone. His term for this is, “crowd-sourced political analysis”. Each voter picks and chooses from this set of trusted analysts and only sees data from those selected. This allows VoteMatrix to maintain an all-partisan and open platform.

Robert’s bold goals continue into his plan to fund the company. Instead of traditional VC or Angel funds, he has set up a Founding 1,000 program so that middle-class individuals can combine resources to fund the project and own part of the company. Corporations may never apply for shares and investors will be capped at 10 shares each, with one vote in the company regardless of the number of shares purchased. Eventually, he hopes to offer shares to every citizen who wants one. The $1 million funding goal he seeks is needed to complete and release the app in-time for the 2020 election cycle.

You can follow his progress on social media @VoteMatrix at the Twitter and Facebook pages. The VoteMatrix technology plan and investor information is available online at https://VoteMatrix.com