Being on Twitter may be a pre-requisite for aspiring politicians these days, but much campaigning still takes place via old-fashioned mailbox drops. ElectionLeaflets.org.au is aiming to collect scans of all the leaflets used in the 2010 election, keeping a check on whether any parties make unwarranted or dodgy claims.
As well as accepting submissions, you can search by postcode or electorate for existing leaflets, or search across topics or parties. You can even embed the leaflets for a given electorate in your own site. It’s a neat idea (built with open source code)for bringing old-fashioned electoral campaigning under the scrutiny of the online community.
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