HelpMIVote.org is designed to help new and existing Michigan voters with the voting process. The site's code is hosted in this repository. Confused about what GitHub or repositories are? GitHub provides a helpful guide for first time users.
Have a question or comment? Go ahead and send it to brandon@helpmivote.org.
If you're just looking to report a typo or incorrect information, or have a suggestion for something that could be added to the site, head on over to the "Issues" section and click "New issue". Then, fill out the "Title" and add a description of your issue or suggestion in the "Leave a comment" box. After you're finished, click "Submit new issue". Keep in mind that issues are public. If you want to report an issue or make a suggestion, but don't want it to be public, go ahead and send the issue or suggestion to brandon@helpmivote.org.
The site itself is a Jekyll site, but for the most part, that doesn't matter when it comes to working on the site. If you're just wanting to edit a page, look for the corresponding .md file. For example, the "Register to Vote" page is register-to-vote.md. These files are in a language called "Markdown" and should be rather easy to edit, even if you've never worked with Markdown before. GitHub has a helpful guide for getting started with Markdown.
If you have any questions or comments, feel free to reach out to brandon@helpmivote.org.
Just click "Edit" when viewing a file, make your changes, and submit a pull request. Once again, GitHub has a guide for this.
If you are comfortable with Git, the command line, and working with source code, you can work on the site on your local machine.
- Clone this repository:
git clone git@github.com:bfrohs/helpmivote.org.git - Make sure you're set up to run Jykyll locally
From your terminal, cd to the helpmivote.org directory on your computer and run jekyll serve. This will launch the site locally at http://127.0.0.1:4000/ and automatically update the site on your machine as you save changes to files. You can read more about working with GitHub Pages in GitHub Help.