Local governments are the foundation of a thriving society. But too often, the essential currency of governance, community trust is fractured.
Why? Traditional public input methods - contentious meetings, time-consuming surveys, and high barriers to participation, amplify the voices of the few. We call it the “Same Ten People” problem. The broader, more diverse community goes unheard.
That’s where Zencity comes in.
Zencity is the AI-native governance platform that powers community voices into finished government work.
We go beyond insights - we inject community intelligence directly into the workflows that power cities, counties, and agencies.
Our mission is to ensure every government decision is timely, inclusive, and actionable - rooted in real community insight, not just anecdote.
We turn public feedback into everyday government action, fueling a continuous loop where you can reach more, understand deeper, act smarter.
At BallotReady, we believe that strong democracies are built on transparent information. Our mission is to empower people to take meaningful action at all levels of government.
Take informed civic action down to the local level at ballotready.org | Partner with us at organizations.ballotready.org.
Ballotpedia is the online encyclopedia of American politics and elections. Our goal is to preserve and expand knowledge about politics by providing exceptionally high-quality, accurate, and objective information about local, state, and federal politics and policies. Our content includes neutral, accurate, and verifiable information on government officials and the offices they hold, political issues and public policy, elections, candidates, and the influencers of politics. Headquartered in Middleton, Wisconsin, Ballotpedia was founded in 2006. It has grown to include over 400,000 professionally authored encyclopedic articles that have garnered more than 1 billion page views.