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<h2>What is Open Civic Data?</h2>

<p class="intro">Since its inception, the Sunlight Foundation has used government data at the federal and state levels to encourage civic participation and increase citizens' access to their elected representatives. While Sunlight's tools and apps have had much success at the federal and state levels, in reality all politics is local. We seek to translate our previous successes to the municipal level with our Open Civic Data project.</p>


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