Vote Gov
This repository contains the files and infrastructure to run the legacy vote.gov website.
Overview
The Vote.gov website repository serves as a vital resource for those interested in the functioning and deployment of the site dedicated to empowering citizens with voting information. Built utilizing Hugo and Federalist, this project emphasizes user-friendly access to essential resources. It provides a robust framework for managing votes and relevant content in both English and Spanish, streamlining the process of development and deployment.
Through a straightforward installation and development workflow, Vote.gov makes it easier than ever for contributors and developers to engage with its offerings. Whether you're looking to contribute or just explore the mechanics behind the site, this project encompasses everything needed to get started with web development and deployment in the civic tech space.
Features
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User-Friendly Framework: Built using Hugo, the site is optimized for an easy development experience, allowing for quick changes and updates.
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Multilingual Support: The site is accessible in both English and Spanish, ensuring that a wide audience can benefit from the information provided.
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Continuous Deployment with Federalist: This project employs Federalist for automated continuous deployment, ensuring that updates can be pushed with ease and efficiency.
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Local Development Setup: The ability to run a local server for development purposes allows developers to preview changes in real-time.
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Optional Gulp Tasks: Developers can utilize optional gulp tasks for enhanced asset management, including theme and content updates.
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Manual Deployment Accessibility: For those who prefer more control, the project supports manual deployments through the cf command-line tool.
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Comprehensive Contribution Guidelines: Clear instructions on contributing make it straightforward for developers to join and enhance the project.
- Hugo
Hugo is an open-source static site generator that features fast build times, flexible themes, support for multiple content formats, multilingual websites, live reloading, and an active community. It allows developers to easily create and deploy SEO-friendly and mobile-responsive websites.
- SCSS
SCSS is a preprocessor scripting language that extends the capabilities of CSS by adding features such as variables, nesting, and mixins. It allows developers to write more efficient and maintainable CSS code, and helps to streamline the development process by reducing repetition and increasing reusability.
- Eslint
ESLint is a linter for JavaScript that analyzes code to detect and report on potential problems and errors, as well as enforce consistent code style and best practices, helping developers to write cleaner, more maintainable code.
- Gulp
Gulp.js is an old but popular site building tool that automates various repetitive development tasks in web development, such as compiling Sass, minifying JavaScript, and optimizing images.
- Postcss
PostCSS is a popular open-source tool that enables web developers to transform CSS styles with JavaScript plugins. It allows for efficient processing of CSS styles, from applying vendor prefixes to improving browser compatibility, ultimately resulting in cleaner, faster, and more maintainable code.
- Stylelint
Stylelint is a modern linter for CSS that helps you avoid errors and enforce consistent styling conventions. It provides rules for detecting errors and warnings, and can be configured to match your specific project's requirements.
