How It Works

• At the upper left is the NewGov logo: your home button from anywhere on the site.
• Super-Vote Me! takes you to the joining process.
• FAQs: Frequently Asked Questions.
• NewGov: Why? Why we need to manage our politicians.
• How it works: the many services that increase your influence.
• Elections (or Iowa Caucus) take to the Elections side of the site.
• Login lets you into the site once you are a SuperVoter.
• The purple menu bar is your gateway to information and actions like “Join” or “Sign in” to the site.
• See those 4 silhouettes at the top of the page? The large one is for your picture, since voters are more important than politicians. The three smaller silhouettes will be replaced by your representatives’ pictures when you declare your location.
• Two clicks on the map takes you to the policy development groups for your state and then your Congressional District. The name of the Group changes above the map as you go.
• At any Congressional District group, you can click the green “Set Home District” button. Then you can see your representatives, but they still won’t see you. Worse, they won’t listen to you because NewGov still can’t guarantee that you live and vote in their district.
• To make politicians pay attention to you, click “Super-Vote Me!” under the NewGov logo. You’ll then process a small credit card charge so that Google Checkout provides your Verified Billing Address which our robot (not us) matches to the official politicial maps. Your anonymous NewGov member name will be added to your politicians’ NewGov Briefing Books, which will be updated as you support causes, add content and rate other members’ content.
• Below every group’s map is the purpose statement for the Group.
• Below the purpose statement is the Group Blog. Once you’re a SuperVoter, you’re authorized to see and use the green Add a New Post button.
• Click the green Share button to share the Group with friends through other social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, etc.
• Before you’re a SuperVoter, you’ll see a green Register button that enrolls you as a NewGov member with the right to rate and comment on SuperVoters’ work.
• Once you are a NewGov member, the Register button changes to Invite, to invite friends to join you on NewGov.
• Also on the right are My Issue Groups. These are the groups you join from the National Issues below. You can click and drag National Issues to your list. Five will show in your list and you can expand it to the entire list.
• Below National Issues are the SuperVoter groups. These are groups created by SuperVoters to promote their own causes.
• At the bottom of the column is a Calendar you can post events to for other users to see.
• At the bottom of each page is a menu bar with the following buttons:
• Partners - Companies that are integral in the operation of NG.
• Contact - How you can contact us with an idea, question, or report a bug you have found.
• Terms - The rules regarding conduct on the site.
• Privacy – The NewGov privacy policy.

Click around the site and see where you end up and what others are saying. If you get lost, click the NewGov logo to get back to the home page.

• Click the green Register on the right side of the page. Enter your preferred Member Name, e-mail address and a simple math question. This proves you are a human and not an automated process.
• You’ll receive an e-mail with a link to choose your password.
• Even if you’re not yet a member, you can click Super-Vote Me! on the purple menu bar to immediately get full use of the site. Your membership will be set up and then you can choose your SuperVoter level, from Novice to District Leader. Click the button in front of the level to make your selection.
• Google Checkout processes a small credit card transaction for the SuperVoter level you choose and that’s how your political power is built. Google provides your Verified Billing Address which our robot (not us) matches to the official politicial maps. Your anonymous NewGov member name will be added to your politicians’ NewGov Briefing Books, which will be updated as you support causes, add content and rate other members’ content.
• This is the only known way to get politicians and their staffs to pay attention to their bosses (voters) 365 days a year.
• (Obviously, they will only pay attention when enough of your neighbors join you as SuperVoters. That’s what the Invite and Share buttons are for.)
• You’ll receive an e-mail thanking you for applying to be a SuperVoter and another with a link to choose your password, within 24 hours.
• Congrats! You’re now a SuperVoter.

• You must be a SuperVoter to join any group.
• On the right side of the page under National Issues, click a group you are interested in joining. This will bring up the Issue group you have chosen.
• Click the green Join button above the Issues list and also click "Join" on the confirmation page.
• Now you will see the A green Add a New Post button that allows you to post to the group.

• Click you member name to bring up your profile. There is a tool bar with 5 options.
• “View” contains your blog posts and the groups you have joined.
• “About Me” has 2 options:
1. “Account information” - 3 boxes.
1. The e-mail address assigned to your account.
2. Change your password.
3. Picture where you can add a photo to display on the site.
2. “Profile” shows more information about you. It is not made public, unless you check the box at the bottom.
• “Bookmarks” stores the list of blog entries you mark while reading them.
• “Linked accounts” stores the list of other social media sites you have linked to NewGov.
• “Messages” is related to the internal NewGov e-mail type system. It will be operational in the future.
• In every case, don’t forget to Save any changes you make.

• Hover over your member name on the purple menu bar and click My Blog from the drop down menu.
• You can view you existing blog posts and add a new one.

• Hover over your member name on the purple menu bar and click LOG IN.
• A registration form will open to enter your member name and Password then click LOG IN.
• You can also "Create Another Account", "Request a Password" or Sign in using Facebook, Google, or Open ID.
• You will be taken to your "My Blog" page.

• At the bottom of the page, click on the CONTACT button.
• If you are logged in your member name and e-mail will pre-fill. If not, enter the information.
• Enter a subject that describes the issue.
• Choose a category.
• Complete the message, again being as descriptive as possible.
• Click the green Send e-mail button.

• You must be a SuperVoter and be logged in. If necessary, click on Super-Vote Me! and complete the transaction.
• You can begin the process from the Group page or your My Blog page, by clicking the Add A New Post button.
• You must be a member of a group to post an entry. If not, go to the group and click the Join button.
• On your "My Blog" page click the Post new blog entry button.
• Title your post.
• Complete your post in the Body section.
• "Add images", to enhance your post.
• Assign Tags, if you choose. A tag is a list of the main subjects in the post. It helps in searching for related posts. If you do not choose tags, the system will create some.
• Select other groups that you would like this post to show up in.
• Press "Preview" to see what it will look like on the page.
• Don’t forget to press "Save" when you are done.
• Once it is posted, you can edit your post from "My Blog" page by clicking the "Edit" tab.

• You first must be a Registered member of NewGov and logged into the site.
• Click on any blog post title to open it on its own page.
• At the top of the page under the title you can rate the post by clicking the numbers of stars.
• At the bottom of each post the Comments section allows you to give feedback.
• Give your comment a Subject in the field provided.
• Enter your thoughts about the post in the Comment section.
• "Subscriptions" notifies you if there are other comments made on the post.
• "Notifications" lets you send the author a message that you made a comment.
• "Preview" allows you to see the comment as it will appear on the blog.
• "Save" posts the comment to the blog.

• Only SuperVoters can create an Issue group. If you are not, go to Super-Vote Me! at the top of the page.
• Click the green Create an Issue button on on the right side of the page.
• Choose a short, descriptive "Name" for your group. You'll attract more members.
• The "Description" is a short, compelling version of your purpose statement. It appears in the group directory.
• The "Group Purpose" statement is a detailed description of to inspire NewGov members to join your group.
• Membership Options
• Private closes the group to members that admins invite. You will not be able to select a membership request option.
• Open if you want anyone to join without administrator approval.
• Moderated is not available at this time...
• Invite Only is not available at this time...
• Closed assigns the administration to NewGov administrators. Do not use this unless you've contacted NewGov.
• Advanced Options
Group Profile
• Group Reference is the name of another group you want this group affiliated with. Start typing a name and it will bring up options to choose from. You must select a name from the list. (example: State of Iowa; Defense; Education; etc.)
• Your group's "Acronym" is a shorter version of your group name.
Create Your Own Map
• Check the Customize Featured Map box if you want the map to zero in on a state and district based choices you make in the 2 boxes below.
Blog Settings
• Blog Title is what will appear above the blog posts and "Add a New Post".
• Group Default Tags is where you list categories you want assigned to posts for this group. (example: defense, iowa)
Select Your Stakeholders
• The Candidate and Legislator areas let you display politicians' pictures to the left of the map. Starting typing a name and a list of names will appear. Click the one you want.
• Click PREVIEW to see what the group page will look like.
• Click SAVE to create your group.
• Once the group is created, your new group's HOME page will appear. Congratulations - now you're an Administrator! So you have more power and more choices to make. Proceed deliberately and you'll have the power of leadership! At the top, below the menu bar are 4 new tabs to administer the group: Home, Edit, Members and Broadcast.
• Edit is the page you completed to create the group.
  • Caution: The delete key will erase the group! That's REAL power!
• Members is where you can add others to the group.
• Enter a member's name in the correct box depending on the roll you want them to have, admin, author, or member. Select the member from the list and click the corresponding green button.
1. An Admin can administer the group like you can.
2. An Author can post to the group.
3. A Member can read posts and comment, but not make a blog post.
• If you click on a member's name, you will go to their personal Home (blog) page.
• You can revoke an administrator's admin rights by clicking "Request To Remove", and a NewGov administrator will consider your request.
• Click "Remove" next to "Yes" in Author or Member column to revoke those privileges.
• Broadcast is where you can send a message to all members via e-mail. Click send when the message is complete.

• Click the green INVITE button on the right side of the page of any group of which you are a member.
• Enter the add the e-mail address and name of the invitee and click INVITE.
• They will receive an e-mail inviting them to the group and to join NewGov.