Kinds of users

• voter: a voter the polls who wants to report a success/failure
• member: somebody who's actively volunteering, including a "more trusted user", Sweeper or SuperTweeter

Voter reports

Via Twitter

Via SMS

Via iPhone

Via phone

Via web (presumably VoteStory '08)

Member signs up

SuperTweeter sends in reports for several voters

(particularly important in areas where Twitter usage is low -- which are likely to be the ones most at risk)

Sweeper sends out an alert

- identifies potential pattern

- validates data

- gets feedback and confirms

- sends notification

Sweeper detects bad data

- identifies pattern

- gets feedback

- purges data

- alerts somebody to look for broader patter

Community activists looking out for local problems

what information and visualizations are important, how to convey confidence levels and minimize false alarms, how can they confirm itand to evaluate the severity?  what should they do next?  who do they contact if they have proble and know what to do/who to contact next?

Election protection group gets alert

what information is there to confirm it, allow the group to evaluate the severity, and know what to do/who to contact next?

Local reporter/blogger is following for a story

National reporter/blogger is following for a story