Election 2020 GIVEAWAY

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Prizes

  • A grand prize of $2020 and Nimbella swag for the best election-related app.
  • We are also giving away two $100 gift cards for improvements made to the Nimbella election starter project.

Relevant Dates

  • Register starting on Sep. 25, 2020.
  • All submissions must be entered no later than Oct. 25, 2020 (11:59PM PDT).
  • The winners will be declared on Oct. 30, 2020.

What makes a qualifying entry for the grand prize?

  1. Develop and deploy an election-related application to the Nimbella Platform.
  2. Use one or more of the election APIs we have published.
  3. Open source your code.

The grand prize is awarded based on a committee decision for creativity, usefulness, and social good. Send us the link to your application hosted on Nimbella, and a link to your code repository, for consideration.

What makes a qualifying entry for a gift card?

Fork the Nimbella election starter project on GitHub and submit a pull request that improves the project. You may submit a patch to close one of the existing issues, or improve the starter application with your own ideas.

We will select a winner from the GitHub contributors whose pull requests are accepted and merged.

How do I participate?

  1. Complete the registration form.
  2. Signup for a Nimbella account (it's free).
  3. Develop your app using the Nimbella election starter project or build an entirely new app on the Nimbella platform.
  4. Submit your completed app or pull request before Oct. 25th, 11:59pm PDT.

Resources

  1. Nimbella election starter project on GitHub
  2. A live demo of the election starter project
  3. Nimbella election APIs
  4. Reference list of election APIs
  5. Nimbella YouTube channel for developer tips
  6. Nimbella Slack support channel

Terms and conditions

  1. Your submission may not condone hate, racism, or discrimination. The application should be respectful and inclusive of all people, and may not include inappropriate, offensive, or illegal content.
  2. Grand prize money (check or bank transfer) is inclusive of any transaction fees. Please note that we may be restricted in making payments to certain embargoed countries.
  3. Winner is responsible for any taxes on the prize awarded.

Registration form

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