This reviewer-facing page defines SMART-D details for the Democracy requirement group: Citizen Engagement.
Phase Boundary: Requirements review only. Metrics scoring, report-card use, legislative mapping, issue grades, member grades, rollups, leaderboards, and action tools are disabled for this reviewer-facing page.
Red text = bad current value, bad trend, missing critical data, or unfavorable gap. Green text = favorable value or improving trend. Amber text = context-dependent, incomplete, or source-method review needed. Neutral/gray text = descriptive value that is not inherently good or bad.
| Requirement | Metric / Measurement | Top Countries / Sources | Value to the American People | Gap / Target / Timeframe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEM-FUN-023: Citizen Engagement Requirement: The system shall help citizens identify relevant federal elected officials by location or jurisdiction when technically available. Verification: Representative lookup test, data source test, user workflow test. Review Status: Draft / source-method review required |
Current Metric: Candidate citizen engagement and public-participation indicator set; source-method review required. Current Value: Not yet approved for scoring. Current Trend: Not yet approved for scoring. Automation Feasibility: To be assessed during metrics development. Trend Meaning: No trend should be interpreted until the source, formula, baseline period, and limitations are approved. |
Source-Method Review: Required Potential source families include public-comment records, congressional communication records where available, hearing records, turnout data, and civic participation surveys. Comparator Caution: Democracy comparators are useful for context but should not be treated as one-to-one targets without method review. |
Helps people participate between elections through clear information, communication, and public action. | Gap: No approved public baseline yet. Target: Approved requirement text, approved metric candidate, source registry entry, formula, limitations, update frequency, and review decision before scoring. Timeframe: Complete during requirements and metrics review before public report-card promotion. |
| DEM-FUN-024: Citizen Engagement Requirement: The system shall provide citizen-ready communication tools, including email drafts, printable letters, call scripts, talking points, and issue-specific action prompts. Verification: Act Now workflow test, content review, accessibility review. Review Status: Draft / source-method review required |
Current Metric: Candidate citizen engagement and public-participation indicator set; source-method review required. Current Value: Not yet approved for scoring. Current Trend: Not yet approved for scoring. Automation Feasibility: To be assessed during metrics development. Trend Meaning: No trend should be interpreted until the source, formula, baseline period, and limitations are approved. |
Source-Method Review: Required Potential source families include public-comment records, congressional communication records where available, hearing records, turnout data, and civic participation surveys. Comparator Caution: Democracy comparators are useful for context but should not be treated as one-to-one targets without method review. |
Helps people participate between elections through clear information, communication, and public action. | Gap: No approved public baseline yet. Target: Approved requirement text, approved metric candidate, source registry entry, formula, limitations, update frequency, and review decision before scoring. Timeframe: Complete during requirements and metrics review before public report-card promotion. |
| DEM-FUN-025: Citizen Engagement Requirement: The system shall generate or display talking points that map back to Democracy requirements, metrics, legislation, and report card evidence. Verification: Traceability review, content quality review, requirement mapping. Review Status: Draft / source-method review required |
Current Metric: Candidate citizen engagement and public-participation indicator set; source-method review required. Current Value: Not yet approved for scoring. Current Trend: Not yet approved for scoring. Automation Feasibility: To be assessed during metrics development. Trend Meaning: No trend should be interpreted until the source, formula, baseline period, and limitations are approved. |
Source-Method Review: Required Potential source families include public-comment records, congressional communication records where available, hearing records, turnout data, and civic participation surveys. Comparator Caution: Democracy comparators are useful for context but should not be treated as one-to-one targets without method review. |
Helps people participate between elections through clear information, communication, and public action. | Gap: No approved public baseline yet. Target: Approved requirement text, approved metric candidate, source registry entry, formula, limitations, update frequency, and review decision before scoring. Timeframe: Complete during requirements and metrics review before public report-card promotion. |
| DEM-FUN-026: Citizen Engagement Requirement: The system shall support future measurement of whether elected officials respond to citizen communications within defined timeframes when reliable data is available. Verification: Future data feasibility review, manual review process, source registry. Review Status: Draft / source-method review required |
Current Metric: Candidate citizen engagement and public-participation indicator set; source-method review required. Current Value: Not yet approved for scoring. Current Trend: Not yet approved for scoring. Automation Feasibility: To be assessed during metrics development. Trend Meaning: No trend should be interpreted until the source, formula, baseline period, and limitations are approved. |
Source-Method Review: Required Potential source families include public-comment records, congressional communication records where available, hearing records, turnout data, and civic participation surveys. Comparator Caution: Democracy comparators are useful for context but should not be treated as one-to-one targets without method review. |
Helps people participate between elections through clear information, communication, and public action. | Gap: No approved public baseline yet. Target: Approved requirement text, approved metric candidate, source registry entry, formula, limitations, update frequency, and review decision before scoring. Timeframe: Complete during requirements and metrics review before public report-card promotion. |