New app allows Hoosiers to identify, contact Ind. elected officials

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WANE) - Hoosiers can now access a new app to identify and contact the elected officials who represent them using GPS from their smartphone or tablet.

Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson unveiled the WAYEO app Wednesday. The app is based on the Who Are Your Elected Officials website.

“The WAYEO app is another way our office is utilizing technology to improve Hoosiers’ access to their elected officials. I encourage Hoosiers to use WAYEO to contact their federal, state and local leaders," Secretary Lawson said.

Lawson says the WAYEO app provides contact information for over 12,000 elected officials at all levels of government from president to school board. Once an elected official is selected, the user can click on the official’s phone number or e-mail and the smart phone or tablet will automatically open an e-mail or initiate a call.

Users can also view an interactive map that identifies the boundaries of an elected official’s district. WAYEO utilizes Geographic Information System (GIS) technology and county precinct information to create an all-inclusive map highlighting an area represented by an elected official.  The app can also locate districts.

Apple users can access the application via iTunes from a mobile device or computer by searching “WAYEO.”  Android users can access the WAYEO application via their mobile app store by searching “Who Are Your Elected Officials.”