Abstract: Modern technology has the facility to empower citizens by providing easy access to vital electoral information. The majority of such users simply want to use the information; they do not wish to become embroiled in technological details that provide that access; the technology is a means to an end and if allows to obscure the real purpose (to access information) it represents a cost not a benefit. Much of the potential benefit is therefore lost unless a simple and consistent interface can be provided which shields the user from the complexity of the underlying data system retrieval and should be natural enough to be used without training. Currently there are limited tools and information available online where end users can view and interrogate electoral data. The main purpose of our paper is to report upon developments that seek to provide an easy to use interface for users to obtain information regarding the results of general elections within the United Kingdom (UK).

Keywords: natural interface, natural language processing, database accessing, SQL-query, production rules

ACM Classification Keywords: I.2 Artificial intelligence: I.2.7 Natural Language Processing: Text analysis.

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NATURAL INTERFACE TO ELECTION DATA

Elena Long, Vladimir Lovitskii, Michael Thrasher

http://foibg.com/ibs_isc/ibs-16/ibs-16-p16.pdf