Helping state legislatures keep pace with a rapidly changing world
POPVOX Foundation provides nonpartisan, practical support for lawmakers and staff to modernize their work through the adoption of modern technology. With hands-on training and resources we collaborate with Members and staff to build legislative capacity, demystify emerging technologies, and support the day-to-day work of legislative offices.
Resources and Tools
Free, nonpartisan resources for state legislators and staff — AI explainers, casework tools, starter kits, and step-by-step guides to support the real, daily work of state legislatures.
AI Starter Kit
For State Legislators
A practical guide to using ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, and Gemini for legislative work, including prompts, privacy, and research.
View ResourceGenerative AI Use Policy
A Template for State Legislative Offices
A flexible AI policy template for legislatures of any size, covering constituent services, communications, research, and governance.
View ResourceGenAI Change Management
A Starter Kit for State Legislative Offices
A phased roadmap for legislative offices adopting generative AI, including staff training, office policies, transparency, and oversight.
View ResourceHarnessing AI to Master a New Policy Topic
A Step-by-Step Guide for State Legislators and Legislative Staff
A step-by-step guide to using AI tools to learn new policy areas, analyze reports, evaluate legislation, and avoid common pitfalls.
View ResourceUnderstanding AI-Powered Deep Research Tools
A Primer for State Legislators and Staff
A primer on Deep Research tools for legislators and staff, with use cases, query design, verification practices, and security guidance.
View ResourceCreating and Using Custom Bots
A Guide for State Legislative Offices
Learn how to build AI assistants grounded in office documents to support research, constituent services, and institutional knowledge.
View ResourceConstituent Services & Casework
A Guide for State Legislative Offices
A practical guide to building constituent services operations, covering intake, casework, agency relations, privacy, data, and staffing.
View ResourceState of the Art
State of the Art is our newsletter to celebrate how America's statehouses are modernizing, whether that takes the form of AI pilots, a new casework system, or updates to internal use policies.
State legislatures face a real capacity paradox. Elected officials are facing the challenges of regulating technologies many have not yet adopted, meeting growing constituent service demands with limited staff, and evaluating increasingly complex policy proposals without the means to assess what peer statehouses have already worked through.
This newsletter is built to support legislators and their staff in closing those capacity gaps.
Each month, we spotlight an innovative approach from a state legislature, share tools being tested and the best practices emerging from them, and look ahead at governance considerations and what's coming next.
State of the Art is written for the people doing the work, not just watching it — legislators, staff, and individuals passionate about strong legislative institutions. It is always nonpartisan, comparative in approach, and educational in spirit.
AI Training for State Legislative Offices
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POPVOX Foundation offers free, off-the-record AI trainings designed specifically for state legislative offices:
- Tool agnostic — training focuses on the basics and best practices of AI use in legislative settings, with a focus on use cases of commercially available LLMs. We cater the content to align with your institution's guidance and do not endorse one tool or platform over another.
- Taught by former legislative staff who understand your actual workflow and use cases.
- Your pace, your format — virtual office-wide sessions for capitol and district staff. We meet with teams directly so participants feel comfortable asking questions, digging into actual use cases, and applying what they learn in line with their office's AI use policy.
- Nonpartisan and honest — POPVOX Foundation is a nonpartisan nonprofit focused on legislative modernization. Our training is transparent and realistic about AI's potential benefits and its risks. Our training focuses on risk mitigation and best practices to foster responsible adoption.
- Adaptable to your state and chamber guidance on AI use.
- Customized to your needs — from AI 101 to advanced applications, or tailored by staffer role (communications, policy and legislative, casework, and more).
News & Updates
POPVOX Foundation Brings Its Work to State Legislatures
POPVOX Foundation is expanding to state legislatures — with a new newsletter, resource bank, AI training, and research on legislative capacity.
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