“It’s not official. It’s just honest.”
— Me, after 4 weeks of build errors, caffeine, and questioning my life choices
So… what is this?
DemocraDeck is a satirical card game and engagement tool based on the 2025 Taupō District Council election.
It’s what happens when you mix:
- A deep dislike of soggy candidate flyers,
- A sprinkle of Pokémon nostalgia,
- And one local woman (me) who stayed up far too late yelling at Supabase and pushing code to GitHub while muttering “I swear this button worked yesterday.”
Why did I make this?
Because reading candidate bios feels like homework, and most public forums have the energy of a deflated balloon.
So instead of complaining (okay, I still complained), I decided to build something weird, visual, interactive and a bit cheeky.
Something to help people:
- Actually see who’s running
- Laugh a little
- Vote anonymously (for fun)
- And maybe start thinking about who might actually show up when it counts
How it works
Each candidate mayor or councillor, gets a card with:
- 💬 A real quote (from speeches or bios, some paraphrased for clarity or sanity)
- 💖 A made-up HP level (satirical “power” ranking, unbiased and I let a.i dictate that one)
- 🐾 A totem (symbolic animal/plant/nature, because emojis are free)
You, the voter:
- Can vote for up to 7 councillors and 2 mayors
- Watch votes update live
- See who’s leading (in popularity, not necessarily policy)
It’s part vote o meter, part parody, part desperate cry for better civic design.
What took so long?
Oh, you mean besides:
- Supabase errors that made no sense?
- Font Awesome icons refusing to appear unless I sweet-talked them?
- Accidentally triggering a vote when the page loaded? (Yes, that happened.)
- CSS layouts that looked fine on desktop, but broke like a toddler’s crayon drawing on mobile?
Let’s just say: Netlify and I are no longer on speaking terms, and GitHub may owe me therapy.
See press release : For my response for taking it down.
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