About Ayenay
Bring the vote back to the people.
Ayenay is a direct democracy platform. Every item your city council, school board, or community group is weighing shows up here — summarized in plain English — so you can weigh in with a simple Aye or Nay. You can also comment, share your opinion, or learn new perspectives. Ayenay is a nonprofit direct democracy platform owned by the people who use it. No ads, no data sales, no corporate agenda — for the people, by the people.
What Ayenay is for
Resident input, made practical.
Elected representatives still cast the official votes, but now you can make your views known on every item — Ayenay makes that practical at the local level so your voice reaches decision-makers before the meeting.
Faster votes on things that matter.
No more waiting weeks for an item to make it onto an agenda, then months for a second reading. When a proposal drops, the community can weigh in immediately.
Radical visibility into local politics.
See what your council is actually voting on this week, how each member voted, and how your neighbors feel — all in one place, updated automatically.
Plain English, not packet PDFs.
AI reads the 300-page staff report so you don't have to. Every item gets a short summary, the strongest arguments For and Against, and a link to the source document if you want to dig in.
No three-hour meetings required.
You shouldn't have to sit through a Tuesday-night council session to have a say. Vote from your phone in thirty seconds and get on with your life.
How it works
1
An agenda drops
Ayenay pulls the council packet the moment it's posted and extracts every voting item automatically.
2
AI writes the summary
Each item gets a plain-English overview, the case For, the case Against, and the key tension — reviewed before it goes live.
3
You vote Aye or Nay
One resident, one vote. You can leave a comment, share the item, or suggest one of your own.
4
Council votes — and we track it
When the meeting happens, Ayenay stamps the outcome and each member's roll-call vote next to your own, so accountability is one tap away.
Morro Bay is the pilot.
We're starting where we live. If it works here, it works anywhere — and any town that wants a more connected, informed community can be next.