The election process can, at times, feel impossibly old-fashioned, as evidenced by the return of mechanical lever voting machines for this year’s New York City primaries. But this election season, the city will try to make it easier to register to vote, give money and communicate with campaigns, all from the palm of your hand.

On Wednesday, the New York City Campaign Finance Board will unveil NYC Votes, a mobile app meant to boost political participation via smartphones.

“We want people to experience the same power and relationship to this ‘store for democracy’ — which is what an election is — that they experience on Amazon,” said Art Chang, a member of the finance board and the founder of Tipping Point Partners, a firm that brings together entrepreneurs and start-ups.

The app will allow residents to begin the voter registration process, using account data to fill out the form; the document will still have to be signed by hand and submitted by mail, but the form will be easier to obtain. The app will also allow users to make campaign contributions, using saved data for a quick, Amazon-esque “fast checkout” donation that complies with the city’s strict regulations.