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Vote or Don’t!
PoliGazette —
In what appears to be a subtle pro-McCain ad, Leonardo DiCaprio and Company have teamed up with THE google help you register to vote.
Although the video’s bias is clear (abortion rights and gun control among issues mentioned), at least they didn’t use chain mail scare tactics to get you to send the video to five friends. “If you don’t send this to five friends, John W. McSame will win the election!!!”
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Where Do I Cast a Ballot?: Inside the Voting Information Project's Plan to Revolutionize Elections
techPresident —
... Then what? The data is already pouring into Google's Vote Map, which serves up basic voting information tied to voters' street addresses. And that's only the beginning. "People on the Internet are very creative," jokes Strauss. VIP's data will eventually power the just-launched ...
Six Great Sites for Getting Your Vote Counted
techPresident —
... state. If you need to show ID at the polls, the site gives you a handy list of what qualifies as acceptable proof that you are who you say you are. Not sure who you're voting for yet? The League offers a useful printable guide detailing how John McCain, Barack Obama, and -- bonus! -- Ralph Nader responded to their questionnaires. It's not the most exciting site in the world, but at least now you've got the 411.
5. Map Your Plan of Attack
Some of us are visual learners. If you need to see your polling place on a map and get ...
Voting Made Simple
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
Google has released an amazingly useful tool that shows you where to vote on Election Day.
/* Font */
#Poll411Gadget, #Poll411Gadget * { font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:10pt; }
/* Sizes */
#Poll411Gadget, #Poll411Form { width:436px; }
#Poll411Frame { width:100%; height:400px; }
/* Colors */
#Poll411Gadget { border:1px solid #AAA; }
#Poll411Input.example { color:#666; }
#Poll411Frame { border-top:1px solid #DDD; }
/* Layout */ ...
Daily Digest: The Mobile Voter Double Whammy?
techPresident —
... Google Maps Debuts Polling Places: If the air seems to be crackling with excitement today, it might be because Google has just connected up Google Maps with the Voting Information Project (VIP) polling place data that it and Pew and JEHT have been working to compile. Hooray! Why's that so thrilling? Because, somewhat amazingly, there's never before been one good, reliable, consistent source for where American are supposed to drop a ballot. There are kinks here, to be sure. VIP data covers ...
Where Your Polling Place Is
The Talent Show —
Send this link to your family and friends :
http://maps.google.com/vote
All you have to do is type in your address and it’ll show you on a map where your polling place is. Very, very cool.
Also, for my fellow Southern Californians who want to vote early, it’s gonna much less convenient that it has been in the past. Unlike previous years, there’s only one polling place and it’s in the middle on nowhere (boo!). LAist has some details on why LA County early voting is such a pain in the ass this year : ...
Get Out The Vote, Run Up The Score, Build The Mandate, Get Back To Work
LiberalOasis : The Blog —
... It will be a verdict on unilateralist neocon foreign policy, and a question whether America wants to engage the world again.
A big victory for Obama will mean a big mandate for change. But a mandate is just a beginning, not a glide path. Obstructionist forces will remain, and delivering change will not be a spectator sport after today.
But electing a president powered by the largest grassroots base in history is a good way to begin.
Vote. Get Out The Vote. Protect Everyone's Vote.
Call 1-866-OUR-VOTE ...
