Election 2008 on the Web

October 28th, 2008

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For those in the U.S. who haven’t already taken advantage of early voting, we are one week away from the election.  Some websites have leveraged web tools to make voting information more accessible.  There are, of course, the various sites that deal with polling and predicting election results, but let’s focus on the mechanics of voting for next Tuesday.

Google has a Maps tool that can tell you where your polling place is.

VerifiedVoting has collected information on which states and counties are using what voting technology (click on your state first, the more accurate data is at the county level).

Some jurisdictions may allow you to access your registration status online.  Search for your local board of election or your state election board/secretary of state to find out for your neck of the woods.

While this is sound advice in any situation, it’s particularly important to check the sources of your information when consulting election information online.  Snopes has a page set up for ballots and elections, but it should not be considered an exhaustive list of debunked election rumors.

UPDATE (10/30) - The Weather Channel has a page focused on election related weather, both historically and for this year.

ANOTHER UPDATE (10/31) – Google’s election tools are now available for mobile phones, and a Florida news aggregator website will stream turnout from seven precincts on Election Day.

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