Cool Google Election Tools
Use Google Maps to find your polling place based on your home address (the one you used when you registered to vote). Then, map the route to your polling place from your home! Try it out--Google Map your polling place!
They do caution you to verify this is your correct polling place. To verify your polling place with local election officials in Blair County, call 814-693-3150. (UPDATE: You can also verify your polling place online at the PA Dept. of State website, www.pavoterservices.state.pa.us.) Live on campus? Don't forget:
Election Day "Voter Vans" provided for Penn State Altoona Students
When: 10am-6pm, every half hour (Tuesday, November 4)
Where: just behind the bus stop in front of Hawthorne
Google also has a cool 2008 U.S. Election portal for finding election-related news, video, and more:
They do caution you to verify this is your correct polling place. To verify your polling place with local election officials in Blair County, call 814-693-3150. (UPDATE: You can also verify your polling place online at the PA Dept. of State website, www.pavoterservices.state.pa.us.) Live on campus? Don't forget:
Election Day "Voter Vans" provided for Penn State Altoona Students
When: 10am-6pm, every half hour (Tuesday, November 4)
Where: just behind the bus stop in front of Hawthorne
Google also has a cool 2008 U.S. Election portal for finding election-related news, video, and more:
- Knol debate series - read what the experts are saying on the policy issues (Knol is Google's answer to Wikipedia; original essays written by experts)
- Election Map Mashups
- In Quotes - quotes from the candidates (and other politicians) on the issues
- Audio Indexing - search what the candidates are saying, then watch the video
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