Great Resource for Election Day

When I first moved to Washington, the first project with which I was involved was developing poll location software that would translate to robocalls. We would mail-merge poll location information into tens of thousands of calls. It’s the kind of information that Yale Professor Donald Green argued would boost turnout a few percentage points. It was an exciting project that never got off the ground due to funding questions, legal liabilities and the emerging HAVA legislation. In the three campaign cycles since, poll location information software has been radically improved. The most impressive work I’ve seen this cycle is whereIvote.com. It’s a clean, idiot-proof resource that will show anyone not only their poll location but also how to get there. If you are looking to add some high-end good government resources to your site, there is a link to do that as well.jslieberman@politicsmagazine.com