Google Gets Into Politics With Civic Info API 58
mikejuk writes "The new Google Civic Information API can be used to look up comprehensive voting information for particular addresses in the U.S. such as the polling place, early vote sites, contests, and local election official contact information. At the moment the API is limited to voting information for elections in the U.S., but Google plans to expand the support to cover other countries and include other types of civic information. Google plans to use the API to power their own election tools, including an embeddable app anyone can use on their site."
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Here in Germany, the location of the polling station is printed right on the paper which tells you are allowed to vote. That way, you know for sure it's authoritative information. And if that one should be wrong, you'll have a document to proof you were misled.