Presidential Primary Voters in Delaware Receive Direction from New Maps
Delaware Employs Google™ Service to Provide Enhanced Polling Place Information
| Status | For Immediate Release | Contact | Christopher Portante (State) |
| Release Date | Monday, 4 February 2008 | Phone | (302) 739-4111 |
Today, on the eve of Delaware’s presidential primary, the Delaware Commissioner of Elections and the Department of State’s Government Information Center (GIC) announced the availability of new online polling place maps.
Using the popular interactive Google™ Maps service, voters can now find their polling place and obtain directions to and from that location with relative ease through the Commissioner of Elections webpage.
“This online service will hopefully reduce the confusion that many people feel the first time they need to vote in a new location,” said Commissioner of Elections Elaine Manlove.
The polling place locator maps are the latest in a series of successful online maps produced as part of a pilot project by the GIC in conjunction with other state agencies. This project has also yielded a comprehensive online map of all of Delaware’s public schools and one that displays the locations of the state’s historical markers.
Late last year the Department of Elections mapped polling places on a smaller scale for the 14th Senate District and 28th Representative District special elections.
“The Government Information Center works hard to provide online content that is both useful and easy to use,” said Secretary of State Harriet Smith Windsor. “We can serve a wide variety of consumers by employing existing programs such as Google™ Maps and adapting them to better serve a local audience.”
How to find the maps: Go to http://elections.delaware.gov/information/pollingplaces/pollingplaces.shtml or visit Delaware.gov, the state’s web portal, and click on the Spotlight item entitled “Election 2008: Find your polling place.”
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