Google Gets Into Politics With Civic Info API

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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Another ephemeral product from Google

[uofitorn]

Don't get too attached to this new API, it will probably go the way of the Dodo in a couple years, judging by Google's track record.