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Tuesday should be an interesting day. We've got three statewide ballot questions, a scattering of actual legislative races and, hmm, something else going on, all of which could mean record turnout at the polls.

I've set up Election Day Reports so folks can file and read reports from polling places - or anywhere else something interesting is happening on Tuesday (if you click now, you'll see three dummy reports, which I posted to test out the mapping system it uses). To encourage everybody to post, I'll take off the registration requirement for these reports. I'll also see if I can install and configure a system to let people easily upload photos.

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This Must Be the New World!

By SwirlyGrrl | Mon, 11/03/2008 - 9:24am

I biked all the way into Boston with this on my mind (can't vouch for lyric accuracy, though):

honest to goodness
the bars weren't open this morning
they must have been voting for a new president of something
do you have a quarter?"
I said yes because I did
honest to goodness the tears have been falling all over the country's face

it was better before before they voted for whats his name
this must the new world
it was better before before they voted for whats his name
this must the new world

flint ford auto
mobile, alabama
windshield wiper buffalo new york
gary indiana don't forget the motor city baltimore and d.c., now all we need is

don't forget the motor city
this must be the new world
don't forget the motor city
this must be the new world

all we need is money just give us what you can spare
twenty or thirty pounds of potatoes or twenty of thirty beers
a turkey on thanks giving like alms for the poor
all we need are the necessities and more

it was better before they voted for what his name
this is supposed to be the new world
don't forget the motor city
this must be the new world

X - The New World, 1983

slide-show embellished studio version on YouTube

Not yet working?

By Michael Pahre | Mon, 11/03/2008 - 10:57am

I tried the link to test posting a story, but got a response that I have to be logged-in or register. Yet I am already logged-in -- as the blue buttons at the top of UH in my browser window demonstrate (and the fact that I can post this comment).

Are posting election day reports currently disabled until Tuesday?

Wasn't turned on yet

By adamg | Mon, 11/03/2008 - 12:10pm

I didn't think anybody would have anything to post until tomorrow :-). However, since you asked, it should work now:

http://www.universalhub.com/node/add/election-report

Election day reports, 1

By liveinvt | Mon, 11/03/2008 - 10:59am

Thanks AG! I Hope I can find the link tomorrow. Make it sticky somewhere until Thurs?

You bet!

By adamg | Mon, 11/03/2008 - 12:11pm

I'll plaster a sticky link atop all pages. Will also place a running list of the most recent comments on the front page somewhere (similar to the "Recent comments" box on the right).

You betcha!

By liveinvt | Mon, 11/03/2008 - 12:16pm

I don't know what other plans you have in store, but I'd love an easy way to have some links into the MA Question results and other local election metrics... anything you can do would be utilized by at least this guy!

I'm taking Wednesday off so I can enjoy the afterglow... but I'd love to keep an eye on uhub for my local concerns :D

Good luck and thanks in advance for your extra efforts!

More election widgets

By liveinvt | Mon, 11/03/2008 - 4:47pm

This might be helpful:

http://mapmash.googlepages.com/

And if not, well, wouldn't it be cool to make some MBTA maps like the PDX and CHI transit maps they have on there? I don't know if they're using the same tech for your crime map as they are with those maps? Interesting stuff!

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