Google Earth has released “˜2006 Google Earth Election Guide’. The guide includes clickable place marks for all 435 Congressional districts, according to Google.


Google Earth has released “˜2006 Google Earth Election Guide’. The guide includes clickable place marks for all 435 Congressional districts, according to Google.

The 2006 Google Earth Election Guide

“Conceived by Google Earth engineers who found it difficult to find aggregated election information online about races country-wide, the 2006 Google Earth Election Guide serves as an easily accessible resource for users to find information about candidates, voter registration, and campaign financing for the November 7th elections.” [source]

2006 Google Earth Election Guide place mark include:

– The slate of candidates running for office in that district, with live feeds from Google Web, Image, and News Search for each candidate

– Campaign finance information from the Federal Election Commission and Center for Responsive Politics for the district’s candidates

– A link to voter registration and voter information sites, localized to each state.

John Hanke, Director of Google Earth and Maps, said: “We’re excited to connect voters across the country to timely and locally relevant information about the upcoming elections and the candidates,

We continue to believe that Google Earth can serve as the ultimate tool for organizing and sharing similar geo-based information”. [source]

2006 Google Earth Election Guide is available in Google Earth.

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