Where is my f*#@&$%! polling place?
With voter turnout a key issue for both parties in Tuesday's midterm elections, a group of Web developers created a handy, expletive-filled website to help voters find their designated polling place — and thousands of voters are using it.
According to the creators of YourF---ingPollingPlace.com, more than 200,000 valid addresses have been entered on the site, which uses data from Google's civic information programming interface to find polling centers. According to Nick Catalano, one of the site's co-creators, more than 100,000 addresses were entered before the polls even opened.
In addition to your polling center, the site also lists who is on the ballot, or, as they put it, "who you can f---ing vote for."
Social networks appear to be driving its popularity. The site has been shared more than 300,000 times on Facebook alone.
It's not the only option for voters looking up their polling places. GettothePolls.com, part of the Voting Information Project, uses the same system to help voters navigate the voting process — with considerably less profanity.
Of course, there are no guarantees that those who use poll locator sites will actually show up to vote, though there are early signs turnout in 2014 may exceed the 2010 midterms.
The Associated Press reports that at least 11 states exceeded their advance voting totals from the last midterm cycle, a significant increase over 2010's early voting.
