Make a map of voting locations

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Make a map of voting locations

Whether you have just a few early voting centers or hundreds of drop boxes, a map is an easy way to help voters understand their voting options. Voters can find their nearest voting location and get directions quickly.

Map of voting locations in Baltimore city

Google makes it easy to create and maintain the map and embed it on your elections website. It also helps you communicate changes to a wide audience. You can share the embed code with community groups to embed on their own website. And if you make an update, the change will be reflected on their site as well.  You can further customize the map:

  • Use different markers automatically by types of locations or any other field in your data
  • Include details like dates and hours the location is open
  • Create layers so you can show sets of locations for specialized maps.

These two guides will get you started:

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