Results tagged “bostonelection”

According to the Globe, over 40,000 ballots were cast by noon today in Boston's mayoral and municipal election. According to Twitter, 20,000 more votes came in by 3pm to raise the day's turnout to 16.7% so far. If you haven't already voted, check out if your city is having an election and where you should go to participate. Scandalous update: A Vietnamese translator at a polling place in Dorchester was apparently given the boot for telling voters to support Flaherty. Another Dorchester site complained of having no Vietnamese translator.

The chatter has been rampant for months, and today's the big day. Not only will Tom Menino and Michael Flaherty face off in the race for mayor of Boston, but there are many other municipal elections going on around the state. Find out if your town is having an election today and, if so, where you can go to vote. If you're in Boston proper, you can locate your polling place here. Happy voting! Check Blue Mass Group, Red Mass Group, and Universal Hub for voter comments (or leave your own here).

Trendsmap is an exciting new Twitter mashup that blends Twitter, Google Maps, and What the Trend to create a real life map that shows what's going on near you—or at least what people are tweeting about near you. Not surprisingly, election talk dominated Twitter in the area today, with #bostonelection, @mayortommenino, and @samyoonformayor all near the top. Trendsmap conveniently launches an internal popup to show recent tweets on popular topics. It's an interesting service that might help point you to local trends, assuming you generally live under a rock, in which case you are probably not on Twitter anyway.