Google's search engine directs voters to the ballot box
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is pulling another lever on its influential search engine in an effort to boost voter turnout in November's U.S. presidential election.
Beginning Tuesday, Google will provide a summary box detailing state voting laws at the top of the search results whenever a user appears to be looking for that information.
Google will also release its registration and voting guides to nonprofit groups and other organizations aiming to get more people to the polls this November.
The company said it considers its voting tools to be a nonpartisan public service, although swings in voter turnout have swayed past elections.