Apps Can Help You Learn About the Election and Stay Updated With Results

When Justin Timberlake took an illegal selfie in the ballot box recently, it put a spotlight on the issue of posting to social media while voting.

Last month, the ban to take photos in the booth in Michigan was lifted, but days later it was made clear t

With the election upon us, AT&T has put together a few “tech tips” to help you get ready and follow the action on Election Day.

Whether you want a political history lesson, info on the latest polls or a consolidation of major news sources, there’s an app for you.

US Elections 2016 Follow the presidential campaigns all the way, with a non biased feed, without missing a thing. It has a news feed covering the top political stories from the top US news sources – all in one place.

270ToWin is fun for the political history buffs. Here you can learn election and state voting history as well. The History section contains an engaging interactive timeline. View candidates, the changing composition of the country and political parties, issues of the day and election facts.

PollTracker — With PollTracker, you get the data you need—whether that’s an at-a-glance overview of the current situation, or a detailed look at individual polls or polling averages over time. You’ll have the very latest information about the political campaigns everyone’s going to be talking about, right at your fingertips.
And in addition to the up-to-the-minute data on key races, you can receive a push notification whenever a new poll is added to a contest you’re following, you’ll never miss an update..

If you need clarification on official state, county and local candidates and ballot referendums a great resource is the Michigan Voter Information Center.

And very important … Know Your State Law about taking photos of your ballot. Last month, it appeared Michigan had lifted its law banning selfies in the ballot box, but an appeal of that decision has the ban still in effect for the Nov. 8 vote.