New Foursquare 'I Voted' Badge Aims for GOTV Ripple Effect

Getting out the vote is key for Republicans and Democrats on election day next Tuesday, but whether a Foursquare check-in badge for polling places will help promote voting is anyone's guess.

A non-partisan group of digital political consultants, tech firms, and civic organizations, including Foursquare, has unveiled the check-in badge, which features a red, white, and blue U.S. flag-inspired design. By checking-in at their polling places using the badge, voters will notify friends and followers that they voted.

In addition to the check-in badge, the coalition devised a means of visualizing polling place check-ins. Using polling place data from The Voting Information Project - an information hub for voters - the system will track how many check-ins occur across the country at individual polling places on November 2. That information will be displayed throughout the day on Elections.Foursquare.com. Based on Foursquare data, the system will also compare voter check-ins by women to those of men.


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