By: Joe Strupp Calling it a "nationwide experiment," The New York Times on Thursday launched a new program asking online readers to submit photos of polling places during the ongoing primaries and general election.
Dubbed the Polling Place Photo Project, the online initiative hopes to get photos from every polling place in the nation, according to a release.
"By documenting local voting experiences, online users can contribute to an archive of photographs that captures the richness and complexity of voting in America," the release said.
The Times said the program is a venture between the paper and AIGA, the professional association for design. It was created by William Drenttel of Design Observer.
"This is a great opportunity for Times readers to work directly with us in capturing the presidential voting experience," said Jim Roberts, the Times' editor of digital news, in a statement. "We?ve encouraged voters in New Hampshire to help document their historic primary. But in the weeks and months ahead, we hope to hear from readers from Florida to Michigan to
California and points in between."
Adds Drenttel: "The election process in America is complicated - state-by-state, primary-by-primary. Photographs offer us a chance to capture something of the energy and richness of the voting experience, and to document how voting happens at polling places across the country.?
Those wishing to submit photos may do so
herePhotos from the New Hampshire primaries can be found
here
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