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The Google has launched some super sexy voter registration and Election Day tools via Google Maps.

You start out by going to maps.google.com/vote and enter your home address.

As the video says - the thing that comes up is pretty sweet. It shows you how many days you have left to register, deadlines for postmarks to mail in registration, tools to check if you are registered, how to get an absentee ballot, and a link to the local office of elections to help you ensure you have all the facts and information you need.

Go play with it - its brilliant!!

Thanks to Adam for the tip.

Three items, all having to do with online video and politics.

First, MoveOn has announced the 15 finalists in its Obama in 30 Seconds contest. You can vote here. The winner will be aired on national television. This one is my favorite:

Second, I've just found out through the blog grapevine that Joe Felice, one of my old MFA colleagues, has an awesome YouTube Show in which he covers politics, among other things. It's amazing.

Joe is currently involved in an online video contest the prize of which is a free ride to the Democratic Convention. He's been selected as a finalist in the Project Breakout Political Pundit competition and here is his final submission:

Joe is smart as a whip and just as witty. His coverage of the convention will be top notch. He deserves to be there. Go vote for him.

In the meantime, I'll be adding Joe's show to the Breaking Video sidebar. Watch for that crazy afro he's got going.

Finally, Google and YouTube have announced a partnership to produce a political forum in New Orleans during the general election. Here's hoping they adopt something like the MTV/MySpace Dialogue format.

Here's the announcement: