Toronto company’s new app aims to help U.S. voters assess polling station conditions

Oct 26, 2020 | 8:51 AM

WASHINGTON, Wash. — As voter turnout in the U.S. stalks new records, a Toronto entrepreneur is hoping his new app will help ease the anxiety that comes with casting a ballot in 2020. 

Users of the app, called Glimpse Social, look on a U.S. map for the polling station they hope to visit, then drop a “pin” to indicate they’re looking for information. 

Other users who are already at the location can then upload short videos to answer queries about the length of the lineup or whether people are wearing face masks. 

Glimpse Social founder Jonathan Baldock says the more people who use the app, the better it works.