Amazon prepares Alexa for the midterm elections

Amazon knows you'll ask Alexa all sorts of questions about the midterms and politics in general, so it's been preparing the voice assistant for the event. It has teamed up with nonprofit digital encyclopedia Ballotpedia to equip Alexa with answers first-time voters will find especially helpful. You can ask the assistant when the polls will open and what's on your ballot. Alexa can even answer what it means to vote yes or no for a certain ballot measure and can list nominees running for a specific position. On Election Day itself, you can ask Alexa for a general update by asking "Alexa, what's my election update?"