Can You Register To Vote Online Through Facebook?
If you've ever asked; can you register to vote online, in Washington
state, the answer will be yes in a matter of days. But that's not all.
Apparently the platform of choice will be Facebook and that raises a lot of
questions. How will Facebook manage the potential for voter fraud? Will this
role in our electoral process transform Facebook into an even more powerful
mega-corporation?
| (WebProNews.com) Starting later this week, Washington state residents will be able to register to vote through Facebook. It’s a simple idea that has a lot of potential. |
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According to the National Journal, Microsoft designed an app that will pull
the state’s online registration system into the user’s Facebook page. From
there, it will pre-fill many of the boxes with that person’s information from
Facebook. Such an app could be just the ticket many youth need to push them over
to registering to vote. Of course, getting them to register is just part of the problem. The other is actually getting to them show up at the polls in November. Washington state has a highly contested governor’s race that will be decided in November as well. The National Journal found that one of the candidates, Republican Rob McKenna, has spent more than $10,000 in Facebook advertising. |
