This article was published on September 27, 2016

Twitter’s new feature makes it dead simple to register to vote


Twitter’s new feature makes it dead simple to register to vote

To celebrate National Voter Registration Day, Twitter has announced a new feature that makes it it easier than ever for US residents to register to vote in the presidential election.

Starting today, when a Twitter user sends a Direct Message to the official @Gov account with their five-digit zip code, they’ll receive an automated response with their state’s voter registration deadline and a personalized link to register.

As we get closer to Election Day, Twitter will invoke a new partnership with Pew’s Voting Information Project and Google’s Information Civic API to answer additional questions submitted to @Gov, such as “where’s my local polling station?”

If you’ve already registered to vote, be sure to let your friends know by sending out a tweet with the hashtag #iRegistered. This generates a neat little emoji — pictured below — which, when pressed, redirects users to a page where they can register.

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