Boston Considers Voter Registration Via Facebook

In Washington state, you can register to vote through Facebook. Now city leaders in Boston are considering allowing residents to do the same, via MyVote — an application built by Microsoft, with input from Facebook employees.

In Washington state, you can register to vote through Facebook. Now city leaders in Boston are considering allowing residents to do the same, via MyVote — an application built by Microsoft, with input from Facebook employees.

Boston City Council member Tito Jackson feels that the change would reflect the city’s status as a wired community:

Boston is a high-technology city … Both Facebook and Microsoft have offices here, so I think we should get those folks in and see how we can continue to expedite this process.

Jackson

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