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title: "TechCrunch: Twitter Will Now Help You Register To Vote, Answer Questions Via Direct Message"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/958adf9f-94e3-48e7-a3a0-15816f07d961
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/techcrunch-twitter-will-now-help-you-register-to-vote-answer-questions-via-direct-message-5968
category: "Technology"
topics: ["Technology"]
published: 2016-09-27T18:13:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:14:51.862Z
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# TechCrunch: Twitter Will Now Help You Register To Vote, Answer Questions Via Direct Message

**TL;DR:** Twitter is partnering with Rock the Vote to provide voter registration assistance through direct messaging on National Voter Registration Day. Twitter is also working with Google's Information Civic API and Pew's Voting Information Project to help answer questions via private messaging.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2016-09-27. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/techcrunch-twitter-will-now-help-you-register-to-vote-answer-questions-via-direct-message-5968).*

## Story

Today is National Voter Registration Day and Twitter is getting in on the action. According to a recent TechCrunch article, the social network is rolling out a new feature that lets you direct message the company’s @Gov Twitter account in order to receive voter registration assistance through private messaging.

The company’s efforts will be customized based on your zip code, which is key for voter registration as the deadlines are different in each state. Once you send the @Gov account your zip code, you can receive correct information including your state’s deadline and a link to register from Twitter.

Twitter is partnering with Rock the Vote for the newly added feature and is also working with Google’s Information Civic API and Pew’s Voting Information Project to help answer questions that voters may have as we get closer to the presidential election via private messaging.

For those who like to tell the world they are voting, the #iRegistered emoji can be tweeted out to show followers you plan to vote. This emoji will send users to a link for voter registration if they click on it.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- General (sector)
- partnership (topic)
- Twitter (company)
- Google (company)
- voter registration (topic)
- direct messaging (topic)
- national voter registration day (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/techcrunch-twitter-will-now-help-you-register-to-vote-answer-questions-via-direct-message-5968). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/958adf9f-94e3-48e7-a3a0-15816f07d961).