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According to my favorite Facebook blog, the new Facebook Voter Registration App which was launched on September 25th, has gotten 40,000 people to register.  This number is staggering compared to the amount that may have registered had there not been an application designed for this purpose.  When turning 18, most students are not given the opportunity to register so easily and this tool has only made the process far quicker and available to the majority of new voters.  

To see that a mere social networking app has done so much in so little time is truly inspiring and certainly makes the positive side of technology a bit clearer in a day where we continuously hear of how it is negatively influencing society.  This is a great move by Facebook and could truly have an impact on this year’s election as young voters are more engaged than ever! 

Additionally, the official campaigns, political parties and PACs are using the Facebook medium as a way to influence hundreds of thousands of more voters.

Here you can find 2008 Facebook Statistics on American Politics.  What an exciting time to witness politics, no matter how crazy the race may be and again, kudos to Facebook for creating this modern way of voter registration!