You might have noticed a new banner at the top of your Facebook news feed asking you, by name, to be a poll worker.
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg posted about the social network's poll worker recruitment drive on Friday. The effort kicked off on news feeds across the U.S. after the post went live. Anyone over the age of 18 and in the U.S. should see a blue button to "Become a Poll Official."
With the presidential election coming up during a pandemic, thousands of poll worker jobs are still unfulfilled, as ABC News reported on Tuesday. This could affect states' plans for in-person voting. If you click on the Facebook notice, it connects to your state's poll worker information site and an application to sign up.
Zuckerberg said the news feed message is just one way to encourage people to work the polls. Every state has free ad credits on Facebook to recruit workers. California has ads running and other states are joining. These are not considered political ads, which the social network will stop accepting a week before Election Day.
SEE ALSO:Facebook reveals its impotence as Trump sows confusion about voting twiceIn a similar move to Old Navy, Target, and other companies, Facebook said all its U.S. employees can take paid time off to volunteer or work the polls.
Zuckerberg said Facebook is also trying to get 4 million people registered to vote (and then vote on Nov. 3). There's a whole dedicated "Voting Information Center" on everyone's Facebook page for more about the upcoming election.
TopicsFacebookSocial GoodPolitics
(责任编辑：綜合)
Singapore rolls out video
Prosthesis is a huge, terrifying exoskeleton built for real
The U.S. just had its 2nd
Facebook reminded me to watch 'Bones' — a show I haven't liked in seven years
Donald Trump's tangled web of Russian influencePhotos show the Blue Cut fire blazing a path of destruction in California
A fast moving wildfire continued raging near San Bernadino, California, forcing the evacuation of at
...[详细]Tennis legend Roger Federer playing a pair of 'air bongos' is pure dorky joy
When you're a legend of the game, like tennis player Roger Federer, you can do anything you want wit
...[详细]Rick and his group will be 'tested' like never before on 'The Walking Dead'
We still have a little over a month of waiting until The Walking Deadreturns for the second half of
...[详细]Obama names 2 new national monuments before Trump takes office
Add two more national monuments to President Barack Obama's conservation legacy.On Tuesday afternoon
...[详细]Felix the cat just raised £5000 for charity because she's the hero we all need
LONDON -- Remember Felix, the Huddersfield train station cat who got promoted to Senior Pest Control
...[详细]Here's when Intel's standalone wireless VR headset will arrive
LAS VEGAS -- Intel gave everyone a status update on Project Alloy, the all-in-one, "merged reality"
...[详细]Facebook reminded me to watch 'Bones' — a show I haven't liked in seven years
Facebook has a sharing problem. A year ago data revealed that Facebook users were posting "fewer thi
...[详细]The Killers ask Panda Express for free food after spotting their lyrics on a fortune cookie
"And someone is calling my name / From the back of the Panda Express."Alternative rock band and The
...[详细]Is Samsung's Galaxy Note7 really the best phone?
On this week's。 MashTalk 。, Lance, Pete and I talk about the new hot smartphone in town: Samsung's Ga
...[详细]An HTC Vive VR smartphone? Video hints one may be coming
This year's CES didn't offer too many surprises in the way of virtual reality, but a new video has s
...[详细]Nancy Pelosi warns colleagues after info hacked
Can you spot the massive error in this Washington Post cover?
