Facebook has introduced a new feature, calling "Town Hall" and it aims to educate its users in becoming more "civically-engaged" and voted more often. This latest feature has just shown up on the "More" menu in Facebook's mobile app and offers a simple way for users to find and connect with their government representatives on a local, state and federal level, reported by TechCrunch.
Here's how to use it: Enter your address - which Facebook says is not displayed or shared (though it doesn't say it's not "saved," so be advised).
This information will help to populate the following screen with a list of your representatives, all of whom you can follow with just a click away. The list includes not just those representing you in the U.S. House and Senate, but also your state legislature and your governor, local council members and your mayor, as well as those in other federal positions, like VP Mike Pence and President Trump.
The list you'll see will be based on your location, which means you might not have local reps appear if you live in a smaller town where local officials don't maintain a Facebook presence.
To follow their Facebook Pages in order to receive their updates in your News Feed, each representative also has a "Contact" button next to their name.
Tap on the representative, you can choose to "Message" them, "Email" them, or visit their Facebook Page. Of course, not all representatives are as available as others. In many cases, there may be no means of contact than visiting a Facebook Page. At the bottom of the page, you can also toggle voting reminders off or on, so you'll be alerted when there's an upcoming election in your area.
