The messaging app now has software to help you jump into local races.

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The initiative helps connect users with information, tools and connections if they want to launch their own campaigns. Republicans and Democrats are partnering with Snapchat's parent company.(Image credit: Charlie Neibergall/AP)

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Snapchat is adding a feature to help young users run for political office

"If Snapchatters want to make sure that the issues they care most about are represented by leadership, then they need to run," a Snap executive said.

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Snapchat introduces tool to help young people run for office

Snapchat is rolling out a new ‘Run for Office’ in-app tool to encourage young adults to run for local office.  The company says the new Run for Office tool is designed to help younger users engage with democracy in an easy way.  “Powered with information from BallotReady, this simple tool will help Snapchatters explore hundreds of opportunities to run for local office based on the issues they care most about — from City Neighborhood Board and To…

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Snapchat rolls out new tool aimed at helping young users run for office

Snapchat has introduced tools to help users run for office | SnapSnapchat is launching a new tool aimed at guiding its young user base to consider running for political office. The company says it wants to help potential future candidates deal with common barriers to launching political campaigns by providing information, resources, and encouragement. The Run for Office Mini — a set of miniature applications that run within Snapchat — will let S…

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Snapchat rolls out a new “Run for Office” in-app tool to encourage young adults to run for local office, including a portal with 75K+ curated upcoming elections  —  Snapchat is rolling out a new ‘Run for Office’ in-app tool to encourage young adults to run for local office.

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Snapchat rolls out a new “Run for Office” in-app tool to encourage young adults to run for local office, including a portal with 75K+ curated upcoming elections

Snap is introducing a new tool to help more young Americans get involved in local and state politics.

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Snapchat's newest in-app tool encourages young people to run for office

Young people in the U.S. made history in the 2020 elections, voting at a record high rate. And now the technology company behind a popular social media app is hoping to help some of those young voters become political candidates in their own right. Snap, the company behind the Snapchat app, is launching an initiative intended to help connect users with information, tools and connections if they want to launch their own campaigns. Sofia Gross, wh…

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Its aim is to push younger people in the U.S. to become candidates.

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Snapchat's looking to help young people take the next step in political engagement.

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Snap, the company behind the Snapchat app, is launching an initiative to help young people run for office. The idea came from the company's observations after making a major push around voter registration and education in 2020. Snap says the app reaches 90% of people in the U.S. between the ages of 13 and 24.

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