As social media has become an integral element of political campaigns, states are being forced to evaluate their election laws. Traditional methods to reach voters through television, radio and direct mailings, are now coupled with Facebook pages, YouTube videos and Twitter accounts.
A recent article illustrates how state election commissions are addressing future guidelines for the use of new media. As next year's election cycle is sure to include social media, we will have to see what rules are modified to include the extremely popular campaign asset.
