Facebook's ban on political ads in the week prior to the election applies to election officials, who use Facebook to inform voters about the voting process (Jeremy B. Merrill/ProPublica)

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Facebook's ban on political ads in the week prior to the election applies to election officials, who use Facebook to inform voters about the voting process  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published.