For its part, YouTube hasn't been an idle medium for users to post videos to support or . The video-sharing site hosted a that allowed users to submit questions via YouTube for both the and candidates.

Now, YouTube has announced plans to allow voters to upload their voting experiences to the video social network. YouTube announced yesterday that it has partnered with PBS to create a to collect the massive amount of polling place video expected from users. These videos will be used to create a library of online Election Day footage, YouTube said.

"Voters have documented each step of the 2008 election on YouTube and this phenomenon will culminate on November 4 as people head to the polls to determine the forty-fourth President of the United States," said Steve Grove, YouTube's head of news and politics, in a statement. "This partnership with PBS ... will help voters examine all aspects of voting from the registration processes, to reforms, to technology and election administration, to the actual casting of ballots."

Some of the best videos will be showcased on PBS television, as part of The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer 's Election Day broadcast. The may also be used throughout PBS' election coverage, both on-air and online, YouTube added.

YouTube is asking users to tag their videos, for example, labeling events that hinder the voting process as "pollproblem," so they can be easy to find by other YouTube users and PBS analysts. Some states and counties have regulations against the use of recording equipment at polling places, YouTube noted.