Countdown to National Voter Registration Week
National Voter Registration Day is a nonpartisan civic holiday dedicated to celebrating our democracy. Since its kickoff in 2012, the holiday and its team of thousands of Partners have worked to get over 5 million Americans registered to vote in time for their next trip to the ballot box.
Celebrated each September, National Voter Registration Day involves dedicated Partners of every stripe from all over the country hitting the streets for a single star-spangled awesome day of coordinated field, digital, and media action focused squarely on growing our shared democracy.
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Children's Museum of Houston
HCC Southeast Campus
Power to the Polls
U of H - Downtown
Baylor College of Medicine
Acres Homes Community Advocacy Group
ReconMR
Que Onda Magazine
The Menil Collection
Westbury United Methodist Church
Bonding Against Diversity
Heights Interfaith Ministries
SheSpace
Milby High School
Victory Early College Senior High School
ReVision
LUSH Galleria
LUSH Highland Park
★ National Voter Registration Day is the nation’s biggest nonpartisan civic holiday dedicated to getting every eligible American registered to vote for their next election.
★ On National Voter Registration Day, organizations ranging from Fortune 500 companies to local food banks and public libraries join forces for a one-day, nationwide democracy blitz to create broad awareness of voter registration opportunities through in-person events and virtual events, as well as digital, social, and traditional media outreach.
★ Every year, millions of Americans find themselves unable to vote because they miss a registration deadline, don’t update their registration, or aren’t sure how to register. As a nonpartisan civic holiday celebrated every September, National Voter Registration Day seeks to make sure each one of these Americans has the opportunity to make sure they’re registered to vote before their next election.
★ National Voter Registration Day aims to make sure no one who wants to cast a ballot misses the opportunity due to an easily fixed registration problem.
★ Beyond registering voters, National Voter Registration Day also seeks to make sure Americans are #VoteReady by raising awareness of state-specific voter registration deadlines and policies, educating voters on election information and their different options for casting a ballot, and drumming up enthusiasm for political participation.
★ Since 2012, more than 5 million Amerians have registered to vote on National Voter Registration Day, including 1.5 million in 2020 alone.