National Voter Registration Day
Celebrate National Voter Registration Day on September 28 by encouraging voter registration in your community, hosting an in-person or virtual event, and more.
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Celebrated every year on the fourth Tuesday of September, National Voter Registration Day is a nonpartisan civic holiday that celebrates our democracy by encouraging new voters to register and existing voters to check their registration status. Americans could be purged from the voter rolls for a number of simple and easily avoidable reasons. The holiday:
encourages voter registration and updates to registration information,
raises awareness of voter registration options,
elevates reliable sources of information on voting,
brings in new, diverse partners and individuals to participate in the democratic process.
Why Does It Matter?
Over four million Americans will turn 18 and be eligible to vote in 2021.
As many as 30 million Americans will move and need to update their voter registration.
An average of two million Americans will get married, and many of them will need to update their voter registration after changing their names.
Millions of millions of Americans could be purged from the voter rolls for any number of simple and easily avoidable reasons.
What You Can Do
Celebrate National Voter Registration Day by:
Using these free posters and stickers, social media posts, and informative toolkits to help spread the word about National Voter Registration Day and voter registration,
organizing free, fun events in your community (or with your friends and family) that encourage people to sign up to vote or update their voter registration, and
using #NationalVoterRegistrationDay or #VoteReady on social media to join the conversation and see what other people in the community are saying.
Register to Vote
Register to vote and make sure that your voter registration information is up to date. For more information, visit nationalvoterregistrationday.org.