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.
According to U.S. Census data from 2020, as many as 1 in 4 eligible Americans are not registered to vote. 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. National Voter Registration Day seeks to create broad awareness of voter registration opportunities during a single 24 hour democracy blitz to reach tens of thousands of voters who may not register otherwise.
What National Voter Registration Day Has Accomplished
Registering Voters: More than 5 million voters across all 50 states have registered to vote on National Voter Registration Day, including 1.5 million in 2020 alone.
Mobilizing Volunteers: Each year, the holiday’s thousands of partner organizations—about a third of whom are completely new to voter registration!
Educating Citizens: By leveraging technology and the reach of our partners, we educate Americans about how to register, sign up for election reminders, request mail-in ballots, learn about early voting options, and more.
Uniting Americans: National Voter Registration Day is a day of civic unity. It’s an opportunity to set aside differences; enjoy the rights, responsibilities, and opportunities we all share as Americans; and celebrate our democracy together—e pluribus unum.
Be part of the change, volunteer with us. The League of Women Voters SouthCoast will be set up at local libraries on September 17.
From 1 PM - 4 PM:
New Bedford Public Library, main branch, located at 613 Pleasant Street, New Bedford (Downtown)
New Bedford Public Library, Lawler branch, located at 745 Rockdale Ave, New Bedford (Buttonwood Park)
New Bedford Public Library, Wilks branch, located at 1911 Acushnet Ave, New Bedford (Brooklawn Park)
From 2 PM - 6 PM
Mattapoisett Public Library, 7 Barstow St, Mattapoisett
Stop by and show your support or bring a family member, friend, or neighbor who needs to register to vote.
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