Tuesday was the second annual National Voter Registration Day. The New York City League partnered with city government and various groups representing a range of age and ethnic populations to sponsor an impressive event at Bryant Park in midtown Manhattan.
Read our guest blog post by the League of Women Voters of Ohio on their testimony to the Presidential Commission on Election Administration.
Yesterday, a record 800+ groups—including nearly 300 League of Women Voters affiliates in 43 states—headed out into their neighborhoods to help Americans register to vote or update their registration.
Now I can say I am a US Citizen and feels great to say it. Since I work at League my first priority is registering to vote, which everyone here is helping to do so. I'm excited to vote in the next election.
Today is National Voter Registration Day, a nationwide effort to register thousands of voters on one single day! What can you do to be a part of today’s voter registration efforts? Here are two simple steps you can take today:
Yesterday, I visited Maryland to participate in the University of Maryland Law School's Constitution Day event, which focused on recent Supreme Court rulings on affirmative action, marriage equality and voting rights.
It's fitting that Constitution Day takes place just one week before another holiday celebrating our great democracy: National Voter Registration Day (NVRD).
The League of Women Voters recently released our Election Improvement Agenda report, which identifies challenges facing our complex and outdated election system and provides a targeted action plan for overcoming voter suppression efforts.
