National Voter Registration Day, observed on a Tuesday in September, is a nonpartisan civic holiday in the U.S. creating broad awareness of voter registration opportunities and celebrating democracy.[2][3][4]
Background
About 2000 civic organizations around the country, including League of Women Voters, HeadCount, The Bus Federation (currently Alliance for Youth Organizing), Rock the Vote and Nonprofit VOTE helped launch the first National Voter Registration Day on September 25, 2012. Many celebrity actors and musicians added their voices to the thousands of volunteers to encourage voter registration.[5][6][7][8][9][10]
By 2022, the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS), the National Association of State Election Directors (NASED), the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC), and the National Association of Election Officials (The Election Center) had endorsed National Voter Registration Day.[11][12][13]National Voter Registration Day is also a program of Nonprofit VOTE. The program provides national communications support, sample graphics for social media posts, field organizing resources, logo merchandise, and a centralized organization to coordinate fundraising and volunteer efforts.[14][15][16]
National Voter Registration Day has received several U.S. presidential proclamations and agreed by unanimous consent in the U.S. Senate.[17][18][19][20][21]
Ongoing Activities
Besides White House declarations, National Voter Registration Day received annual recognitions.
2023
In 2023, National Voter Registration Day will celebrated on the 19th of September.[22][23][24]
Governor Josh Shapiro announced Tuesday that Pennsylvania has become the latest state to implement automatic voter registration. When a qualified citizen acquires a new or renewed drivers license or state ID, they will also be registered to vote.[25][26][27]
On National Voter Registration Day 2023, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the office of the Michigan Secretary of State announced an agreement to designate three VA facilities as voter registration sites. This agreement will enable VA to provide voter registration information and assistance to Veterans and their families.[28]
World renown singer Taylor Swift leveraged her celebrity status to promote voter registration. It was estimated that she influenced 35,000 people to register to vote.[29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38]
National Voter Registration Day 2024 has been scheduled for September 17.[104]
Individual Supporters
Since 2012, the following people provided their support of National Voter Registration Day through personal appearances, social media posts, and other means.[105]
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^"The NFL is celebrating National Voter Registration Day | NFL Football Operations". operations.nfl.com. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
^"Democracy Is On The Ballot This Year, National Voter Registration Day 2022 Is More Critical Than Ever | League of Women Voters". www.lwv.org. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
^"Rundown from an Epic Day". HeadCount. 2012-09-28. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
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^"ALLIANCE FOR YOUTH ORGANIZING - GuideStar Profile". www.guidestar.org. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
^"Your vote is your power!". Voto Latino. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
^"About NASS". NASS. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
^"Help America Vote Act | U.S. Election Assistance Commission". www.eac.gov. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
^"NASS Resolution Supporting National Voter Registration Day". NASS. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
^"Gov. Josh Shapiro: PA has made a 'giant leap forward' in automatic voter registration". MSNBC.com. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
^"Three Michigan VA locations will be pilot voter registration sites". Retrieved 2023-09-21.
^Kurtz, Judy (2023-09-19). "Taylor Swift marks National Voter Registration Day: 'I've heard you raise your voices'". The Hill. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
^"'Mastermind' Taylor Swift drives hoards of fans to voter registration site". The Independent. 2023-09-21. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
^"Taylor Swift gets over 35,000 new registered voters with single post". Scripps News. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
^Paul, Larisha (2023-09-19). "Taylor Swift Calls Swifties to Action on National Voter Registration Day". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
^"Taylor Swift told fans to register to vote -- then Vote.org got 35K new voter registrations". ABC News. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
^McDaniel, Justine (2023-09-22). "Taylor Swift urged people to register to vote, and thousands did". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
^"Taylor Swift Gets 35,000 Swifties to Register to Vote with Her Post on National Voter Registration Day". Peoplemag. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
^Sullivan, Becky (September 22, 2023). "A Taylor Swift Instagram post helped drive a surge in voter registration". NPR.
^"More than 35,000 register to vote after Taylor Swift's Instagram post: 'Raise your voices'". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
^"Taylor Swift Instagram post prompts record-breaking voter registration". New York Daily News. 2023-09-22. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
^"5 Ways to Be #VoteReady in North Carolina on National Voter Registration Day | NCSBE". www.ncsbe.gov. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
^Minneapolis, City of. "Tomorrow is National Voter Registration Day". www.minneapolismn.gov. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
^"National Voter Registration Day - September 19, 2023 | Croton-on-Hudson NY". www.crotononhudson-ny.gov. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
^"State of Oregon Newsroom : NewsDetail : State of Oregon". www.oregon.gov. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
^"2023 National Voter Registration Day | Citizens Clean Elections Commission". www.azcleanelections.gov. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
^Rivera, Kingston (2023-09-19). "Register to vote on National Voter Registration Day". KSBW. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
^Min, Eric (2023-09-19). "Tuesday is National Voter Registration Day". kttc. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
^Now, 16 News (2023-09-19). "Tuesday marks National Voter Registration Day". wndu. Retrieved 2023-09-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^Thomas, Ben (2023-09-19). "Tuesday is National Voter Registration Day". WEVV 44News. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
^Conniff, Ruth. "National Voter Registration Day is Tuesday". Wisconsin Examiner. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
^"National Voter Registration Day 2023: Here are the free events happening in the Milwaukee area this week". Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
^Lords, Christina. "Need to register to vote? Head to the Idaho Statehouse for National Voter Registration Day". Idaho Capital Sun. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
^NOW, Harry Loomis News-Press (2023-09-19). "Residents highlight the value of voter registration on a local level". News-Press NOW. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
^Latek, TOM (2023-09-19). "National Voter Registration Day puts focus on getting involved". Kentucky Today. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
^Ballard, Moriah (2023-09-19). "Tuesday is National Voter Registration Day, and this Houston organization wants to make sure you're ready". KPRC. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
^sromero7 (2023-09-19). "National Voter Registration Day 2023". Center for Social Concern. Retrieved 2023-09-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^"NASS Recognizes National Voter Registration Day". NASS. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
^D'Agostino, Maic (2023-09-19). "How can UCC members celebrate National Voter Registration Day? Check your voter registration". United Church of Christ. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
^"LWV Reaches over 100,000 Voters for National Voter Registration Day | League of Women Voters". www.lwv.org. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
^"National Voter Registration Day 2023". www.bpl.org. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
^"National Voter Registration Day is Critical, Especially for Communities of Color". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
^Nebraska, Civic (2023-09-18). "How to celebrate National Voter Registration Day (even if you're registered)". Civic Nebraska. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
^"National Voter Registration Day 2023". NETWORK Lobby. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
^"Students Celebrate National Voter Registration Day". www.texascollege.edu. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
^"HeadCount Rallies 200 Artists in Support of "National Voter Registration Day"". Grateful Web. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
^"National Voter Registration Day: Jennifer Aniston, Taylor Swift and More Stars Encourage Fans to Vote". E! Online. 2020-09-22. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
^"Celebrities post selfies to promote National Voter Registration Day". Yahoo News. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
^Haas, Mariah (2020-09-21). "Jennifer Aniston reminds fans about National Voter Registration Day: 'Do it for RBG!'". Fox News. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
^Janfaza, Rachel (2020-09-24). "Youth-focused groups say they had record numbers for National Voter Registration Day | CNN Politics". CNN. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
^September 22, Maureen Lee Lenker; EDT, 2020 at 08:01 PM. "From a Sterling K. Brown thirst trap to a 'Scandal' movie: How celebs are getting out the vote". EW.com. Retrieved 2023-04-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^"Snapshots of History". HeadCount. 2012-09-25. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
^Gavin, Patrick (5 November 2012). "Celebs get political in 2012". POLITICO. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
^"National Voter Registration Day: Jennifer Aniston, Taylor Swift and More Stars Encourage Fans to Vote". www.yahoo.com. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
^"Register to Vote Here – It's National Voter Registration Day - Patagonia". www.patagonia.com. 2012-09-25. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
^"Celebrate National Voter Registration Day with SiriusXM + Pandora". Pandora. 2020-09-22. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
^Watts, Marina (2020-09-22). "It's National Voter Registration Day in This Earworm Musical Parody". Newsweek. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
^"David Byrne, Dead & Company and more salute National Voter Registration Day | ABC Audio Digital Syndication". digital.abcaudio.com. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
^Aswad, Jem (2020-09-21). "Dave Matthews Band, HeadCount Rally Music World Around National Voter Registration Day Tuesday". Variety. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
^Ali, Rasha. "Lady Gaga, Michael B. Jordan, more celebs creatively promote voter registration for 2020 election". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
^Billboard Staff (2020-10-09). "Cardi B, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry & More Artists Urge Fans to Register to Vote". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
^SHAWNDA.KAY (2021-08-05). "ALA partners with NonProfit Vote for National Voter Registration Day". News and Press Center. Retrieved 2023-04-03.