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Advancement Project Celebrates National Voter Registration
Day
On Tuesday Advancement Project joined groups across the
nation to acknowledge the fourth annual National Voter
Registration Day. Started in 2012, National Voter
Registration Day has become an annual holiday marked by
thousands of Americans to educate, register and mobilize
voters.
“There is no right more important than the right to vote,”
said Advancement Project Co-Director Penda D. Hair. “On this
50 year anniversary of the passage of the Voting Rights Act
(VRA), supporting National Voter Registration Day allows us
to emphasize how critical voting rights remain today for
people across our nation. Just two years after the Supreme
Court gutted essential provisions of the VRA in the
Shelby County ruling, registering voters is one of the
most tangible ways to push back against attacks on voting.
Ensuring that everyone who is eligible registers is an
essential first step to make elections free, fair and
accessible to all.”
National Voter Registration Day combines field, technology
and media efforts to create pervasive awareness of voter
registration opportunities. Advancement Project is one of
many groups nationwide working to clear barriers to the
ballot box.
“Broad and inclusive voter registration is essential to a
just democracy,” said Advancement Project Co-Director Judith
Browne Dianis. “Throughout our nation’s history, voters of
color have been disproportionately affected by
discriminatory voting measures. From Florida to Wisconsin,
North Carolina to Missouri, our veteran civil rights
attorneys are providing community-based lawyering and
legislative advocacy to ensure that people of color know
their rights. Advancement Project will continue to amplify
the voices of communities of color. National Voter
Registration Day provides a prime opportunity to ensure all
voices are heard.”
On this National Voter Registration Day, people across the
nation are encouraged to get involved by:
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Registering to vote: http://nationalvoterregistrationday.org/register-to-vote/
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Encouraging others to register to vote
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Spreading the word by using the hashtag #CelebrateNVRD
For more information on how to participate in National Voter
Registration Day or register to vote, please visit:
www.nationalvoterregistrationday.org
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