September 17, 2024 is National Voter Registration Day, a nonpartisan civic holiday 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 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.
What it’s about: 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 are 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.
*Partners make National Voter Registration Day’s annual nonpartisan celebration of democracy possible:
- Public Libraries
- Food Pantries
- Human Service Organizations
- College Campuses
- Everyday Individuals
- Local and State Chapters of the League of Women Voters
- Fire Departments
- Animal Shelters
- Chambers of Commerce
- You!