National Voter Registration Day

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]

San Diego County News Center[1]

In 2023, National Voter Registration Day will celebrated on the 19th of September.[5][6][7] For the following year, September 17, 2024 has been identified.[8]

Background

About 2000 civic organizations around the country, including League of Women Voters, HeadCount, The Bus Federation (currently Alliance for Youth Organizing), Voto Latino, 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.[9][10][11][12][13]

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.[14][15][16]

Colbert for National Voter Registration Day

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.[17][18][19]

National Voter Registration Day has received several U.S. presidential proclamations and agreed by unanimous consent in the U.S. Senate.[20][21][22][23]

Individual Supporters

Since 2012, the following people provided their support of National Voter Registration Day through personal appearances, social media posts, and other means.[24]

Actors, Entertainers and Notable Figures
Sarah Silverman for NVRD

Amy Schumer, Aron Ralston, Aubrey Plaza, Aziz Ansari, Barry Sobel, Blythe Danner, Bobby Slayton, Craig Ferguson, Craig Newmark, David Cross, David Wain, Demetri Martin, Doug Benson, Ed Asner, Edward Norton, Eva Amurri Martino, Frances Fisher, Gary Gulman, Gary Owen, George Lopez, Jason Biggs, Jeff Garlin, Jeffrey Gurian, Jen Kirkman, Jennifer Aniston, Jenny Mollen, Jim Gaffigan, Jim Norton, Jimmi Simpson, Jon Stewart, Laurie Holden, Lewis Black, Lisa Lampanelli, Malin Akerman, Margaret Cho, Marlon Wayans, Matt Walsh, Michael Ian Black, Mike Vecchione, Norman Reedus, Patton Oswalt, Paul Tompkins, Rob Delaney, Rob Huebel, Rosario Dawson, Roseanne Barr, Sarah Silverman, Serinda Swan, Shay Mitchell, Stephen Colbert, Steven Wright, Steve-O, Susan Sarandon, Ted Alexandro, Tenacious D (Jack Black), Tim Heidecker, Todd Barry, W. Kamau Bell and cast and writers of Totally Biased, Wavy Gravy, Wendy Malick.[25][26][27][28][29][30]

Dave Matthews behind NVRD[31]

Musicians

3Oh3!, 50 Cent, A Loss For Words, Aloe Blacc, Amanda Palmer, Anders Osborne, Andrew Bird, Ani DiFranco, Antibalas, B-52s, Ballyhoo!, Bassnectar, B.B. King, Big Boi, Big Gigantic, Billie Eilish, Blind Pilot, Blitzen Trapper, Bob Weir, Bonnie Raitt, Brandi Carlile, Brown Birds, CAKE, Calexico, Common (rapper), Cyndi Lauper, Dave Matthews, Dawes, Death Cab for Cutie, Delta Spirit, Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi, Dispatch, Dr. Dog, Elephant Revival, Eve 6, Fitz and the Tantrums, Flobots, fun, G. Love, Galactic, Girl Talk, Grace Potter, Greensky Bluegrass, Grizzly Bear, Guster, Herbie Hancock, Ivan Neville, Jackson Browne, Jason Mraz, Joe Russo, John Legend, John Mayer, Jonathan Wilson, Ke$ha, Keller Williams, Lady Gaga, Linkin Park, Madison Rising, Matt and Kim, Matt Butler (Everyone Orchestra), Metric, Michael Franti and Spearhead, Miike Snow, moe, My Morning Jacket, New Mastersounds, O.A.R., OK Go!, Patterson Hood (Drive-By-Truckers), Phish, Portugal The Man, Primus, Revivalists, Rise Against, Robert Ellis, Rubblebucket, Russ Irwin (Aerosmith), Santigold, Sharon Jones, Slightly Stoopid, SOJA, Soulive, Spirit Family Reunion, St. Vincent, Steel Pulse, String Cheese Incident, STS9, Takka Takka, Taylor Swift, Tenacious D, Thao and the Get Down Stay Down, The Disco Biscuits, The Head and the Heart, The Lee Boys, Punch Brothers, The Walkmen, Trampled by Turtles, tUnE-yArDs, TV on the Radio, Umphrey’s McGee, Vernon Reid, War on Drugs, Warren Haynes (Allman Brothers Band, Gov’t Mule), Weird Al Yankovic, Widespread Panic, Wilco, Will Johnson (Centro-matic), Yacht, Yellow Ostrich, Zola Jesus.[32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41]

Graphics Examples
#makeamericasmartagain NVRD[42]
National Voter Registration Day.org[43]
National Voter Registration Day.org [43]
League of Women Voters Texas / KPRC NVRD[44]
The Arizona Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence[45]
American Library Association NVRD[46]
Wallace H. Coulter Foundation NVRD
Google doodle NVRD[47]
Studio Number One NVRD[48]
do214 NVRD[49]
Texas Realtors[50]
LSU NVRD[51]
League of Women Voters of Wisconsin NVRD[52]
American Library Association NVRD[53]
Montgomery County Public Libraries NVRD[54]
Cobb Collaborative NVRD[55]
CEA NVRD[56]
AWS Amazon NVRD
NYSUT NVRD[57]
League of Women Voters Connecticut NVRD[58]
Drexel NVRD[59]

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