The League of Women Voters of Oak Ridge and the American Association of University Women, Oak Ridge Branch, will host National Voter Registration Day on Tuesday, September 23.
“This major registration event will help people to register to vote or update their voter registration if they have moved or changed names,” a press release said.
The registration will be held at Oak Ridge High School, Clinton High School, and Anderson County High School during lunch periods. Roane State Community College registration will be held on both September 23 and 24 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Registration at this site will be open to the public.
“Voter registration is the front door to voting in U.S. elections,” the press release said. “Research has shown that the majority of eligible voters who register, turn out to vote. Oak Ridgers and Tennesseans have much at stake this year with our many community elections and with the proposed amendments to the Tennessee Constitution.”
The release said National Voter Registration Day is a national day of action for the League of Women Voters and many other groups around the country. More than 350 Leagues and many AAUW branches will be participating.
“The League believes that voting is something to celebrate, and it is committed to help as many people as possible get registered to vote in time for Election Day,” the release said.
More than 1,000 nonprofits, government officials, businesses, and other groups have already signed up to participate in this year’s National Voter Registration Day, the third annual holiday to register voters.
Recently, the bipartisan National Association of Secretaries of State issued a five-year resolution declaring the last Tuesday of September as National Voter Registration Day.
Commenting about the importance of registration, LWVOR co-president Mary Ann Reeves said, “All of us are equal on Election Day, but only if we register and show up to vote and encourage our friends and family to do the same.”
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