Celebrating National Voter Registration Day at Penn: September 23 |
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September 16, 2014, Volume 61, No. 05 |
The University of Pennsylvania will participate in National Voter Registration Day on Tuesday, September 23. Established in 2012, this important day came into fruition in response to many Americans not voting because they missed registration deadlines or lacked accurate information on voting laws. Penn has celebrated National Voter Registration Day since it began. This year, Penn joins more than 1,000 organizations across the country to engage in this one-day coordinated initiative to increase awareness of voter registration and voter education.
Penn’s Office of Government and Community Affairs and Penn Leads the Vote will hold a voter registration drive outside of the Graduate Student Center (3615 Locust Walk) from noon– 2 p.m. Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to stop by to register to vote, ask questions about voting and pick up complimentary pocket Constitutions and US flags.
Students are also invited to attend Penn Voter Education Task Force Informational Session at ARCH Building, Room 109, at 1 p.m. to learn about a new initiative focused on fostering Penn’s community of regularly practicing voters. Students who join the task force will have the opportunity to build leadership skills through voter registration and GOTV efforts as well as service on the campus Boards of Election on November 4.
For more information about National Voter Registration Day, visit http://www.nationalvoterregistrationday.org/
For more information about the Penn Voter Education Task Force, contact the Office of Government and Community Affairs at ogca@exchange.upenn.edu
Related: Voter Registration Information: October 6
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