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National Voter Registration Day Quotes
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FairElections Center and Campus Vote Project — Robert Brandon, President
“Fair Elections Center and Campus Vote Project are committed to helping people who are traditionally disenfranchised register and vote. National Voter Registration Day is an important part in that effort, mobilizing and energizing voters from across the country and from all walks of life. We are excited to have our partner campuses joining in this exciting holiday and contributing to the thousands of people who will register to vote on September 25th.”
Rock The Vote — Carolyn DeWitt, President and Executive Director
“This is the most consequential midterm election in the lifetime of young voters. National Voter Registration Day is a critical moment to ensure that their voices are able to be heard in the midterms.The energy and engagement we have seen from our youth since the 2016 elections has been unprecedented. Whether at marches, rallies, or town halls the youth of our nation have made one thing very clear, that the time for them to be heard is now and in these midterms they will come out in record numbers.”
Tumblr — Victoria McCollough, Director of Social Impact and Public Policy
“Three-quarters of Tumblr users in the U.S. are Millennial or Gen-Z. Many of these young people are first-time voters who are fired up and ready to engage with the political system. National Voter Registration Day is a major collective moment to reach, engage, and mobilize this next generation of leaders.”
Vote.org — Debra Cleaver, Founder and CEO
“In 2018 alone, Vote.org has registered more than 260,000 Americans to vote. Since we started in 2016, we registered more than 1 million voters. That only reinforces our belief that Americans want to vote and will vote more consistently and in higher numbers as voting becomes more accessible.”
National Association of State Election Directors (NASED) — Amy Cohen, Executive Director
“The nation’s State Election Directors are committed to encouraging voter registration and support new and innovative ways to register eligible citizens to vote. We are proud to support National Voter Registration Day and encourage all eligible citizens to use National Voter Registration Day as an opportunity to register to vote or to make sure their voter registration record is up-to-date in preparation for the November 6th midterm election.”
U.S. Vote Foundation and Overseas Vote Initiative — Susan Dzieduszycka-Suinat, President
“We love National Voter Registration Day because it feels so great to bring the message to U.S. citizen voters overseas – all around the world! National Voter Registration Day is consistently our largest voter registration and absentee ballot request day of the year. It’s great to have this opportunity to extend the message to all U.S. voters – including those living abroad.”
The Andrew Goodman Foundation — Karena Cronin, Program Director
“The Andrew Goodman Foundation is a proud premier partner of National Voter Registration Day. The holiday is a great opportunity for Vote Everywhere Ambassadors across the country to support their peers to participate in our democracy. Our Ambassadors will draw on a multitude of resources, including our new my.VoteEverywhere.org voter information portal, to make voter registration fun, easy, and informative not just on National Voter Registration Day, but throughout the entire academic year.”
Lyft — Mike Masserman, Head of Social Impact
“At Lyft, we want to help people across the country exercise their right to vote this November, which is why we’re giving discounted rides across the country, and free rides to underserved communities that face significant obstacles to transportation. We know that getting to the polls is only one part of the voting process – so we’re also committed to making it easier to register to vote and learn about early voting and vote by mail options by partnering with National Voter Registration Day to ensure Lyft’s passengers, drivers, and broader community are prepared.”
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association — Jim Matheson, CEO
“America’s electric cooperatives are constantly working to advance the interests of the communities that they serve. Encouraging people to register to vote is a natural extension of those efforts. We are proud to support this effort which helps empower co-op members and their communities.”
Headcount — Andy Bernstein, Founder and Executive Director
“National Voter Registration Day is the one event that everything we do leads up to. On social and digital media, it generates more exposure and online voter registration than any other initiative. In the field, it’s the one day of the year when we’re active in every major metro area across county. National Voter Registration Day is in our DNA and makes us a more effective organization.”
Voto Latino — Ambar Calvillo-Rivera, Vice President of Campaigns
“As co-founders of National Voter Registration Day (National Voter Registration Day), Voto Latino is proud to join the day of mobilization for another year, online and on-the-ground, with a strong message of power and unity – Somos Más. Over 27 million Latinx are eligible to vote in this election and 60% are under age 33. But we know one of the biggest barriers to engaging the Latinx community is lack of communication and outreach, which is why we’re working with diverse partners across the country to ensure our community participates in critical mass in the 2018 midterm elections and beyond.”
Centrelink — Tanya Witt, National Community Center Policy Manager
“National Voter Registration Day helps to give a voice to the more than 9.4 million LGBTQ voters in the United States. Despite advances into the American mainstream, LGBTQ people continue to face real discrimination in all areas of life. In 2018 and beyond, it is imperative that we vote for leaders who are clear in their plans to bring safety and equality to the LGBTQ+ community.”
National Association of Secretaries of State — Jim Condos, President
“I am proud to say National Voter Registration Day has been supported by the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) since its creation in 2012. This collaborative effort of election officials alongside more than 3,000 groups creates a non-partisan, celebratory atmosphere around the important process of registering to vote. If you are already registered and still want to join in on National Voter Registration Day activities, encourage your friends and family to register, and be sure to confirm your voter registration status at canivote.org.”
Every Library — Patrick Sweeney, Founding Board Member
“EveryLibrary supports National Voter Registration Day because we believe that every American has the right to vote and because we support the efforts of thousands of libraries in their efforts to ensure that every American can access that right by registering to vote at our nation’s libraries during National Voter Registration Day.”
Council of Nonprofits — Tim Delaney, President and CEO
“We’re thrilled by the thousands of nonprofits holding nonpartisan events to help people register to vote. But we’re not surprised. Nonprofits provide the space where people come to address personal needs, find solutions, and work together to help their communities. Voting is key to being part of a community.”
Young Invincibles — Kathryn Quintin, Partnerships Manager
“Across the country, we are seeing a surge of youth activism as young people speak out on the issues impacting their lives and wellbeing. By ensuring that young people have access to the ballot box, National Voter Registration Day will help ensure our elected leaders give our generation a seat at the table when casting votes that will impact them for years to come.”
Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote — Christine Chen, Executive Director
“Despite being the fastest growing minority group in the United States, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are increasingly left out of the discussions when elected officials make policy decisions on immigration, health care, small business, and education. This reality not only understates the importance of the AAPI community’s vote, but the need to make our voices heard by registering and turning voters out for local, state, and federal elections. We are working towards the day when AAPI’s have the fastest growing share of the electorate.”
Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance — Alvina Yeh, Executive Director
“As an organization that works to build power for Asian American and Pacific Islander working people, we know it’s critical to turn our communities out for this election. There’s a lot at stake for us as workers, women, people of color, and immigrants.”
National Disability Rights Network — Michelle Bishop, Disability Advocacy Specialist for Voting Rights
“The voter registration rate of people with disabilities is 2% behind their fellow Americans. That may not sound like much, but it’s actually millions of potential voters. For us, National Voter Registration Day is about closing that gap.”
INSPIRE US — Chelsea Costello, National Program Manager
“Inspire U.S. is grateful for the youth voter engagement momentum created around National Voter Registration Day. As a national nonpartisan organization working with high school students to register and engage their peers to vote- it’s invaluable for us to have an annual day created to all come together and make sure young people are registered in time for upcoming elections. It starts with National Voter Registration Day and Inspire students make sure their peers are informed to become life-long voters.”
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