Milford, Blackstone Regional, Hold Voter Registration Drives

MILFORD, MA—Milford High School and Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School are holding voter registration drives on Tuesday, Sept. 25, to coincide with the 7th annual National Voter Registration Day. The drive is run by student volunteers from each school's chapter of the National Honor Society.

MHS and BVT joins hundreds of high schools, colleges and universities across the country in this effort, all who are participating in National Voter Registration Day, a national holiday celebrating American democracy.

First organized in 2012, the holiday has been endorsed by the National Association of Secretaries of State, and supported by the National Association of State Election Directors. Since the holiday's inception, more than 1.6 million Americans have registered to vote on National Voter Registration Day.

Any student who is a U.S. citizen, a Massachusetts resident, and at least 18 years old can register during this drive. Students who are at least 16 years old can pre-register using the same form; once they turn 18, local election officials will automatically register them to vote.

Students who are not able to register during the drive -- or anyone else who wishes to register or update their registration -- can do so using forms available on the Massachusetts Secretary of State's website or with their town's clerk. In order to vote in this November's midterm elections, new voter registrations must be postmarked by Wednesday, Oct. 17.

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