Politics & Government
Voter Registration At Port Washington Library A Success
Volunteers at the Port Washington Public Library registered 31 first-time voters on National Voter Registration Day (September 22nd).
Press release from the Port Washington Public Library:
September 30 2020
With five weeks remaining until the general election, volunteers at the Port Washington Public Library registered 31 first-time voters on National Voter Registration Day (Tuesday, September 22nd)
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Sporting “Vote411” custom masks, branded t-shirts and standing in front of “yarn bombed” signs, the League of Women Voters of Port Washington-Manhasset (LWV) and the Friends of the Port Washington Public Library (FOL) along with staff members from the Library provided help and assistance both virtually and in-person for first-time voters navigating the registration process. The volunteers offered answers regarding absentee ballot applications, early voting polling places and online voter registration from behind protective plexiglass barriers in front of the Library.
“We worked so well with each other and with members of the public who patiently waited for us to find the answers to their questions,” says Amy Bass, President of the Friends of the Port Washington Public Library and long-time board member of the League of Women Voters of PW-Manhasset.
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More information about how to register to vote, absentee ballots, voter registration status, and more may be found at www.vote411.org
ABOUT THE PORT WASHINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
The Port Washington Public Library has been serving the community since 1892, when it was housed in a local family’s front parlor. Today, the library is a thriving center for community engagement, knowledge, and personal enrichment that serves the Port Washington School District and the surrounding area.
ABOUT THE FRIENDS OF THE PORT WASHINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
The Friends of the Port Washington Public Library (FOL) is dedicated to strengthening the ties between the library and community, and to advancing the library’s mission as a center for lifelong learning, information and culture. The Friends supports the library through volunteerism, fundraising, programming, outreach and advocacy.
ABOUT THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS
The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy.
This press release was produced by the Port Washington Public Library. The views expressed here are the author’s own.
