The League of Women Voters of the Fairfax Area Reminds You to Register to Vote Today

The League of Women Voters of the Fairfax Area Reminds You to Register to Vote Today (National Voter Registration Day)

The League of Women Voters of the Fairfax Area (LWVFA) encourages all eligible voters, who are not already registered, to register to vote today, which is the sixth annual National Voter Registration Day (NVRD). The National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) established this nonpartisan effort on September 25, 2012. The goal was to register hundreds of thousands of voters throughout the country on a single day. Last year, over 750,000 citizens all across the country used NVRD to register to vote (nationalvoterregistrationday.org/about). It has been held on the fourth Tuesday of September since it was established.

Every year, thousands of Virginians cannot vote despite their desire to do so, because they did not register to vote in time or did not update their registration information after they changed their names or addresses. Many citizens show up at their polling places and are then disappointed when they are told by election officials that they are not registered to vote. To avoid such disappointment, please register to vote, if you have not already done so, and also encourage the members of your family, friends, and neighbors to do the same. To register to vote online, go to: https://www.lwv-fairfax.org/voter-information/.

While this article highlights the NVRD, please note that the registration deadline for the Tuesday, November 7 election is Monday, October 16. On November 7, candidates for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General, and the House of Delegates, are all up for election and you can vote for them as well as on local bond issues. You can use the information on VOTE411.org to help you get better informed on registering to vote, voting, what is on your ballot, and information that candidates have provided about their positions on important issues. Remember to vote on November 7, exercising your right as a citizen!

If you have questions, contact Adarsh Trehan at pr@lwvfairfax.org. You can also contact Wendy Fox-Grage, Co- President at President2@lwv-fairfax.org or Judy Helein, Co-President at President1@lwv-fairfax.org

The League of Women Voters of the Fairfax Area is a non-partisan political organization that encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy.