Subject: Media Advisory: National Voter Registration Day Sites
From: Catherine Turcer <[email-masked]>
To: john podesta <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2015 17:15:04 +0000

For Immediate Release
   September 21, 2015
   Contact: Catherine Turcer, Common Cause Ohio [1]614-579-5509

     Voting Advocates To Mobilize Voters on National Voter Registration Day

   Columbus, Ohio - Voting advocates are gearing up to register thousands of
   new voters at numerous events across the state during the week of National
   Voter Registration Day, which is on Tuesday Sept. 22.

   The League of Women Voters of Ohio, Ohio Voice, Common Cause Ohio and Ohio
   Votes will be participating in National Voter Registration Day (NVRD), a
   nationwide, nonpartisan effort to register as many eligible voters as
   possible.

   Ohio Voice, in cooperation with other partners, will be coordinating
   numerous events throughout Ohio (full list attached), and will host a
   finale event on Sept. 26 from noon-4:00 p.m. at Mayme Moore Park in
   Columbus. In addition to registering voters and providing voter education,
   the public will be invited to enjoy music, food, face painting for
   children, games and animals from the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium.

   In 2008, six million eligible Americans did not vote because they were not
   registered, or did not know how to register. The League of Women Voters
   and other voting rights and community organizations established NVRD in
   2012 to increase voter participation and awareness. NVRD has become a
   highly effective nonpartisan campaign to register tens of thousands of
   eligible voters on one single day through local neighborhood events and
   online outreach efforts.

   "We are excited to be a part of National Voter Registration Day around
   Ohio and across the country," said Carrie Davis, executive director of the
   League of Women Voters of Ohio. "With each voter we register, the League
   is helping to get as many people participating as possible. This is our
   democracy, and our elected officials need to hear from all of us on
   Election Day. Voter registration is the key to helping Americans
   participate in the political process."

   NVRD is gathering steam this year with hundreds of events aimed at
   bolstering voter participation in the November election, which features
   several important statewide issues. For example, Issue 1, a proposed
   constitutional amendment, would reform the legislative redistricting
   process to crack down on gerrymandering.

   NVRD is also preparing Ohio and the nation for the 2016 presidential
   primary elections and caucuses. President Barack Obama embraced NVRD
   earlier this year during the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act,
   and a host of celebrities and elected officials from both parties have
   also signed on to the campaign.

   "Voters will have the opportunity to pass a historic ballot measure this
   November that would make it harder for politicians to manipulate state
   legislative districts for partisan gain," Catherine Turcer of Common Cause
   Ohio said. "September 22, National Voter Registration Day, is the perfect
   day to ask our neighbors to register for the first time, update their
   voter registration if they've moved, or ask your friends and family to
   make sure they're registered."

   In addition to NVRD, the nation's top elections officials established
   September as National Voter Registration Month in 2002, to encourage voter
   participation and increase awareness of state requirements and deadlines
   for voting. The National Association of Secretaries of State also promotes
   NVRD on Sept. 22.

   "We look forward to NVRD on Sept. 22 because it gives us another
   opportunity to exercise our commitment to making democracy work in Ohio,"
   Ohio Voice's Deidra Reece said. "On National Voter Registration Day 2015,
   we will be working to mobilize as many eligible voters as we can so they
   can participate in our great democracy."

   New Ohio voters can register at any of the NVRD events, at their local
   BMV, or by mailing a completed registration form to their local Board of
   Elections. Voters who have moved and need to update their registration can
   do so online at MyOhioVote.com.

                  National Voter Registration Day Events 2015

   Akron
   Akron Organizing Collaborative & Partners
   915 E Market St. Akron, OH 44305
   September 22, 9am - 4pm
   Contact: Darrita Davis (234) 788-9567

   Cleveland
   OCA Greater Cleveland
   Asian Town Center
   3820 Superior Ave. Cleveland, OH 44114
   September 22, 10:00 AM

   Asian Services In Action, Inc.
   Asia Plaza
   2999 Payne Ave. Cleveland, OH 44114
   September 23, 10:00 AM

   Columbus
   Progress Ohio & Democratic Voices
   Ohio State University
   On the Oval, Near the Faculty Club
   September 22, 11am-2pm
   Contact: Alex Kass (614)403-1717

   Ohio Student Association & NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio
   Ohio State University
   Oval Dr. Columbus, OH 43210
   September 22, 11:00 am

   Ohio Voice, Ohio Organizing Collaborative, Ohio Unity Coalition, The King
   Arts Complex, Columbus Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority,
   Inc., League of Women Voters of Metro Columbus, People's Justice Project,
   Common Cause Ohio, and the Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio
   Mayme Moore Park
   867 Mt Vernon Ave. Columbus, OH 43203
   September 26, noon-4pm

   Dayton
   Miami Valley Organizing Collaborative & Partners
   McIntosh Park
   Edwin C Moses & W Riverview Ave. Dayton, OH 45402
   September 22, 12pm - 8pm
   Contact: Erica Bruton (937) 269-7738

   Warren
   Mahoning Valley Organizing Collaborative & Partners
   170 N Park Ave. Warren, OH 44481
   September 22, 9am-4pm
   Contact: Jay (330) 883-4351

   Wellsville
   Communities United for Responsible Energy
   Main St Gazebo
   September 22, 1-6pm
   Contact: Amanda Kiger (330) 303-7197

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