LWVCA Hosts National Voter Registration Event

OTSEGO COUNTY—The League of Women Voters of the Cooperstown Area will be participating in National Voter Registration Day, a nationwide, nonpartisan effort to register hundreds of thousands of voters, on Tuesday, September 17. League members will be out in force at the locations listed below and available to assist voters who want to register or update their registration if they have moved. October 26 is the deadline to register or update voter registration in New York.

“Every eligible American deserves the chance to participate in this year’s pivotal elections,” said Hudi Podolsky, LWVCA voter services chair. “Voter registration is the first step to ensuring your voice is heard. We want to make sure every resident who wants to vote on Election Day is registered by October 26.”

National Voter Registration Day is an annual nonpartisan campaign to register hundreds of thousands of voters in communities and online. Embraced by a host of celebrities, bipartisan elected officials and organizations, NVRD leverages the collective impact of thousands of community partners, including hundreds of League of Women Voters groups, nationwide, every year.

League volunteers will be available to assist voters on September 17 with registration as well as applications for Early Vote by Mail Ballots and Absentee Ballots at the following locations:

• Price Chopper, 1 West Main Street, Richfield Springs, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Grand Union, 5 Commons Drive, Cooperstown, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Clark Sports Center, 124 County Road 52, Cooperstown, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• SUNY Oneonta Cam-pus Quad (rain location is Hunt Union outside Starbucks), 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

League members will also register voters at the Cherry Valley Kite Festival on September 28 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

“The League of Women Voters of the Cooperstown Area empowers voters through education, registration and get-out-the-vote activities in every election,” said Podolsky. “We host candidate and issue forums and registration drives while also providing trusted and timely elections information on VOTE411.org. We believe our democracy is strongest when every voice is heard.”

To learn more about the LWVCA, visit www.lwvcooperstownarea.org.