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Voter Registration Day

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On the National Voter Registration Day website they explain why they have such a day and what it can accomplish. National Voter Registration Day was started because in 2008 6 million Americans missed the deadline to register. The organization decided to make a day designated for people to go out and register and to spread awareness of voter registration. On this day what is accomplished is that an estimated tens of thousands of people register to vote online all in a single day thanks to technology that is available to help eligible people register.

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