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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">The 2022 National Voter Registration Day campaign has launched.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h3 style="background:#FEFEFE;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#111111">WHAT IS NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION DAY?
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#494949;font-weight:normal">Celebrated every September, <a href="https://nationalvoterregistrationday.org/"><span style="color:#337AB7;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">NVRD</span></a> is
a nonpartisan civic holiday celebrating our democracy. On September 20, 2022, organizations across the nation will join a coordinated effort to register eligible voters in preparation for Election Day.<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#111111">WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#494949;font-weight:normal">Libraries are essential partners in civic engagement, providing access to trusted information, quality programming, and opportunities for dialogue. Many serve
as designated voter registration sites, polling places, or ballot drop-off locations. NVRD provides training, information, and resources that make it easy and fun for libraries to host and promote voter registration.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#494949"><o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#111111">HOW CAN MY LIBRARY JOIN NVRD?
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#494949;font-weight:normal">Register your library to participate, receive information and resources, and join libraries across the country in celebrating NVRD. Sign up at <a href="http://bit.ly/ALANVRD22" target="_blank"><span style="color:#337AB7;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">bit.ly/ALANVRD22</span></a>.
Find out more about how <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23LibrariesEngageVoters&src=typed_query&f=live"><span style="color:#337AB7;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">#LibrariesEngageVoters</span></a> with resources from ALA: <a href="http://ala.org/advocacy/voter-engagement"><span style="color:#337AB7;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">ala.org/advocacy/voter-engagement</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Partners receive free stickers and posters, customized resources, and assistance in planning their celebration of the holiday. The form should take approximately
5 minutes to complete.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">As a partner you agree to...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Be nonpartisan. We can only work with groups who do not represent a party or candidate.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#333333;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Be inclusive. Anyone who requests a registration form should receive one, regardless of party, beliefs, or other factors.
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Be aware of your state's voter registration laws. This includes any training requirements and returning completed voter registration forms..<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#333333;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Be non-transactional. You cannot give items of value 'in exchange' for a voter registration. Likewise you cannot restrict incentives to only those who register.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#333333;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Have fun! National Voter Registration Day is a national holiday!<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">ALA has many resources to help support your NVRD partnership here
<a href="https://www.ala.org/advocacy/voter-engagement">https://www.ala.org/advocacy/voter-engagement</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Shannon White<br>
Library Development Manager<br>
Library of Michigan, 702 W. Kalamazoo, Lansing, MI 48909<br>
<a href="mailto:Whites29@michigan.gov"><span style="color:#0563C1">Whites29@michigan.gov</span></a> 517-335-1507 |
<a href="http://www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan"><span style="color:#0563C1">www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan</span></a>
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