The United States is marking its National Voter Registration Day on Tuesday, September 21. The event has remained on the American calendar for nearly a decade now, falling nearly two months of the general election season every two years.

This year, the midterm general elections in the United States are scheduled for November 8. The main primary season ended in early September, with polls concluding in Delaware, New Hampshire and Rhode Island.

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Here is all you need to know about National Voter Registration Day:

-The National Voter Registration Day is described as a “nonpartisan civic holiday celebrating our democracy”. It is believed to be free of party divide and is meant to celebrate American democracy.

-It was first observed in 2012, when Barack Obama was the United States President. The US Congress also acknowledged the day. Nearly 4.7 million voters have registered to vote on the holiday to date, according to the official website. 

-The National Voter Registration Day was designed to provide everyone with an “opportunity to vote”. The day is marked to solve the problems like missed registration deadlines, unclear procedures and outdated registrations.  

-According to US Census data from 2020, as many as 1 in 4 eligible Americans are not registered to vote.

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-The National Association of Secretaries of State, National Association of State Election Directors, US Election Assistance Commission and the National Association of Election Officials have endorsed the National Voter Registration Day.

-The Democratic party announced that it will be organising multiple events across the country to raise awareness about the National Voter Registration Day. The virtual event will be headed by Congresswoman Katie Porter, a Democratic lawmaker from California. US President Joe Biden also backed the event, announcing it on social media.