Tomorrow, Sept. 22nd is National Voter Registration Day! Tomorrow, national efforts will coordinate around registering voters to help make sure no one is left out of the democratic process.
And while voter registration is essential to the process, SA2020 measures Voter Turnout as an indicator of success for our vision for Civic Engagement.
What SA2020 and SA2020 Partners see in our local data is a gap between registration and turnout — even though our people might be registered, many aren’t making it to the polls.
So this year for National Voter Registration Day, SA2020 wants to get the word out to everyone. Not just unregistered voters. We obviously want unregistered residents to register to vote. Duh. We ALSO want registered voters to take this opportunity to commit to voting in the next election, and encourage others to actually get to the polls. Because registration is the logistical requirement, but voting is the civic engagement part. Voting is what helps our officials more representative and responsive to our people. Voting is what matters most.
Upcoming ways to get involved in voter registration and turnout efforts in San Antonio:
Mi Familia Vota
Date: Tuesday, September 22nd
National Voter Registration Day Phone Bank with Univision
Location: Univision Studios- 12451 Network Blvd, San Antonio, TX 78249
Times: 3:30pm to 10:30pm
Phone: 210-242-4526
http://www.mifamiliavota.org/
Bexar County Elections
Date: Tuesday, September 22nd
Voter Registration Office
Location: 1103 S. Frio Ste. 100 San Antonio, Texas 78207
Times: 8:00am- 5:00pm
Phone: 210-335-VOTE
http://home.bexar.org/elections/
League of Women Voters (LWVSAA)
Date: Tuesday, October 13th
Voter Registration Class (get deputized to register voters)
Location: 1103 S. Frio Ste. 100 San Antonio, Texas 78207
Times: 10:00am & 6:00pm
Phone: 210-657-2206
www.lwvsanantonio.org
MOVE San Antonio
Help share why voting is important at the following college campuses:
- University of Texas San Antonio (Main and Downtown campus)
- San Antonio College
- St. Mary’s University
- Our Lady of the Lake University
Date: Tuesday, September 22nd
Times: All Day
Phone: 210-437-1396
http://movesanantonio.org
National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO), Mi Familia Vota and LWVSAA
Date: Tuesday, September 22nd
Registering People to Vote
Times: 10:00am-3:00pm
Phone: 210-815-4791
Locations: