Over 2,100 Groups "Hit the Streets" with Volunteers, Celebrities and Elected Officials for National Voter Registration Day 2014

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Thousands of groups in all 50 states joined forces to celebrate National Voter Registration Day (NVRD), the largest single-day effort of the year to register voters and involve them in the American political process, on September 23, 2014. With the completion of its third year, close to half a million voters have registered on National Voter Registration Day through the efforts of thousands of partners.

The effort brought together businesses, non-profits, volunteer organizations, and celebrity supporters for the largest coordinated day of national civic action ever. NVRD organizers hosted hundreds of events all over the country, published and promoted online materials, and organized volunteers.

Some partners included Tumblr, Dell, Viacom, MTV, National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS), Voto Latino, Rock the Vote, League of Women Voters, YWCA, APALA, HeadCount and others.

Some celebrities who supported NVRD included: Fergie, Ed Norton, Malin Akerman, Susan Sarandon, Demi Lovato, Kendall Jenner, Pitbull, Russell Simmons, Wilmer Valderrama, Rosario Dawson, America Ferrera, Lil Jon, Andy Richter, Sophia Bush, George Lopez, Aziz Ansari, The Black Keys, Carlos Santos, Dave Matthews, Sarah Silverman, 50 Cent, Stephen Colbert, John Oliver, John Stewart, Jack Black, Jason Biggs, Jeff Garlin, T.I., Kyle Gass, Marlon Wayans, Roseanna Barr, Craig Ferguson, Jason Mraz, George Takei and many more. Some elected officials who turned out to support included The Honorable Antonio French, Congressman Xavier Becerra, California State Senator Alex Padilla and many more.

This national day of civic action once again boasted the support and recognition of the National Association of Secretaries of State, which passed a five-year resolution proclaiming the fourth Tuesday of September as National Voter Registration Day. This year's National Voter Registration Day was particularly important as Americans will vote in national and statewide elections. Ballots will include contests for 471 congressional seats, 36 governorships, the makeup of 46 state legislatures, and thousands of local elections that will impact families at home, including their communities, cities, school systems, local parks, and much more.

To learn more about National Voter Registration Day or to view this release in other languages, visit www.NationalVoterRegistrationDay.org. Follow the conversation on social media via the hashtag #CelebrateNVRD, on Facebook at facebook.com/CelebrateNVRD, on Twitter at twitter.com/CelebrateNVRD, and on Instagram at instagram.com/CelebrateNVRD.

About National Voter Registration Day
National Voter Registration Day is a one-day effort of coordinated field, technology, and media initiatives to create pervasive awareness of voter registration and voting. Led by thousands of national, state, and local organizations and their volunteers, National Voter Registration Day is to civic engagement what Earth Day is to environmental awareness. National Voter Registration Day, which started in 2012, is held every fourth Tuesday in September—before voter registration deadlines nationwide—and is designed to remind and encourage eligible Americans to prepare to exercise their most basic civil right, their right to vote.

SOURCE Voto Latino

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