N.C. Council for Women have voter registration drive
RALEIGH — In celebration of national Women’s Equality Day, the N.C. Council for Women will sponsor a voter registration drive from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 26, on the Bicentennial Mall.
A booth will be located between the N.C. Museum of History and N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences in downtown Raleigh.
Gov. Mike Easley has declared Tuesday as Women’s Equality Day in North Carolina. The event marks the day in 1920 when 19th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified, granting women the right to vote. The process began in 1869, when Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony formed the National Woman Suffrage Association.
“The occasion provides a great reminder of the importance for everyone to register to vote,” said Council Board Chair Sylvia Ray. “Our goal is to make it as easy as possible for people to exercise their right to vote.”
Ray and Council volunteers will encourage visitors, male and female, to become registered voters. Voter registration is open to all United States citizens. The registration form asks for name, physical address, mailing address, date of birth, either North Carolina Driver’s License number or the last four digits of the Social Security number, and the voter’s signature.
Completed forms may be submitted to local county election boards by individuals or by the Council.
The booth also will feature displays about the suffrage movement and offer information regarding voter’s rights.
The N.C. Council for Women/Domestic Violence Commission is a Division of the N.C. Department of Administration.
To view the full text of the Governor’s Proclamation, go to: http://www.governor.state.nc.us/Proclamation_FullStory.asp.
