If you’ve recently moved, turned 18, or changed your name, take this opportunity to get yourself set up to vote, register or update your voter registration now.

With over 2,500 local and state elections taking place in 2017, now is not the time to sit around and wait for the next national election to create change. While these elections get the most media attention, local elections in many ways have a more direct impact on our lives, including the quality of roads and transit systems, the schools our kids attend, parks and greenways, public safety, housing policy, and so much more.

Help us celebrate National Voter Registration Day by:

– Ensuring that you are registered or that your registration is up-to-date

– Forwarding this article to 5 friends and encouraging them to register

– Finding an event in your area and helping others register to vote

Our democracy is only as strong as the engagement of its citizens, which starts with registering to vote. We hope you will join us in being a part of National Voter Registration Day.

Events in Western Washington:

– Tacoma LGBTQ Votes! September 26, 2017 • 1:00 PM Tacoma Rainbow Center 2215 Pacific Ave Tacoma, WA 98402

– Voter Registration at Asian Counseling and Referral Service! September 26, 2017, 9:00 AM Asian Counseling and Referral Service 3639 Martin Luther King Jr. Way South Seattle, WA 98144

– National Voter Registration Day at The Evergreen State College September 26, 2017 • 10:00 AM The Evergreen State College 2700 Evergreen Pkwy NW, Olympia, WA 98505 Olympia, WA 98501

– National Voter Registration Day at Greenwood Library! September 26, 2017 • 4:00 PM The Seattle Public Library – Greenwood Branch 8016 Greenwood Avenue North Seattle, WA 98103

– National Voter Registration Day Info Session September 26, 2017 • 3:00 AM The Center for Healthy Living 4100 Alderwood Mall Blvd. Lynnwood, WA 98036

For more details see: https://nationalvoterregistrationday.org/events/

Washington voters can register online here.

– Young Invincibles