AGENCY TESTIMONY
Brooklyn Public Library's voter education and engagement efforts
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Edwin Maxwell discusses the Brooklyn Public Library's commitment to non-partisan voter education and engagement in response to low voter turnout in New York City. The library takes various actions to promote voter participation and awareness.
- Provides voter registration forms in multiple languages at every branch
- Uses digital screens, website, and social media to promote elections and registration deadlines
- Collaborates with organizations like League of Women Voters and Brooklyn Voters Alliance for voter registration drives
Edwin Maxwell
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Voltatronow in New York City is lower than ideal.
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We believe it is our responsibility as a city funding organization to help with non partisan voter education and engagement.
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And BPL takes this duty seriously.
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Every branch carries and promotes voter registration forms in the languages of their neighborhood.
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BPL uses our digital screens, website, and social needed media to promote to promote upcoming elections and the voter registration deadline.
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Our branches also holds voter registration drives with organizations like legal women and voters, Brooklyn voters Alliance, and Delta Sigma Data sorority.
