AGENCY TESTIMONY
National Voter Registration Day and Constitution Day initiatives
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Dr. McNeil describes the library's activities for National Voter Registration Day and Constitution Day, which coincided on September 17th. She highlights how this presented a unique opportunity to share voting resources and historical materials related to the Constitution.
- Mentions distribution of voter registration forms in multiple languages
- Describes showcasing of historical documents like a handwritten draft of the Bill of Rights
- Highlights the creation of book lists covering constitutional history and voting rights
- Notes the provision of digital resources, including voter information pages and online registration assistance
Dr. Brandy McNeil
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This year, both national voter registration day and constitution day fell on September 17th.
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Creating a fortuitous opportunity to share voting resources and materials from our collections, including a handwritten copy of the first draft of the bill of rights, and a book list covering subjects from the ratification of the constitution to the enfranchisement of African Americans and women.
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All open branches across the system distributed voter registration forms and promoted online voter registration using multilingual signs in Spanish, Chinese, Bangalore, Arabic, and Russian to help close to help close language barriers and provide access to computers and wireless Internet service.
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In the digital space, our voter information pages provide information about voting requirements, how to research elections, election issues using the library's resources, and voting for teens just to name a few.
