Voting is an important part of living in a democracy and a hallmark of being an American, so why wouldn’t we give it a holiday?
National Voter Registration Day has been celebrated since 2012 on the fourth Tuesday in September.
In San Diego, it comes just 27 days before the deadline to register (Oct. 22) for the midterm elections on Nov. 6.
Voters can also request an absentee ballot. The deadline to request an absentee ballot is Oct. 30.
The goal of the holiday, according to organizers is to give everyone the opportunity to vote since every year millions of Americans can’t vote because the miss the deadline to register, don’t update their registration or don’t know how to register.
In 2016, 750,000 people registered on National Voter Registration Day, according to their website.
The holiday has been endorsed by the National Association of Secretaries of State and is supported by the National Association of State Election Directors.
In addition to all 435 members of the House of Representatives members, 35 out of 100 senators will be up for re-election this November.
In California, Democrat Gavin Newsom is facing Republican John Cox for governor.
There will also be several local races, including county supervisor and mayor and several ballot measures, including the SoccerCity Initiative.
Across California both politicians and celebrities took to social media to get the word out:
