Oneida Public Library highlights National Voter Registration Day Sept. 25
Tuesday, Sept. 25, has been set aside as National Voter Registration Day, and Oneida Public Library is joining other public libraries in the area and around the country in providing an easy, accessible means for adults 18 years of age and older to register to vote in time to cast their ballot in the upcoming Nov. 6 general election.
Between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. next Tuesday, clerks from the Madison County Board of Elections will be at the library to register new voters. Applicants must fill out a form and provide proof of name and current address. The Boards of Elections in New York state accept as proof of identity: valid N.Y.S. driver’s license or non-driver’s DMV identification card, Social Security card, utility bill for current address, bank statement or paycheck, government check or some other government document that shows name and address.
To be eligible to vote in the Nov. 6 election, a new voter must have been registered by Oct. 12.
National Voter Registration Day is a national, bipartisan not-for-profit group that, since 2012, annually sponsors on the fourth Tuesday in September voter-registration drives around the country. The national “holiday” is reportedly endorsed by the National Association of Secretaries of State and the National Association of State Election Directors.
For full information on registration and the November 6 election, see the Madison County Board of Elections web site: www.madisoncounty.ny.gov/1547/Board-of-Elections. For information on registering at the library Sept. 25, drop by the Oneida Library, 220 Broad St., or call the library at (315) 363-3050.