The third Tuesday of every September is unofficial “National Voter Registration Day”. This year’s NVRD is next Tuesday, Sept. 24.  It was created to address the problem of low voter turnout during elections.

NVRD is a non-partisan event with the goal of registering as many eligible voters as possible.

League of Women Voters of Wilmette, a non-partisan volunteer organization, is going around to five area high schools on 9/24 to register brand-new voters.

Anyone can register to vote if they will be 18 by election day on  November 3, 2020. Those who are 17 can vote in the primary election on March 17, 2020 (as long as they are 18 by 11/3/2020).

League of Women Voters will  be at New Trier on  9/24 during morning advisery and lunch periods outside the cafeteria.

To register in person, bring some form of  ID (such  as a drivers license or school ID).  One form of ID should have a home address on it.

League of Women Voters will also walk students through registering online (studets need their drivers license and last 4 digits of social security number) or  by mail.