,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #bfh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #bf1 #bjag,ms4 ,klobuchar 7for herself 
and ,mr4 ,cardin7 submitted the         
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,rules and        
,administration  ,,resolution           
,recognizing ,september #bf1 #bjag1 as  
,national ,voter ,registration ,day4    
,whereas the right to vote is a         
fundamental right that-- 7#a7 is        
guaranteed to the people of the ,united 
,states2 and  7#b7 constitutes the core 
of the democracy of the ,united ,states2
  ,whereas countless people of the      
,united ,states have struggled to obtain
 and protect the right to vote2 ,whereas
 each eligible ,united ,states citizen  
who would like to vote should be able to
 do so without encountering unnecessary 
barriers to the ballot box2 ,whereas    
eligible ,united ,states citizens who   
are #ah years of age or older have the  
legal rights-- 7#a7 to register to vote2

 and  7#b7 to vote2 ,whereas the ,bureau
 of the ,census estimates that over #bj 
percent of eligible ,united ,states     
citizens are not registered to vote2    
,whereas many ,united ,states citizens  
are not aware that they must register to
 vote before they may cast a ballot2    
,whereas1 because ,united ,states       
citizens must register in order to vote1
 many political campaigns1 nonprofit    
organizations1 religious organizations1 
and other groups conduct voter          
registration drives2 ,whereas despite   
the efforts to register ,united ,states 
citizens to vote1 the ,pew ,charitable  
,trusts have found that more than #fj   
percent of adult ,united ,states        
citizens have never been asked to       
register to vote2 ,whereas1 while some  
,states allow same-day voter            
registration1 many other ,states require
 registration as many as #cj days before
 the date of the election in which a    
person seeks to vote2 ,whereas if a     
voter has changed names1 moved1 or not  

voted in recent elections1 the voter    
registration of the voter must be       
updated2 ,whereas #a of #i ,united      
,states citizens moves each year1       
rendering outdated the former voter     
registration of the individuals who have
 moved2 ,whereas updating voter         
registration ensures an easier          
experience at the polls on election day2
 ,whereas increased voter registration  
may lead to a higher participation rate 
in elections1 which would strengthen the
 democracy of the ,united ,states2 and  
,whereas the many organizations and     
individuals who encourage voter         
registration and civic participation    
have promoted ,national ,voter          
,registration ,day on the fourth        
,tuesday of each ,september1 which in   
#bjag falls on ,tuesday1 ,september #bf3
 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the      
,senate-- 7#a7 recognizes ,september    
#bf1 #bjag1 as ,national ,voter         
,registration ,day2 and  7#b7 encourages
 each voting-eligible citizen of the    

,united ,states-- 7,a7 to register to   
vote2  7,b7 to verify with the          
appropriate ,state or local election    
official that the name1 address1 and    
other personal information on record is 
current2 and  7,c7 to go to the polls on
 election day and vote if the           
voting-eligible citizen would like to do
 so4