by Emmett Reistroffer, Denver Relief Consulting

The GREEN TEAM is proud to announce our upcoming voter registration drive, in partnership with New Era Colorado, which launches on National Voter Registration Day, Tuesday, September 27^th. 

Over 2,100 businesses, organizations, election officials, schools and civic groups are joining together to celebrate National Voter Registration Day across America, and the GREEN TEAM is excited to be an official 2016 partner for the event. In part, the GREEN TEAM is asking all sponsor businesses and volunteers to participate by signing up as a participating voter registration location or as an individual volunteer. Over 600 voter registration events will be hosted nationwide as part of this year’s National Voter Registration Day, and we would like to increase that number significantly by signing up additional cannabis dispensaries.

The GREEN TEAM and New Era Colorado will provide the volunteers and materials needed for the voter registration drive. This nonpartisan event is an easy way for your business to support civic engagement. Simply sign up your business’s location, and let us know which dates/times work for you, and we will take it from there!

CLICK HERE to sign up as a participating voter registration location!

Participating Locations Details:

The GREEN TEAM and New Era Colorado are searching for more locations for the 2016 voter registration drive volunteers. We are not asking your staff to take on any of the responsibilities, as we will supply the volunteers and materials needed as long you can provide us with access to your waiting room or front doorway area. The form above allows you to select the dates and times that work best for your business.

CLICK HERE to sign up as an individual volunteer!

Volunteer Details:

Our volunteers will hit the streets beginning Tuesday, September 27^th, to register new voters, help current voters update their addresses, and provide information about mail-in ballot deadlines and polling locations.

(Volunteer training is provided)

We are beginning the voter registration drive on National Voter Registration Day, Tuesday, September 27^th, and continuing the drive until Tuesday, October 11^th.

National Voter Registration Day Details:

The day was founded in 2012 in response to over six million Americans reporting that they didn’t vote as a result of missing the registration deadline or not knowing how to register. On August 6, 2016, President Obama announced the White House’s official support of NVRD during a speech marking the 50th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, joining with state election officials of the nonpartisan National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) that has been championing the holiday since 2012.

NVRD is led by a diverse, non-partisan group including the Bipartisan Policy Center, League of Women Voters, Bus Federation, Rock the Vote, Vote Latino, Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA), Fair Elections Legal Network, Nonprofit VOTE, and National Association of Secretaries of State represented by Secretary of State John Merrill (R- AL) and Secretary of State Steve Simon (D -MN). Also lending their support of the day include iHeartRadio, Tumblr, Univision Contigo, Pandora, Americans for Tax Reform, Headcount, and The Skimm. The National Voter Registration Day is a nonpartisan event.

CLICK HERE to register to vote!