What are Civic Holidays?
Civic Holidays are nonpartisan days of action that strengthen and celebrate our country’s democracy! They bring together a wide range of organizations and communities in pursuit of an America where everyone participates and votes. Each holiday accounts for a different phase of democratic participation: registering to vote, making a plan, casting a ballot, and thanking the community members who make elections possible. Together, the Civic Holidays celebrate the entire voting experience.
Take part!
We are looking for partners of all stripes to participate in the Civic Holidays this year – campuses, nonprofits, businesses, election officials, community organizations, and more are encouraged to participate.
You can get involved in a range of ways: holding nonpartisan events in your community, encouraging your community to share their voice through social media posts, encouraging early voting, and more.
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
National Voter Registration Day
First observed in 2012, over 5 million voters have registered to vote on National Voter Registration Day to date. As many as 1 in 5 eligible Americans are not registered to vote. Help us change that by joining the country’s largest single-day voter registration drive and organizing a registration event in your community!
October 7-11, 2024
National Voter Education Week
Voters should have the information they need to cast their ballots with confidence. That’s where National Voter Education Week comes in. Help voters find their polling location, understand their ballot, and make a plan to vote by joining our week-long campaign.
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Vote Early Day
When Americans vote early, they ensure last-minute problems, long lines at the polls, confusing election laws, or voter disinformation cannot prevent us from casting our ballot. Vote Early Day is a tentpole moment for partners nationwide to engage with voters and empower them with the tools to cast their ballots early.
Monday, November 4, 2024
Election Hero Day
Celebrate the election administration teams, poll workers, clerks and other individuals around the country who help ensure voters can cast their ballots securely and successfully.
"A core part of Snapchat’s mission is to empower our users to express themselves, and we believe there is no more important form of self expression than voting. Civic Holidays provide voters, particularly first-time voters, with steady engagement to ensure civic responsibility is top of mind all year round. We are proud to provide Snapchat's creative tools to increase awareness of civic holidays and empower the Snapchat Generation to engage and celebrate these moments with close friends."
"Campus Vote Project works with universities, community colleges, faculty, students and election officials to reduce barriers to student voting by institutionalizing democratic engagement. This work happens every year and every semester across voter registration, education, and turnout, so having a series of civic holidays that generate awareness, enthusiasm, and resources across campuses and even connects them to larger communities is tremendously valuable. The Civic Holidays provide energy, ideas, partnerships, and more that directly helps the local campus leaders we support."
"At CTCL we’re committed to connecting Americans with the information they need to become and remain civically engaged, and ensuring that our elections are more inclusive and secure. Civic holidays are an opportunity for election officials in our network to invite more people to participate in elections while also helping to minimize those administrative problems that can arise when people wait until the last minute to register, learn about what's on their ballot, find their voting location, and vote. Proactively informing voters about their options through civic holidays is a win-win for everyone."
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