Partner Guide: National Voter Registration Day Tuesday, September 15, 2026

National Voter Registration Day partner guide

National Voter Registration Day is a chance to help your audience make sure they’re ready to vote.

For many people, that starts with a simple step: checking their voter registration.

Registration status can change when people move, change their name, or update their address. And someone who thinks they’re registered may not be registered at their current address. That’s why we recommend making “check your registration” the primary call to action for NVRD.

If someone isn’t registered, they can take the next step and register. If they are registered, they can feel confident that their information is up to date.

5 easy ways to participate


You don't need a complicated campaign to participate in National Voter Registration Day. Here are five simple ways to help your audience get ready to vote.


1. Ask your audience to check their registration

Share a direct link to VoteAmerica and encourage your audience to verify their registration.

Instead of simply saying:

“Are you registered to vote?”

Try:

“Double check your voter registration before the next election.”

A verification focused message reaches people who need to register and people who are already registered but may need to update their information.


2. Add a voter registration check to content you're already creating

You don't need to build an entirely new campaign for NVRD.

Add a quick reminder to the communications you're already sending:

  • Email newsletters
  • Social posts
  • Instagram Stories
  • TikTok or Reels
  • Website banners
  • Blog posts
  • Podcasts
  • Text messages
  • Community newsletters

A simple “Check your registration” CTA can turn existing content into an opportunity to help people take action.


3. Tie “check your registration” to who you are as an organization

The best NVRD content doesn't have to sound like a voter registration campaign.

Connect the reminder to what your audience already cares about.


For a nonprofit:

Your voice matters on the issues you care about. Take a minute to make sure your voter registration is up to date.

For a campus organization:

New school, new address? Double check your voter registration before the next election.

For a creator:

Before you scroll, go check your voter registration. It only takes a couple minutes.

For a brand:

National Voter Registration Day is a good reminder to make sure your voter registration is up to date.


4. Make the action easy

Don't make people search for what to do next.

Every piece of NVRD content should have one clear action and a direct link.

Try:

Check your voter registration →

If someone isn't registered, they can register. If they are registered, they've still taken a useful step toward being ready to vote.

VoteAmerica's Easy Links can also help you create trackable links for different channels, so you can understand which campaigns and placements are driving people to take action.

Check out our guide to creating content about voting

5. Keep going after NVRD

Checking registration is a great first step, but it's not the end of the voter journey.

After NVRD, keep helping your audience get ready to vote by sharing information about:

  • Early voting
  • Vote by mail
  • Absentee ballot deadlines
  • Polling places
  • Election deadlines
  • Voting reminders
  • FutureVoter for young people who aren't yet eligible to vote

Think of NVRD as the beginning of a larger voter journey:

Check your registration → Get ready to vote → Vote

The language matters

One of the simplest ways to make your NVRD communications more effective is to change the question you're asking.

Instead of:

“Are you registered to vote?”

Try:

“When was the last time you double checked your voter registration?”

Instead of:

“Register to vote today.”

Try:

“Double check your voter registration before the election.”

Instead of:

“Make sure you're registered.”

Try:

“Check your registration and make sure your information is up to date.”

This framing gives everyone a reason to take action. People who aren't registered can register, while people who are already registered get a useful reminder to confirm that everything is correct.

Check out our guide on messaging principals

Ready to do more?

NVRD can be as simple as sharing a registration check link with your audience, or it can be the start of a larger voter mobilization campaign.

VoteAmerica can help you give your audience the tools they need to move from registered to ready to vote.

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