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Voter Education Week in the US to Enhance

Voter Participation

ational Voter Education Week (NVEW) businesses, government agencies, and nonprofit
is an open-source, nonpartisan voter groups with all dedication work together to
N education campaign held in the United empower citizens to engage in democratic exercise
States i.e. the first week of October. It facilitates the with confidence.
voters with the tools, information, and confidence NVEW provides leaders of any community
they need to cast their ballots. NVEW is a resource and context with the framework to help give their
hub for leaders of any community and context who networks the information they need to cast their
want to give their networks the information they ballot with confidence. Election officials across the
need to cast their votes with confidence. United States are working to get people registered
Throughout the entire campaign, voters to vote by the deadlines for the November midterm
are taught how to locate polling stations and elections. Those deadlines vary by state, ranging
comprehend their ballot, educate about postal from this week to Election Day itself. This year the
ballots, and other interactive education. Numerous effort is especially challenging, given new election
laws and an epidemic of
voter misinformation.
Voter education is an
essential component of the
voter journey, filling the
gap between registration
and casting a ballot while
helping voters - especially
new voters - navigate the
democratic process with
confidence. NVEW will help
ensure that those who are
registered to vote actually
cast a ballot in the 2022
midterm elections. During
the campaign, it was also
observed how officials can
most effectively inform
and encourage prospective
voters, help voters to cast
valid ballots, and maybe
even give Americans more
confidence that their ballots
will be counted accurately.

Sources: https://votereducationweek.org/our-mission/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/05/national-voter-education-week/

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