Promote the Vote, Protect the Vote
PROGRAM SUMMARY
NCJW’s Promote the Vote, Protect the Vote initiative is designed to secure and safeguard voting rights for all, and encourage participation in the democratic process at the community, state, and federal levels.
2010 marks the 90th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution — granting women the right to vote. NCJW, founded in 1893 on the principle of empowering women, played a role in winning that cherished right to vote for women. Decades later, NCJW advocates fought hard for the historic Voting Rights Act, passed in 1965, to end discrimination in voting. More recently, NCJW supported legislation to remove barriers to voting through the Help America Vote Act. Across decades, NCJW has understood that voting is the cornerstone of our democracy.
Along with a legacy of action to ensure the right to vote, NCJW’s advocates have a long history of service in promoting the vote through voter registration, voter education, and get-out-the-vote activities in communities nationwide.
NCJW has renewed and enhanced its Promote the Vote program under the banner of “Promote the Vote, Protect the Vote” — with the aim to ensure that every eligible voter is able to vote and to ensure that every vote cast is counted.
Get informed and be prepared to take action: check out new resources available from NCJW today. And check back frequently for updates on what NCJW is doing to Promote the Vote, Protect the Vote in 2010.