{"id":1882,"date":"2017-09-26T19:04:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-26T19:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/democrats.org\/blog\/2017\/09\/26\/dnc-statement-on-national-voter-registration-day\/"},"modified":"2017-09-26T19:04:00","modified_gmt":"2017-09-26T19:04:00","slug":"dnc-statement-on-national-voter-registration-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/dnc-statement-on-national-voter-registration-day\/","title":{"rendered":"DNC Statement on National Voter Registration Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>DNC Chair Tom Perez and Vice Chair of Civic Engagement and Voter Participation Karen Carter Peterson released the following statement on National Voter Registration Day:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our most sacred right is the right to vote. It protects and defends all of our other rights and freedoms. But that right is under assault today as President Trump leads the Republican Party&rsquo;s ongoing effort to make it harder for African-Americans, Latinos, women, and young people to vote. The best way to fight back is to register to vote, exercise that right on Election Day, and elect leaders who believe that our democracy is strongest when more people, not fewer, participate.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Democrats are fighting tooth and nail to protect the right to vote, and today are holding over 100 events across the country to encourage Americans everywhere to exercise their constitutional freedom at the ballot box. Go to <a href=\"https:\/\/iwillvote.com\/\">IWillVote.com<\/a> to find out how to register today.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><em>El Director del Comit&eacute; Nacional Dem&oacute;crata Tom P&eacute;rez y Karen Carter Peterson, Vicepresidente de Participaci&oacute;n C&iacute;vica y Electoral realizaron las siguientes declaraciones en el D&iacute;a Nacional de Registro para Votantes: <\/em><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Nuestro derecho m&aacute;s sagrado es el derecho al voto. Este derecho protege y defiende otros derechos y libertades. Hoy vemos c&oacute;mo este derecho fundamental se encuentra bajo asalto mientras que el presidente Trump y el partido republicano avanza en sus esfuerzos de dificultar la participaci&oacute;n electoral de Latinos, afroamericanos, mujeres y j&oacute;venes. La mejor manera de pelear en contra de esos esfuerzos es registr&aacute;ndose para votar, ejerciendo ese derecho en cada elecci&oacute;n y eligiendo l&iacute;deres que crean que nuestra democracia es m&aacute;s fuerte cuando m&aacute;s personas participan, no cuando menos lo hacen.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Los dem&oacute;cratas lucharemos incansablemente para proteger el derecho a votar y como muestra de ello, tan s&oacute;lo el d&iacute;a de hoy, estaremos realizando m&aacute;s de 100 eventos alrededor del pa&iacute;s para invitar a los estadounidenses en todas partes a ejercer su derecho constitucional de expresarse libremente en las casillas electorales. Visita <a href=\"IWillVote.com\">IWillVote.com<\/a> para encontrar la informaci&oacute;n de c&oacute;mo registrase hoy mismo.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DNC Chair Tom Perez and Vice Chair of Civic Engagement and Voter Participation Karen Carter Peterson released the following statement on National Voter Registration Day: &ldquo;Our most sacred right is the right to vote. It protects and defends all of our other rights and freedoms. 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