National Voter Registration Day is Today – September 25th! SALDEF’s SikhVOTE Initiative is participating in National Voter Registration Day, today, September 25, 2012. SALDEF encourages all Sikh Americans to fully exercise their civic right and register to vote today! Click Here to Register to Vote! SikhVOTE is focused on increasing Sikh American registration, engagement, and turn out. Join volunteers in California, Illinois, Maryland, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Texas, Virginia and elsewhere around the country by registering new voters and encouraging voters in our community! Raise awareness in your community with the following SALDEF Resources:
- SikhVOTE Volunteer Voter Registration Toolkit
- Election Day & Know Your Rights Poster (in English & Punjabi)
- Voter Rights Information – in English and Punjabi
For Sikh Americans, the right to vote is particularly important. In 1923, a Sikh American Army Veteran, Bhagat Singh Thind took his case regarding citizenship to the Supreme Court where he was denied citizenship and thus the right to vote. Today, we have the right to vote but estimates put our rate of registration at one of the lowest in the country. Register to Vote Today! 
In 2008, 6 million Americans didn’t vote because they missed a registration deadline or didn’t know how to register. In 2012, we want to make sure no one is left out. Please visit www.saldef.org/vote for more information and resources to help with SikhVOTE and National Voter Registration Day. Please contact SikhVote@saldef.org for more information or assistance in setting up your voter registration program, to share why voting is important to you, or to share pictures of your voter engagement team in action. SikhVOTE is a project of the Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund (SALDEF) with the purpose of empowering Sikh American voters. SALDEF is a 501(c)3 non-partisan organization that does not advocate on behalf of any party, candidate, or campaign. Use of these materials does not constitute an endorsement by SALDEF or its partners, APALC, APIAVote, or 18 Million Rising.