09/16/2025
Today, the Lewis and Clark County Commission welcomed the The League of Women Voters of the Helena Area to celebrate September 16, 2025 as National Voter Registration Day.
Proclamation:
WHEREAS, voting is the foremost right and responsibility of citizens of the United States of
America; and
WHEREAS, active and engaged citizens, regardless of gender, ethnicity, or political affiliation, are the foundation of democracy; and
WHEREAS, for any democracy to work, all eligible citizens must be able to vote for their representatives without barriers in free and fair elections; and
WHEREAS, the hallmark of good citizenship is community participation, including informed voting in every election in which a ballot is received; and
WHEREAS, good citizenship includes respecting other points of view, keeping an open mind, and taking care of one another; and
WHEREAS, a thriving democracy includes governments that are open, transparent, inclusive, and equitable.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED, that on September 16th, National Voter Registration Day, citizens are encouraged to remind friends and family to vote.
We join the League of Women Voters of the Helena Area in reminding citizens to check their voter registration at MyVoterPageMT.com to ensure they are ready and able to vote in the upcoming election.
Dated this 16th day of September, 2025