Here at PCPP, we wanted to take the time to remind you how important it is that you cast your vote in the upcoming election and encourage others to do the same. Today, we’re taking a look back at archival photographs that illustrate the evolution of the American democracy and our right to vote. Continue reading to learn more about resources on voter registration, election reminders, and information on how you can do your part in motivating others to “Get Out The Vote.”

Caption: “Women gather behind a banner proclaiming the voting duties of every citizen during a Congress of Industrial Organizations' Political Action Committee sponsored voter registration drive in Cincinnati, Ohio, 1952.”Image Credit: ©Cincinnati M… — **Caption:** “Women gather behind a banner proclaiming the voting duties of every citizen during a Congress of Industrial Organizations' Political Action Committee sponsored voter registration drive in Cincinnati, Ohio, 1952.”
**Image Credit:** ©Cincinnati Museum Center / Getty Images
View more at Buzzfeed’s In Pictures: Over 100 Years of Voting in America

Caption: June 3, 1958: “Mrs. Michael McGarvey, right, casts the first vote in Burbank Precinct 125 at 531 N. Frederick St. as statewide primary election begins. Accepting her ballot is precinct official, Mrs. Fred Brammer."Image Credit: ©Los Angeles… — **Caption:** June 3, 1958: “Mrs. Michael McGarvey, right, casts the first vote in Burbank Precinct 125 at 531 N. Frederick St. as statewide primary election begins. Accepting her ballot is precinct official, Mrs. Fred Brammer."
**Image Credit:** ©Los Angeles Public Library
View more at Curbed’s Fourteen Old Photos of Angelenos Exercising their Right to Vote

Caption: February 28, 1957: “Clarence Mitchell, Director of the Washington Bureau, NAACP, and Mrs. Beatrice Young of Jackson, Mississippi, who testified before the Senate Subcommittee on Constitutional Rights last week.”Image Credit: ©Library of Con… — **Caption:** February 28, 1957: “Clarence Mitchell, Director of the Washington Bureau, NAACP, and Mrs. Beatrice Young of Jackson, Mississippi, who testified before the Senate Subcommittee on Constitutional Rights last week.”
**Image Credit:** ©Library of Congress
View more at the Library of Congress’ NAACP Photographs of Voter Registration Activities and Voting Rights Infringement Cases

Caption: September, 1924: “Members of the National League of Women Voters, seated around a table, holding signs that read VOTE.”Image Credit: ©PhotoQuest/Getty ImagesView more at the TIME’s Women Voters Then and Now: Photos of Early Years of Suffrage — **Caption:** September, 1924: “Members of the National League of Women Voters, seated around a table, holding signs that read VOTE.”
**Image Credit:** ©PhotoQuest/Getty Images
View more at the TIME’s Women Voters Then and Now: Photos of Early Years of Suffrage

Caption: 1917: “Mary Winsor (Pennsylvania) holding a Suffrage Prisoners banner.”Image Credit: ©Delaware Public ArchivesView more at Delaware Public Archives’ Women’s Vote Centennial — **Caption:** 1917: “Mary Winsor (Pennsylvania) holding a Suffrage Prisoners banner.”
**Image Credit:** ©Delaware Public Archives
View more at Delaware Public Archives’ Women’s Vote Centennial

Resources

Nonprofit Votes Count Get Out The Vote Toolkit
Rock the Vote
The National Council’s Guide for 501(c)(3) Organizations on Voter Participation/Education
YWCA
- Confirm Your Registration Status
- Request an Absentee Ballot
View the Rightfully Hers: American Women and the Vote exhibit created by the National Archives Museum