RALEIGH, N.C.––State Employees’ Credit Union is sponsoring public service announcement advertising this week that encourages citizens to embrace their freedom to shape the future by registering to vote and exercising their right in the upcoming election. The ads will run in community newspapers statewide.
“Encouraging voter registration is not new to SECU; the credit union has partnered on various occasions with the North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) to provide registration information to members,” SECU said in a statement.
It added that the summer timing of the ads should give voters plenty of time to register through NCSBE.
“I’ve said many times throughout my career to ‘Do the Right Thing,’” said SECU’s President/CEO Jim Blaine. “I generally say that in relation to our credit union responsibility to member-owners, but I also think it’s very applicable to all of us as citizens. Many people have fought and struggled hard for the Constitutional freedoms enjoyed by all Americans. How you vote is of course important, but we are emphasizing that all citizens need to vote – it’s an honor and a privilege and everyone should share the responsibility by doing their part. Don’t wait, register now.”