[The Hill] The Republican National Committee (RNC) launched a voter registration initiative that will run at gas stations across the country in the upcoming weeks amid a sharp rise in fuel prices. As gas prices in the country hit record highs, "the RNC will be holding several voter registration events across the country in the coming weeks," information about the events shared with The Hill said.
The first event took place in Arizona Saturday, where volunteers and staff registered Americans to vote from 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. local time.
Republicans have slammed President Biden over high fuel prices as the country continues to grapple with record inflation.
The president warned Americans that the price of fuel was likely to climb even higher earlier this month, when he announced that the U.S. would ban oil imports from Russia amid its war with Ukraine.
"Arizonans are frustrated with paying the record-high gas prices we’ve seen recently, this is an issue that affects almost every single Arizonan," Ben Petersen, the communications director for Arizona’s RNC, said.