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Washington, D.C. — Let America Vote President Abe Rakov released the following statement on the Let NC Vote Act (House Bill 589) and Senate Bill 495: “North Carolina has been a hotbed of voter suppression and gerrymandering, so it’s great to see legislators pushing pro-democracy policies to clean up elections in the state. This commonsense legislation would […]

Washington, D.C. — Let America Vote President Abe Rakov released the following statement on the series of election reform bills moving forward in Colorado: “With the passage of these pro-voter, anti-corruption bills, Colorado will improve on its reputation as a national leader in voter inclusion and election integrity. This legislative package expands automatic voter registration and voter access, increases […]

By George Hornedo, Senior Policy Advisor, Let America Vote As legislative sessions across the country start to wind down, we wanted to provide a look at some of the highs and lows this year when it comes to voting rights. 2019 has brought great progress in expanding access to the ballot box. According to the […]

A message from Let America Vote Board Chairman Abe Rakov, Executive Director Suzy Smith and Senior Advisor Brendan Summers Let America Vote’s boots-on-the-ground-model for advancing voting rights and electing progressive, pro-democracy candidates paid dividends once again on Tuesday, delivering big wins across our five targeted states. In New Hampshire, Democrats won back the state House […]

To: Interested Parties From: Brendan Summers, national campaigns director, Let America Vote Date: October 30, 2018 RE: Let America Vote’s pre-election strategy NATIONAL BACKGROUND Since launching in 2017, Let America Vote has sought to create political consequences for politicians who suppress eligible Americans’ right to vote. That means identifying pro-democracy candidates and pouring grassroots resources […]

By Emily Kong, digital organizer, Let America Vote Election Day is less than two weeks away and we have our foot on the gas protecting voting rights. We turned our hard work into a lot of fun last weekend with our GOTV door-knocking competition, when our teams in five states competed to knock on the […]