About Us
All Voting is committed to fighting for the freedom to vote and advancing pro-voter policies at the state and local level, ensuring that all Americans, particularly Black, Brown, Native American, and other historically excluded communities, have their voices heard.
defending democracy at the state and local level
today and every day
Many of us have come to believe that our power in government only emerges once every four years. But we can influence our shared future every day by demanding change at the local level, holding powerful decision-makers accountable to all of us, and using our voice to fight for our freedoms.
Instead of letting those in office strip away—unchecked—our ability to vote, today, we rise in our power to be proactive, not reactive.
That’s why All Voting works day in and day out with our partners to prevent interference in our elections, advance fair and inclusive rules on voter registration, and remove barriers that keep people from voting.
When we unite to demand “hands off our vote,” we are a resounding, irrepressible force that ensures the American people choose their leaders, not the other way around.
All Voting is on the ground in Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. During the 2024 cycle, All Voting programs expanded access for more than 13 million voters.
Our Vision for the Future of Voting: We’re building a democracy that invites people in.
Since our country’s founding, the way we vote has been set up—and maintained—to keep people out. From laws that outright prevented women and people of color from voting to poll taxes to felony disenfranchisement rules, our election system has excluded whole communities, by design.
Now, the threats of this moment demand a strong reimagining, requiring us to reflect on how far we have to go in building the democracy that Americans deserve.
In 2025, All Voting launched our Pro-Voter Agenda—a long-term, affirmative vision for voting that calls on state and local election officials to utilize the broad authority they already possess to expand access to the ballot. We want to ensure every American can register to vote without fear of being unjustly removed from the voter rolls; freely and safely cast their ballot; and have their ballot count. This aspiration for an accessible democracy that invites people in guides this agenda.
Read our national pro-voter agenda here and visit state pages for our vision in our target states.
What makes All Voting unique?
Unique capacity
We combine our on-the-ground presence and experience with in-house communications, policy, organizing, and data capacity to power our efforts to ensure that the right to vote belongs to all of us.
bridging In-state know-how and national expertise
Our deep partnerships with both national and in-state groups ensure we have the expertise, relationships, and resources to hold officials accountable to the communities they serve.
exclusive and year-round focus
We focus on the election administration decisions that matter.
Our work is nonpartisan and focuses on five key areas:
Our work is nonpartisan and focuses on five key areas to ensure that the right to vote belongs to all of us.
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VOTER REGISTRATION
We’re working to improve and expand state and local voter registration practices so that every American can get on the rolls and stay on the rolls.
02
VOTING
We’re advancing voting policies and practices that enable every voter to vote when, where, and how it works for them—in under 30 minutes.
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sTOPPING PARTISAN INTERFERENCE
We’re working to stop interference in our elections, from voter registration to election certification and everything in between—because the people decide who wins our elections, not politicians.
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fostering a culture of opposition
We’re fostering and growing a culture of opposition to policies and practices that deny the freedom to vote at the state and local level.
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Strengthening the Movement
We’re strengthening the pro-democracy movement by connecting local, state, and national organizations, leaders, and officials to facilitate unified, resilient, long-term strategies to protect our vote—from the community to the statewide level.
Today’s Threats
The fundamental tenet of American democracy—that every citizen can vote and those votes will be counted—is under attack. Protecting the right to vote requires long term and short term action. In the long term, that means advancing an elections system and a pro-voter agenda that brings people in and gives them more power and voice in our democracy. In the short term, it means fighting for policies that break down barriers to voter registration and voting. And it means restoring confidence in our elections for all voters.
All Voting’s Origins
All Voting started as an idea. In the wake of the disastrous Shelby County v. Holder ruling and with state legislatures and Congress demonstrating an unwillingness to protect our freedom to vote (and, in some cases, outright hostility to it), advocates sought new ways to protect our vote. In March 2018, our CEO, Hannah Fried, launched All Voting as a campaign of The Leadership Conference Education Fund, alongside the ACLU, the American Constitution Society, the Campaign Legal Center, and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.
Our mission was—and is—to build, hand in hand with affected communities, a sustained and locally tailored focus on state and local election officials. In the four years that followed, All Voting expanded to 33 dedicated staff on the ground in eight states. During this period of growth, we took our first step as an independent organization on June 1, 2022. Shortly after, we launched our affiliate All Voting is Local Action, an organization aimed at tackling the most urgent challenges of our time by fighting for legislation and policies that expand and protect voter access.
From the beginning, All Voting and AVL Action have functioned independently, uniting on-the-ground initiatives with in-house expertise in communications, policy, organizing, and data, to fight against attacks to our freedom to vote at the state and local level. As a multi-state organization with a national presence and resources, we foster connections between state and national advocacy groups, ensuring that local voices and perspectives inform the national conversation on voter access. Over the years, All Voting has evolved from a concept into a powerhouse of more than 50 dedicated, experienced staff members committed to empowering communities and ensuring that everyone’s voice is heard. In the face of ongoing challenges, our work continues to successfully expand access to the ballot for voters across our eight states.
Learn more about our wins across our states with our 2025 look back.