About Us
All Voting’s mission is to fight voter suppression and advance pro-voter policies at the state and local level, ensuring that all Americans, particularly Black, Brown, Native American, and other historically marginalized communities, have their voices heard.
defending democracy at the state and local level
today and every day
All Voting is Local (“All Voting”) is a nonpartisan organization that fights on the ground in eight states for free and fair elections. In a moment of unprecedented threat to our democracy, All Voting advocates state and local officials for policies and practices that ensure the American people choose their leaders, not the other way around.
All Voting works year-round with our partners to prevent partisan interference in our elections, advance fair and inclusive rules on voter registration, and remove barriers that make it more difficult for people to vote – particularly for Black, Brown, Native American, and other historically marginalized communities. As a multi-state organization with a national presence and resources, we build connections between state and national advocacy groups so that local voices and perspectives inform the national conversation around voter access.
All Voting is Local is on the ground in Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. During the 2024 cycle, All Voting programs expanded access for over 13 million voters.
Our Vision for the Future of Voting:
In 2025, All Voting launched its Pro-Voter Agenda—a long-term affirmative vision for voting that calls on state and local election officials to use the broad authority they already have to expand access to the ballot. The Pro-Voter Agenda was created as a tool to be implemented by those decision-makers while centering Black, Brown, Native American, and other historically marginalized communities. Read it here: National Pro-Voter Agenda – All Voting is Local.
Unique capacity
We combine our on-the-ground presence and experience with in-house communications, policy, organizing, and data capacity to power local fights against voter suppression and election sabotage.
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 are influencing the election administration decisions that matter, when they get made.
Our work is nonpartisan and focuses on four areas to ensure that the right to vote belongs to us all.
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Advancing high-impact policies
We’re expanding voter access in real time and are setting important precedents for future elections by broadening pathways to voter registration and expanding access to the ballot.
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Ending election sabotage and safeguarding our elections
We’re pushing back against state and local officials who attempt to suppress the vote or disrupt vote counting, or who reject election results.
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shaping the narrative
We’re deploying multidisciplinary communications tactics to fight disinformation, drive our advocacy, and ensure that state and national media narratives remain focused on the most important issues threatening elections and access to the ballot.
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activating community power
We leverage our state teams’ long-standing presence in the communities we serve to engage with our partners in the fight for voting rights. We strategize collaboratively, identify local partners for subgrants, and share information to ensure communities are prepared with the resources necessary to respond when local officials attempt to restrict access to the ballot.
Today’s Threats
Profound inequities were part of our country’s founding, and in recent decades, voters, particularly voters of color, have faced extraordinary barriers to the ballot. All Voting is Local knows that these inequities aren’t new and anti-voter tactics aren’t going away. Our on-the-ground presence has allowed us to build scalable and sustainable programs that add clear value to the existing ecosystem in each state. We are tailoring and adjusting our work and approach to meet the needs of our communities across all our states.
All Voting’s Origins
All Voting is Local started as an idea. In the wake of the disastrous ruling in the Shelby County v. Holder case and with state legislatures and Congress demonstrating an unwillingness to protect the right to vote (and in some cases, outright hostility to it), advocates were seeking new ways to fight for the right to vote. In March 2018, our executive director, 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 impacted communities, sustained and locally tailored advocacy campaigns focused on state and local election officials. In the six years that followed, All Voting expanded to 50 dedicated staff, on the ground in eight states. During this period of growth, we also stepped into our own as an independent organization on June 1, 2022. Shortly after, we launched our affiliate All Voting is Local Action (AVL Action), an organization aimed at enhancing our capabilities to tackle 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 uniquely and individually functioned to unite our on-the-ground initiatives with our in-house expertise in communications, policy, organizing, and data, to fight against voter suppression and election denial starting at the local level. Through the years, we’ve evolved from a concept to a powerhouse of more than 50 dedicated and experienced staff committed to empowering communities and ensuring everyone’s voice is heard. In the face of unprecedented 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 impact report from our first year as independent organizations.