New jail voting coalition established in Pennsylvania to increase access to the polls for justice-impacted people
September 20, 2023 PHILADELPHIA — A new statewide coalition of 18 non-partisan voter access and outreach groups has formed to rectify the blatant disenfranchisement of incarcerated Pennsylvanians. Building on the success of the Philadelphia-based Justice Impacted Voter Engagement (JIVE) program spearheaded by All Voting is Local, the eponymous coalition…
Duval County’s reopening of early voting site on Edward Waters University campus marks big win for local voters
August 18, 2023 TALLAHASSEE — All Voting is Local Florida’s State Director Brad Ashwell issued the following statement in response to the Duval County Supervisor of Elections Office announcing it would open five early voting sites in the county, including reopening one on the campus of Edward Waters University: “At…
Georgia’s Indictments Against Trump and Allies Prove There Are Consequences to Trying to Overturn Elections
August 15, 2023 Washington, D.C. – All Voting is Local Executive Director Hannah Fried issued the following statement in response to the indictments of former President Donald Trump and his allies by a Georgia grand jury investigating their effort to overturn the 2020 election results: “Georgia has reminded the country…
Hand Counting Ballots in Spalding County, Georgia Will Only Fuel Conspiracy Theories
August 8, 2023 ATLANTA — In response to the Spalding County Board of Elections and Voter Registration’s plans to hand count ballots and employ the use of machine tabulation for future elections, All Voting is Local Georgia Campaign Manager Lana Goitia-Paz issued the following statement: “Spalding County has caved to…
Florida Voting Rights Groups Provide Recommendations to Elections Officials After New Anti-Voter Law Implementation
June 22, 2023 TALLAHASSEE — All Voting is Local Florida and partners sent a letter Thursday to all 67 Florida supervisors of elections, to recommend ways on how to best implement the latest anti-voter law in the state (Senate Bill 7050). The letter underscored that the worst impacts of…
Giving Florida’s Statewide Prosecutor Expanded Jurisdiction of Alleged Election Crimes is an Unnecessary Overreach
February 15, 2023 TALLAHASSEE — All Voting is Local Florida’s State Director Brad Ashwell issued the following statement in response to Gov. Ron DeSantis signing SB4-B into law today expanding the jurisdiction of the statewide prosecutor over Florida’s Office of Election Crimes and Security: “Giving the statewide prosecutor more power…