Press Releases
U.S. Supreme Court Must Affirm There’s No Place for Racism in Our Elections
PHOENIX – All Voting is Local Arizona State Director Alex Gulotta released the following statement ahead of today’s oral arguments in Brnovich v. DNC before the U.S. Supreme Court:
Behind Closed Doors, Georgia’s Legislature is Rushing to Dismantle Voting Rights
ATLANTA — All Voting is Local Georgia State Director Aklima Khondoker issued the following statement in response to the Georgia legislature’s covert and hurried process to hear approximately 50 anti-voter bills without a proper public hearing or comment period:
All Voting is Local State Leaders Urge Voter-Focused Election Reforms During 2021 Legislative Period
WASHINGTON – In op-eds for Talking Points Memo, the Arizona Republic, Cleveland.com, Nevada Independent, Tampa Bay Times - and an accompanying Spanish version in the Orlando Sentinel - All Voting is Local Pennsylvania, Arizona, Ohio, Nevada, and Florida state directors share lessons learned from the 2020 general election—with firsthand accounts of how changes spurred by the pandemic affected voters—and urge officials to fix outdated voting systems and expand access to the ballot.
New Senate Majority Has Mandate For Sweeping Reforms
WASHINGTON – LaShawn Warren, executive vice president of government affairs at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement after the results in the U.S. Senate runoff elections in Georgia were announced: “This is a historic moment for Georgia and the nation. The election of Rev. Raphael Warnock, the first Black senator from the state, and Jon Ossoff, the youngest senator in decades, represents a critical turning point for our country. Congress now has a mandate to swiftly enact sweeping democracy reform, transform our justice system, strengthen voting rights, address economic inequality, and ensure civil and human rights are protected for everyone, especially for communities of color disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 crisis.
Georgia Officials Must Ensure Every Vote Counts
ATLANTA - All Voting is Local Georgia state director Aklima Khondoker issued the following statement urging election officials to contact and encourage voters to resolve any issues necessary to complete the voting process:
Advocates Urge Georgia Secretary of State to Remove Barriers to the Ballot Ahead of January Senate Runoff
ATLANTA - All Voting is Local Georgia and leading voting rights advocates today once again urged Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to immediately direct counties to restore and expand their early voting locations and hours, resolve technology problems, publish updated ballot status information, and add more ballot drop boxes ahead of the January 5 runoff elections.