Press Releases
Letter to Athens County Commissions Re: Relocation of BOE Offices
Following news reports of a proposed relocation of the Athens County Board of Elections, All Voting is Local State Director Mike Brickner wrote to the County Commissioners recommending they ensure that the relocation does not unintentionally create new problems for the voters of Athens County.
Technology alone isn’t enough. We need well-trained poll workers to ensure our elections | Opinion
As county officials throughout Pennsylvania work to comply with Gov. Tom Wolf’s voting machine mandate for the 2020 elections, they would be wise to tackle a less-recognized threat to election integrity: poorly trained poll workers. Poll workers are the guardians of our democracy and to thoroughly protect our election system they must be properly trained. Among their vital tasks, poll workers check-in voters, hand out ballots, and help voters with disabilities.
Poll workers are the backbone of our democracy: Letter to the Editor
Sandusky’s decision to make Election Day a paid holiday for city workers is a smart way to expand access to the ballot. Cincinnati announced a similar proposal. Cleveland should follow suit and go further: offer incentives to city employees to serve as poll workers, filling a critical shortage plaguing our election system.
Voting Rights Advocates Urge Cuyahoga County Residents to Check Their Polling Locations
CLEVELAND--With significant changes to polling places in historically disenfranchised communities since the 2016 election, All Voting is Local and the Cleveland Branch NAACP are urging Cuyahoga County voters to verify their polling locations before they prepare to cast ballots on Tuesday, Nov. 6.
Organization Spreads Voting Rights Information to People with Disabilities
The majority of people with disabilities over the age of 18 have the right to vote. That's a fact that many in the community--including their guardians--are unaware of. Even if a person can’t read or write, he or she is still allowed to vote, unless a probate judge suspends that right, but it's rare.
Coalition Campaign Empowers Spanish-Speaking Voters to Know Their Rights at the Polls
TALLAHASSEE--All Voting is Local, LatinoJustice PRLDEF, Common Cause Florida and ACLU of Florida launched today a Spanish-language campaign to educate voters in seven Florida counties on their right to receive language assistance at the polls.