Our Pro-Voter Agenda

An April 2024 survey conducted by All Voting is Local’s Data and Research Team found that the majority (83%) of Americans believe voting should be as easy as possible, and they support policies that would make access equitable for all eligible voters.

Since our country’s founding, the structure of our democracy has been intentionally designed—and actively maintained—to exclude people from participating fully, especially people of color and other marginalized communities. At All Voting is Local, our north star is a democracy that brings people in, instead of one built on the notion that people should be kept out—bold by design because we aim to transform the systems that govern our democracy to include everyone. This commitment to building an inclusive, accessible, and equitable democracy drives both our long-term vision and our day-to-day work.

That’s why we’ve launched All Voting is Local’s 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.

Our agenda outlines actionable solutions to ensure the following:

The path forward requires vigilance and action. We must resist anti-voter laws, support election officials (and push back on them when necessary), and advocate for policies that make it easier—not harder—for every voter to participate in our democracy. The stakes couldn’t be higher. The fight for voting rights is not a relic of the past—it’s a fight for our future.

We believe the following voting policies apply to all federal, state, and local elections.