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"Vote Here" sign in the grass in front of a polling station
President Biden's Executive Order on Promoting Access to Voting requires federal agencies to submit plans to the White House on how they can promote voter registration for eligible persons they serve.
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Shruti Banerjee
Laura Williamson
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Congress must act swiftly to advance this pro-democracy legislation. The Freedom To Vote Act is a significant structural voting rights reform package that advances racial equity and moves us toward an inclusive democracy.
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Laura Williamson

For states to realize the NVRA’s promise, they must make registering to vote and updating voter registration addresses an integral part of obtaining a driver’s license or state identification card.

Policy Briefs
Stuart Naifeh

These resources are designed to support federal employees and their partners who are working to implement voter registration at federal agencies, as required by President Biden’s March 7, 2021, Executive Order on Promoting Access to Voting.

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Demos
ACLU

Explanation of why voter registration at agencies—both state and federal—is strictly nonpartisan and sample training materials for agency staff.

Policy Briefs
Demos
ACLU

Detailed guidance on how to conduct effective voter registration at federal agencies, based on lessons from state agency voter registration via the NVRA, and a discussion of policy considerations, for agency staff engaged in the implementation of the Voting Executive Order.

Policy Briefs
Demos
ACLU
Washington's history is Black history — and D.C. statehood is its future.
In the media
Laura Williamson
Ericka Taylor
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Black voter at a distance in a voting booth with an empty booth in the foreground
Congress must include small-donor matching in final For the People package
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Adam Lioz
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Taifa Smith Butler
I am elated to share this first note with you as president of Demos!
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Taifa Smith Butler
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Our new Economic Democracy agenda is about building economic power and liberation for Black and brown people in the United States.
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