Hey Everyone! Hope you had a great week! I wanted to make sure that you all saw that today the DNC released a new memo highlighting the tremendous work we are doing to combat voter suppression. While efforts to pass federal legislation continue, the DNC has already invested unprecedented resources and built our largest voter protection team ever – doing it all earlier than ever before, with more still to come. We are proud to be in this fight together for the future of our democracy.
Protecting the right to vote is a key and central mission of the Democratic Party. The DNC, with the support of President Biden and Vice President Harris, will continue to do everything we can to fight back against Republican attacks.
While efforts to pass federal legislation continue, and while the DNC works on additional plans to tackle election subversion, the DNC has already made an unprecedented and continuing commitment to ensure fair and equal elections, focused on four key areas:
Increasing funding for voter protection work to build infrastructureIn July 2021, Vice President Harris announced a historic $25 million expansion of the DNC’s longstanding “I Will Vote” Initiative in addition to our previously announced $20 million investment in state parties to build on-the-ground infrastructure to combat voter suppression. The DNC is staffing up the largest, most comprehensive voter protection team in history earlier than ever before – and we already have voter protection staff in 13 states.
Educating and expanding the voter baseThe DNC is back in the business of voter registration:Traditionally, voter registration has lived outside of the party infrastructure with non-profit groups leading the charge, but not anymore.In September 2021, the DNC announced an initial investment of nearly $5 million for a program to register voters, particularly in communities of color, across battleground states ahead of the 2022 midterms. This is the DNC’s biggest ever commitment to voter registration in a midterm cycle.
Building the Tools To WinThe DNC is at the forefront of voter protection data and technology tools and resources.The DNC has built innovative tools to help campaigns maximize their voter protection program efforts and target resources where they can have the most impact.This effort represents a significant investment from the DNC, whereas typically the state parties or campaigns have had to spend tens of thousands of dollars for such crucial tools.
Fighting in courtrooms across the countryFrom state courts to the U.S. Supreme Court, the DNC has invested millions of dollars in the fight to protect voting access. The DNC is committed to defending our democracy through litigation.
--
Erin O'Donnell
Broadcast Media Manager |