John, Republicans know that in many many elections across America they can't win without voter suppression.

Sometimes they're obvious about it, removing hundreds of thousands of voters from the registration rolls for technicalities or even for no reason at all. Sometimes they're sneaky about it, claiming they're fighting fraud or saving money.

One of the biggest tools for voter suppression is done by simply limiting access to the in-person ballot box, and this strategy impacts students and communities of color the most.

Sometimes it's the small number of nearby polling locations or the lack of voting machines that causes millions of Americans to wait in line for 4 hours or more. Sometimes it’s voter intimidation, strict voter ID laws or poorly trained poll workers that drive voters away or force the use of provisional ballots that often go uncounted. Often it’s all of the above.

The good news is there’s a proven way to stop these kinds of voter suppression in its tracks. Let any American, no matter where they live, no matter what the reason, vote from the comfort of their own home.

Stop one of the biggest forms of voter suppression by calling on your elected leaders to pass Vote-At-Home NOW >>

Listen, when it comes down to it, Vote-At-Home is a no-brainer.

For one thing, it costs less. Orange County California expects to save $29 million in 2020 now that they’ve moved to allow Americans to Vote-At-Home. The Pew Research Center report on the cost of Colorado’s Vote-At-Home system in 2014 showed a $6 savings per voter per election.

Vote-At-Home guarantees a paper record of every vote. That’s right, you can’t mail in your Vote-At-Home ballot with creating a verifiable paper trail.

Significantly more Americans vote. In states that have Vote-At-Home, voter turnout was 10 percentage points higher, in the 2016 general election, then states that didn’t. Considering that Donald Trump won 10 states by less than 10%, including the pivotal states of Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania, and that voter suppression disproportionately impacts college students and people of color who tend to vote for Democrats, it’s not hard to imagine how different the world might be today if Vote-At-Home had already been implemented nationwide.

There are dozens of reasons to expand access to voting with Vote-At-Home and not one good reason against it.

It's time to stop voter suppression and improve access to voting for all Americans by calling on your elected leaders to pass Vote-At-Home. Add your name now!

Oh, and did I mention we can pass Vote-At-Home locally in your county or state without the help of Congress? It’s true. We can. That’s why, since 2000, more than a quarter of a billion votes have been cast via ballots delivered directly to the voter because some states like Washington, Oregon and Colorado have already passed Vote-At-Home.

It’s safe. It’s secure. And it stops many forms of voter suppression in its tracks.

Together, we're creating a ground swell of grassroots support to pass Vote-At-Home in communities nationwide.

-Charles

Charles Chamberlain, Chair
Democracy for America