COMMON CAUSE EDUCATION FUND

WE WORKED WITH COMMON CAUSE STATE ORGANIZATIONS, GRASSROOTS ADVOCATES, AND COALITION PARTNERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO SUPPORT DEMOCRACY-RELATED ADVOCACY, CIVIC PARTICIPATION, PUBLIC EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL.OUR STATE OPERATIONS SUPPORTED COALITION COORDINATION, PUBLIC OUTREACH, COMMUNICATIONS ACTIVITIES, RESEARCH SUPPORT, STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT, LEGISLATIVE AND POLICY EDUCATION EFFORTS, AND STRATEGIC CONSULTING RELATED TO DEMOCRACY REFORM PRIORITIES. ACTIVITIES INCLUDED CONVENINGS, ALLIANCE MEETINGS, ADVOCACY SUPPORT, PUBLIC MESSAGING INITIATIVES, AND COORDINATION WITH EXTERNAL PARTNERS, CONSULTANTS, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS MULTIPLE STATES.WE ALSO SUPPORTED OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAMMATIC INFRASTRUCTURE NECESSARY TO SUSTAIN STATE-BASED INITIATIVES, INCLUDING COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGNS, TRAVEL AND MEETING COORDINATION, RESEARCH ACTIVITIES, ADVERTISING AND OUTREACH EFFORTS, AND COLLABORATION AMONG ADVOCATES, ORGANIZERS, POLICYMAKERS, AND PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO STRENGTHEN CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY.

WE WORKED TO ENSURE THAT EVERY ELIGIBLE CITIZEN HAD THE FREEDOM TO VOTE AND THAT EVERY VOTE WAS ACCURATELY COUNTED. DURING THE 2024 ELECTION CYCLE, WE LED ONE OF THE NATION'S LARGEST NONPARTISAN VOTER PROTECTION EFFORTS TO DEFEND VOTING RIGHTS, STRENGTHEN ELECTION ADMINISTRATION, AND HELP VOTERS NAVIGATE RAPIDLY CHANGING ELECTION CONDITIONS.AS A CO-LEADER OF THE NATIONAL NONPARTISAN ELECTION PROTECTION COALITION, WE MOBILIZED MORE THAN 40,000 VOLUNTEERS ACROSS 42 STATES TO MONITOR POLLING LOCATIONS, ASSIST VOTERS, IDENTIFY ELECTION ADMINISTRATION ISSUES, AND CONNECT VOTERS TO LEGAL AND VOTER PROTECTION RESOURCES. MORE THAN 15,000 VOLUNTEERS PARTICIPATED ON ELECTION DAY ALONE, AND WE DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN $2 MILLION IN COMMUNITY REGRANTS TO LOCAL PARTNERS SUPPORTING VOTER ENGAGEMENT, VOTER EDUCATION, AND ELECTION PROTECTION EFFORTS.WE MAINTAINED A MAJOR VOLUNTEER PRESENCE DURING PRESIDENTIAL AND STATE PRIMARIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IN FLORIDA, MORE THAN 280 POLL MONITORS WORKED ACROSS 23 COUNTIES AND EVALUATED NEARLY 150 POLLING LOCATIONS FOR ACCESSIBILITY FOR VOTERS WITH DISABILITIES, WHILE ALSO EXPANDING OUR NONPARTISAN HOTLINE TO INCLUDE A HAITIAN CREOLE LINE FOR THE FIRST TIME. IN MICHIGAN, VOLUNTEERS ASSISTED VOTERS DURING SEVERE STORM-RELATED POLLING DISRUPTIONS. IN CALIFORNIA, MORE THAN 300 VOLUNTEERS MONITORED POLLING LOCATIONS ACROSS EIGHT MAJOR COUNTIES DURING THE SUPER TUESDAY PRIMARY. IN OHIO, WE DEPLOYED 150 POLL MONITORS AND DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN 20,000 ELECTION PROTECTION HOTLINE CARDS TO VOTERS STATEWIDE.WE ALSO RESPONDED TO GROWING THREATS TO ELECTION ADMINISTRATION AND CERTIFICATION. IN GEORGIA, WE MOBILIZED ADVOCATES AND TRAINED VOLUNTEERS TO MONITOR ELECTION BOARDS AFTER ELECTION DENIERS ATTEMPTED TO UNDERMINE CERTIFICATION PROCESSES. IN ARIZONA, WE EDUCATED THE PUBLIC AND ELECTION OFFICIALS ABOUT RECOUNT-RELATED RISKS THAT COULD HAVE DISRUPTED THE STATE'S ELECTORAL COLLEGE CERTIFICATION PROCESS.OUR COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC EDUCATION EFFORTS ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO MORE THAN 30,000 NEWS STORIES IN 2024 MENTIONING OUR ORGANIZATION OR QUOTING OUR STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS.