Enfranchise

As pandemic conditions continue to shed light on the numerous barriers to the ballot box, over 470,000 incarcerated Americans are at risk of continually being disenfranchised.

Spread The Vote, in service of our jails and detention facility partners, is providing free tools to equip eligible incarcerated individuals for voting during this election cycle and beyond.

100+

MILLION ELIGIBLE VOTERS

Sat out in the 2016 election. We aim to serve every one of those voters so that our government can be truly representative.

 

470+

THOUSAND INCARCERATED CITIZENS

Are at risk of disenfranchisement because of the lack of access to voter registration materials or absentee ballot request instruction, heightened by the conditions of the pandemic

 
 

152+

JAILS AND COUNTING

Where we have access to an on-site partner, including Correctional Officers, Sheriff’s, Reentry Specialists and Inmate Services Staff willing to support eligible incarcerated voters by making our materials available.

 
 
 

1,000+

JAILED VOTERS

Assisted over the past year with registering to vote, requesting an absentee ballot and provided voter guides as apart of our program.

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