Fighting for Voting Rights & Mobilizing Communities of Color

Since 2018, the Center for Common Ground has been working to reimagine what voter mobilization looks like.

• We contact every registered voter of color who has a chance to cast a ballot. We go to the voters that political campaigns always overlook because we know every voice deserves to be heard. Every year, voters tell us we are the first contact they have received about elections. Our work is not over until we know every voter has an equal chance to make their voice heard at the ballot box. Learn more about our voter mobilization campaign, Reclaim Our Vote. 
• Election work is about uplifting your community first by listening to voters and working to address their needs. That is why we work on the ground, year-round, in communities through our Democracy Center campaign. If the community says they need food, our Democracy Center leaders build food banks or run a food drive. If a community says it needs internet access, our centers provide affordable tables and free internet for a year. Get-out-the-vote work is not just about showing up for people’s vote. It is about showing up, period. 
• When voters hear from us, they know when and where to vote. Our get-out-the-vote messages are personalized and thought out. They aren’t sent to a general link where they must fill out their information to get election information. Our voters get detailed information on when and where they can vote early, the rules for mailing an absentee ballot in their state, and where they can vote on election day. Voters also get messages that are more personalized to their community. That is because we work with on-the-ground partners to understand what issues voters care most about and develop messaging tailored for each community we are working to mobilize to the polls.