North America Voter Information

United States

The politics of the USA have an outsized impact on other countries around the world. Not only have they started a number of wars in other countries, but their energy and commerce systems greatly influence other country's policies and economics.

In addition to this, we are at a critical time in Earth's history where every choice will help decide if we can actually reign in climate change, or if we will simply shoot past the tipping points into extinction.

I Will VoteBe a voter. Find everything you need to vote in your state's next election.

Check Your Voter Registration

In recent years, there has been a concerning increase in voter roll purges across the U.S., where eligible voters are being removed under the guise of "cleaning up" outdated registrations. This practice, often fueled by new state laws and pressure from certain political groups, disproportionately affects minority, young, and low-income voters. For example, in states like Georgia and Texas, hundreds of thousands of voters have been challenged or removed, with many cases citing unreliable data sources like the National Change of Address list. Some challenges even bypass formal procedures, making it harder for voters to know they've been removed and to defend their right to vote.

It's important to check your voter registration regularly because of these purges. Some eligible voters may unknowingly find themselves removed, especially in states where aggressive "list maintenance" practices are being implemented. By staying vigilant and ensuring your registration is up to date, you can avoid being disenfranchised, particularly in critical election years when these efforts are most prevalent.

Checking your registration is a proactive way to protect your voting rights and ensure your voice is heard in upcoming elections.

How to confirm your voter registration status | USAGovFind out how to check your voter registration. Make sure you are still registered to vote and your name, address, and political party affiliation are correct.

Register to Vote

Change.org: Are You Registered to Vote?
Voting Rights Lab Tracker "We track election law & proposed legislation across all 50 states & DC. For 2023, we're tracking 303 bills in 20 states."
AWN Autistic Guide to Voting "Our guide has specific resources for disabled voters, BIPOC voters, voters in the South, trans/nonbinary voters, and more. We hope you find it helpful in ensuring you can exercise your right to vote."
AWN Guía Para Votar "Nuestra guía contiene recursos específicos para votantes con discapacidades, votantes de comunidades de color, votantes de estados sureños, votantes trans/no binaries, etc. Esperamos que le resulte útil para ejercer su derecho al voto."

Know the Issues

USA

OpenSecretsOpenSecrets is the nation's premier research and government transparency group tracking money in politics and its effect on elections and policy.

Fix The Filibuster

2022 U.S. House & U.S. Senate Voter's Guide - Vote Climate U.S. PACOur climate voter’s guide gives candidates for the U.S. House and U.S. Senate a – Climate Calculation – a score that voters can take to the voting booth on November 6th to vote climate.

Save the Chandra X-ray ObservatoryAsk Congress to #SaveChandra! | The Chandra X-ray Observatory, one of NASA's last Great Observatories, has revolutionized our understanding of the Universe and inspired a new generation of explorers. It is now under threat of cancellation for budgetary reasons, even as it delivers best-of-missi

Know the Candidates

Who Is Running for President in 2024?

You can use Vote 411 to learn about local voting and candidates in your area, as well as discover local early voting options, deadlines, etc.

2024 Primary Election Presidential Voter Guide

Vote on Election Day

Voting on Election Day | USAGovFind out when and where to vote and what form of ID to bring with you on Election Day.

AWN Autistic Guide to Voting "Our guide has specific resources for disabled voters, BIPOC voters, voters in the South, trans/nonbinary voters, and more. We hope you find it helpful in ensuring you can exercise your right to vote."
AWN Guía Para Votar "Nuestra guía contiene recursos específicos para votantes con discapacidades, votantes de comunidades de color, votantes de estados sureños, votantes trans/no binaries, etc. Esperamos que le resulte útil para ejercer su derecho al voto."

Every Vote Matters - Help Mobilize Your Community

Environmental Voter ProjectWe identify inactive environmentalists and transform them into consistent voters to build the power of the environmental movement.

HomeCommon Cause is an organization fighting for an accountable government, equal rights/opportunities/representation and empowering voices to be heard.

YWCA: Get Out the Vote (GOTV)

YWCA focuses mission-driven work on areas that improve the lives of girls and women.

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Vegan Voter Hub - Agriculture Fairness Alliance

League of Women Voters - Empowering Votes. Defending Democracy

The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan, grassroots organization working to protect and expand voting rights and ensure everyone is represented in our democracy. We empower voters and defend democracy through advocacy, education, and litigation, at the local, state, and national levels.

Threats to Democracy

Voter Suppression

Vote SuppressionVote suppression has a long and ugly history in the United States, and over the last two decades, it has resurfaced with a vengeance. Through research, lawsuits, and advocacy, the Brennan Center is fighting vote suppression on every front.

The Voting Rights Alliance

The Voting Rights Alliance is a growing non-partisan network of organizations, activists, and legislators working to restore and protect voting rights from concerted attacks that undermine our access to the polls, and to have our votes fairly counted.

Forms of Voter Suppression — The Voting Rights Alliance

Gerrymandering

gerrymandering | Definition, Litigation, & Factsgerrymandering, in U.S. politics, the practice of drawing the boundaries of electoral districts in a way that gives one political party an unfair advantage over its rivals (political or partisan gerrymandering) or that dilutes the voting power of members of ethnic or linguistic minority groups (racial gerrymandering). The term is derived from the name of Gov. Elbridge Gerry of Massachusetts, whose administration enacted a law in 1812 defining new state senatorial districts. The law consolidated the Federalist Party vote in a few districts and thus gave disproportionate representation to Democratic-Republicans. The outline of one of these districts was thought to

Gerrymandering ExplainedThe practice has been a thorn in the side of democracy for centuries, and with the new round of redistricting it’s a bigger threat than ever.

The Gerrymandering Project does nonpartisan analysis to understand and eliminate partisan gerrymandering at a state-by-state level.

HomeGerrymandering Project

Election Denial

60 Percent Of Americans Will Have An Election Denier On The Ballot This FallFiveThirtyEight reached out to every single Republican nominee for House, Senate, governor, secretary of state and attorney general in 2022 to determine whether they accepted or denied the results of the 2020 election.

Election Denial in Races for Election Administration PositionsIn battleground states’ contests for the offices that will run the 2024 elections, many campaigns are centered on the Big Lie that the 2020 election was stolen.

Democracy on the ballot—How many election deniers are on the ballot in November and what is their likelihood of success?The future of U.S. elections will be on the ballot in the 2022 midterms.