Engaging America's Nonprofits in Voting and Elections
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The removal of the Election Assistance Commission’s remaining commissioners is deeply concerning and should alarm anyone who cares about the integrity of our election system. The U.S. Election Assistance Commission was created by Congress as an independent, bipartisan body to strengthen the administration of our nation’s elections. It is not a peripheral agency or an [...] Read More... The post…
The federal government should not use grant rules to scare nonprofits out of helping people participate in democracy. Yet that is the danger in the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) proposed revisions to the Uniform Guidance. Buried inside a broader rulemaking, alongside many other troubling provisions attacking DEI and “woke” practices opposed by the [...] Read More... The post OMB Should…
On June 11, 2026, Federal agents searched the offices of the Ohio Organizing Collaborative (OOC), a nonprofit organization engaged in voter registration and civic engagement. The searches became widely public in the following days. In response to the chilling impact of federal raids on nonprofits, Nonprofit VOTE had released the below statement. At this time, [...] Read More... The post Nonprofit…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 29, 2026 Contact: Kelsea Marie-Pym, Communications Director, kelsea@nonprofitvote.org Nonprofit VOTE Applauds Supreme Court Decision Protecting States’ Ability to Count Timely Cast Mail Ballots Court affirms that ballots postmarked by Election Day may continue to be counted under state law BOSTON, MA — Today, Nonprofit VOTE welcomed the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision…
WANT TO TAKE ACTION NOW? The U.S. Postal Service is considering a proposed rule that could dramatically change how mail ballots are handled for federal elections. Learn what’s at stake and submit a public comment before July 2. The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is considering a proposed rule that would dramatically change how mail ballots [...] Read More... The post Take Action on USPS Proposed Mail…
At Mid-Ohio Food Collective, conversations about ending hunger are about much more than food. Neighbors bring up transportation, childcare costs, healthcare access, cost of living, housing, public benefits, and more. As staff within the organization processed these conversations, they saw the deeply rooted connections between the challenges families in their service area were facing, and [...]…
The April decision of the Supreme Court in Louisiana vs. Callais dismantled Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA). This decision has had and will continue to have profound implications on our democracy, including a major loss of Black and Latino representation in Congress and state houses across the nation. This ruling also has [...] Read More... The post How to End Partisan Gerrymandering and…
WANT TO TAKE ACTION NOW? Updated June 25, 2026 – The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is considering a proposed rule that could have significant implications for nonprofits, higher ed, and others that receive federal grants. Although much of the proposal focuses on other policy areas, including embedding the Administration’s anti-DEI views and requiring [...] Read More... The post Take…
Every May, colleges and universities guide students through some of the biggest decisions they will make. High school seniors commit to where they will enroll. Graduates step into whatever comes next. These are moments institutions take seriously, and for good reason. They shape where students will live, who they will meet, and how they begin [...] Read More... The post Another Decision in May:…
“Nonprofit and nonpartisan does not mean nonparticipant.” Lauren Kunis, CEO and Executive Director of VoteRiders, says she repeats that line so often she jokes she needs it on a bumper sticker. But for an organization working at the intersection of voter ID laws and civic participation, the phrase also reflects a larger reality: nonprofits are [...] Read More... The post How VoteRiders Helps…
