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Heading into the final four days of the most consequential election in recent history, with over 80 million votes already cast, America Votes is coordinating a massive GOTV weekend mobilization effort with hundreds of progressive partner groups to turn out voters in key states nationwide.
Less than three weeks from Election Day and as over twenty million ballots have already been cast across the country, the America Votes coalition of over 400 partners across more than 20 states have set a goal of mobilizing more than 17 million voters to return a ballot, vote in-person early, or vote on Election Day for what will be the most consequential election in recent history.
America Votes President Greg Speed was interviewed in McClatchyDC discussing our vote by mail and spread out the vote strategy. “The strategy from the beginning has been about spreading out the vote, maximizing the opportunities for voters to vote by different means, whether it be mail, early or in-person voting, both as a means of… Read more »
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America Votes President Greg Speed released the following statement on this year’s observance of Independence Day:
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June 2, 2020
America Votes President Greg Speed released the following statement on the voting today amid ongoing protests across the country over the death of George Floyd and struggle to protect Black lives:
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August 4, 2019
America Votes President Greg Speed released the following statement in response to the tragic shootings at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas.
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June 27, 2019
America Votes President Greg Speed released the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s gerrymandering ruling.
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March 15, 2019
America Votes President Greg Speed released the following statement in response to the tragic shooting at mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand.
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November 7, 2018
America Votes partner organizations played a critical role in wins From state capitals to Congress.