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Fair Elections Center is a national, nonpartisan voting rights and election reform 501(c)(3) organization based in Washington, D.C.
Last week our Florida Democracy Fellows joined @floridastudentpower for Youth Power at the Capitol 2026! Attendees got the opportunity to speak with elected officials on issues they care about, participate in committee hearings and make their voices heard! 💪🗳️
Reel by: @itsyourgirl.kris
Testimony on SB 1334 from: @kailyn_h2006 and @alicegastiaburo
Fight for your right to vote 📢
Last night, the U.S. House of Representatives advanced the so-called “SAVE America Act." But don`t get it twisted — this bill, like the other SAVE Act dupes moving through Congress, won`t save anyone.
It`s part of a larger effort to stop eligible Americans from voting. By making it harder and harder to cast a ballot, these anti-voter politicians are hoping we won`t show up. But we won`t let them steal our power now!
The SAVE America Act will now head to the Senate. Join us in calling on our Senators to do the right thing and reject this legislation.
Learn more at the link in our bio (bit.ly/fecsaveactfactsheet)
Fair Elections Center is celebrating 20 years as a leading voice in the voting rights community!
On this day 20 years ago, our founder Robert Brandon convened the first meeting of representatives from over 60 voting rights organizations, as well as a number of pro bono election lawyers. The group quickly embraced Bob`s vision of providing year-round support for proactive election reform efforts and the protection and expansion of voting rights—and the Fair Elections Legal Network was born!
Since then, our organization has continued to grow and evolve:
🏫In 2012, we launched Campus Vote Project to institutionalize democratic engagement at colleges and universities across the country.
🗳️In 2016, we filled a genuine need by creating Work Elections Project, which simplified the poll worker recruitment process. Our API is now used by Power the Polls, the largest poll worker recruitment effort in the country.
🧑⚖️Litigation and policy advocacy continue to be central to our work, through our Voting Rights Project, which fights for voting rights in dozens of states and federally.
Yes, our work looks a little different than it did 20 years ago—but our mission has never faltered: Defend, Expand, and Facilitate voting for every eligible American—every vote, every year. And on our 20th birthday, we only have one wish when we blow out the candles: That you join us in our fight in keeping our democracy alive and thriving.
Did you see us in CNN`s new explainer on what it could mean to “nationalize" U.S. elections? In the article, our President & CEO Rebekah Caruthers explains why the Constitution gives states—not the federal government—primary authority over elections. She also elaborates on why proposals to override that structure raise serious legal and democratic concerns.
Link in bio!
https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/04/politics/trump-nationalize-elections-constitution-clause
Congrats to our 2025 Distinguished Democracy Fellows! 🎉🗳️
Out of nearly 300 Democracy Fellows, Fair Elections Center awarded 11 outstanding students this prestigious honor. The award recognizes students in the Campus Vote Project’s Democracy Fellows program who have gone above and beyond in demonstrating exceptional leadership and fostering a strong culture of civic engagement on their college campuses.
Learn more about these incredible student leaders at the link in our bio (campusvoteproject.org/2025-distinguished-democracy-fellow-awards-2/)
Minnesota’s elections are 🙅NOT🙅 violating federal law—so why is the DOJ asking for state voter rolls...🧐
“They want to kick eligible voters off the rolls,” Fair Elections Center’s Rebekah Caruthers told the popular Substack, Progress Report.
Read more from her conversation with reporter Jordan Zakarin at the link in our bio.
Earlier this month, the Virginia legislature swiftly passed four constitutional amendments that will appear on statewide ballots later this year. One of them would create a right to vote for all citizens who are not incarcerated for a felony.
This builds upon the bipartisan progress Virginia governors built over decades to codify a non-arbitrary rights restoration practice in the state, a system former Governor Glenn Youngkin did away with during his time in office from 2022-2026.
Fair Elections Center has long advocated for voting rights restoration in Virginia. In addition to continuous support for the constitutional amendment, our organization filed a lawsuit against former Gov. Youngkin`s discriminatory restoration scheme in 2023.
Learn more about this monumental moment in Virginia`s voting rights history, and how Fair Elections Center has moved the needle, at the link in our bio (bit.ly/varestorationadvocacy)
Fair Elections Center has filed yet another lawsuit against Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear and his arbitrary voting rights restoration scheme.
This most recent lawsuit, filed last week, focuses on Kentuckians who have completed sentences for felonies committed in another state. A 2019 executive order automatically restored the right to vote for thousands of people in Kentucky who were convicted of felonies in the state and have served their time. However, the executive order does not apply to people who were convicted of equivalent felonies in any jurisdiction outside of Kentucky, who must plead their case for rights restoration directly to the governor, which may or may not be granted at the governor’s sole discretion.
This subjective process is not only illogical and immoral, it is illegal—a violation of the equal protection clause in Kentucky`s state constitution. There is no justification for treating groups of disenfranchised people differently based on where they were convicted. Learn more about this case and its implications at the link in our bio (bit.ly/kyequalprotectioncase)
Fair Elections Center is looking for a passionate, creative student to join our Communications Team this spring!
Learn more and apply at the link in our bio (bit.ly/feccommsintern)
It’s 2026, but we can’t help but look back on how incredible 2025 was for Fair Elections Center!
In the summer of 2025, Rebekah Caruthers became Fair Elections Center’s second-ever President and CEO. She took the baton from founder Robert Brandon, at whose side she had spent four and a half years as the org’s Vice President and then Executive Vice President. In the midst of a tumultuous year for voting rights, with disinformation rampant and democracy under attack, Rebekah quickly showed that Fair Elections Center would remain steadfast in our mission to defend, expand, and facilitate voting rights for all eligible Americans.
While building on the strong foundation Bob laid, Rebekah brings her own strategic vision to the organization. She continues to find new ways to develop our robust programmatic areas to meet the gravity of the current political moment and tirelessly spreads Fair Elections Center’s mission in person and in the media in a spirit of hope and fearlessness. We are proud to pursue her vision as we move towards building a democracy that works for all Americans.
In August, we mourned the passing of Bianca Avery, our extraordinary—and extraordinarily beloved—Texas State Coordinator. Bianca’s unwavering commitment to creating a more equitable society for all presented an aspirational model for everyone who knew her or had the good fortune to work alongside her. Her leadership and advocacy in Texas helped build civic power in communities that have long been underserved, and she pursued our mission of defending and expanding voting rights with fierce dedication. Even as the political environment became increasingly challenging, Bianca’s warmth and resolve never faltered, showing us all how to bring hope and resilience to the work we do.
There are no words adequate to capture Bianca’s unique and vital lifeforce, but many of her friends and colleagues at Fair Elections Center have done their best to express what she meant to our organization.
They say the year`s end is a good time for reflection...so we`re looking back at the top 10 dumbest voting policies as chosen by our Voting Rights Project legal team and compiled by our Policy Director and Senior Counsel Michelle Kanter Cohen.
Read our hot takes on everything from using stale data to punish eligible voters to spending taxpayer dollars on holographic ballots at the link in our bio (bit.ly/fectop10dumbestlaws)
