How we work
One project, two arms
The Education Fund informs voters. The Action fund takes on the legislation. Keeping them distinct is what lets us do both well. It is the same structure the League of Women Voters and similar groups use.
The structure
Two legal entities, one firewall
The two entities keep separate books, boards, and budgets. Tax-deductible (c)(3) dollars fund education and never partisan politics. (c)(4) dollars fund advocacy.
We inform voters.
Nonpartisan voter education. Tax-deductible. Does not support or oppose candidates.
- Know-your-rights guides and deadline alerts in plain language
- Registration help and ballot-cure assistance
- Poll-worker and election-official trainings
- Research, data, and litigation support to defend voters' rights in court
We fight the bills.
Advocacy and lobbying. Not tax-deductible. Names bills and holds the statehouse accountable.
- Lobbying against restrictive election bills like SB293
- Issue campaigns, testimony, and rapid response at the statehouse
- Mobilizing members to contact legislators and show up to hearings
- Grading lawmakers on a public voting-access scorecard
Two registers, on purpose
You can tell which arm is talking
The Education Fund is calm and factual, and helps a voter do a thing. Action is direct and pointed, names the bill, and makes the ask.
"Your ballot has to arrive by the time polls close. Here is how to be sure it does."
"Not sure you are still registered? Check in two minutes."
"Every eligible Ohioan should be able to vote and know it counted."
"SB293 discards ballots that were mailed on time. That is not security. It is a thrown-away vote."
"Tell your legislator: count every ballot that was postmarked on time."
"They made it harder to vote. We are making it harder to get away with."
What we are fighting
The bill at the top of the list
SB293·Now law
Thrown-out timely ballots
SB293 ended Ohio's grace period for mailed absentee ballots and added monthly voter-roll checks against BMV and federal databases.
Monitoring
Roll purges and deadlines
Aggressive list-maintenance and tighter registration windows that quietly remove eligible voters.
Monitoring
Drop boxes and early voting
Limits on drop-box numbers, locations, and hours that fall hardest on rural counties and working voters.
SB293 details per public reporting (BG Independent Media, WVXU). The roll-purge and access entries are illustrative watch areas, not specific bills.
Count every ballot.
Join the fight, or learn how to keep your own ballot valid under SB293.