Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) announces an additional investment of over $2 million across 10 organizations that are leading voter mobilization efforts in Georgia and Louisiana as part of its ongoing Vote Your Voice initiative.
The 10 organizations were previously selected for investment as part of the Vote Your Voice project. Building on their demonstrated capacity to reach voters in Louisiana and Georgia for the November 3 general election, these groups will reach out to voters to encourage participation in the runoff elections in those states on December 5 and January 5, respectively.
“The American people turned out in record numbers before and on November 3 to decide a new direction for the country, but in Louisiana and Georgia, the work of voters is still needed. Runoff elections in these states for members of Congress will determine how the entire country deals with the ongoing COVID-19 crisis and what legislative priorities will drive the next Congress,” said Margaret Huang, President and CEO of the Southern Poverty Law Center. “The stakes are high for the people of Georgia and Louisiana, so we’re proud today to announce additional grants to partners in these states who have done incredible work in the midst of a pandemic to turn out voters and protect the right to vote.”
Announced in June of this year, Vote Your Voice is a partnership between the SPLC and Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta to invest up to $30 million through 2022 to engage voters and increase voter registration, education and participation. Through the partnership, the groups also aim to support Black- and Brown-led organizations often ignored by traditional funders as well as support and prototype effective voter engagement strategies and re-enfranchise people previously stripped of their legal right to vote.
For additional information about the Vote Your Voice initiative, please visit: https://www.splcenter.org/vote-your-voice
Today’s distribution of $1.9 million to Georgia-based organizations brings the total Vote Your Voice investment there to nearly $4.4 million in 2020. Today’s distribution of $145,000 to Louisiana-based organizations brings the total Vote Your Voice investment there to nearly $1.4 million in 2020. These figures do not include investments in multi-state organizations doing part of their work in Georgia or Louisiana.
Today’s awards amount to $2,045,000, bringing the total distributed via the Vote Your Voice project to over $12 million in 2020 across Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Through the 2022 election cycle, the SPLC has pledged to award up to $30 million from its endowment to groups like the ones below.
Today's grant recipients and amount of investment:
Georgia
Louisiana
“These organizations helped contribute to outstanding turnout in the general election in Georgia and Louisiana,” said Clare S. Richie, public policy specialist, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta. “We are encouraged that the momentum will continue into December and January with strong turnout for the runoff elections.”
Important Upcoming Dates:
Georgia - https://www.mvp.sos.ga.gov/MVP/mvp.do
Louisiana - https://www.sos.la.gov/ElectionsAndVoting/Pages/default.aspx
For additional information about the Vote Your Voice initiative, please visit: https://www.splcenter.org/vote-your-voice
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