Secure the Ballot

Secure the Ballot is expanding the promise and availability of voting to young people in the Carolinas. By bringing young people into the voting process, we make our elections more representative, fair, and strong.

Our programs encompass the full spectrum of voter engagement: education; registration; mobilization; and protection. We provide tools and information for people to vote safely and securely; we educate voters on their rights and the importance of their vote; and we work with partners who are protecting those rights when they come under threat.

Launched in June 2020, Secure the Ballot is leading the voter registration movement in South Carolina and aims to be the primary voter engagement organization in both South Carolina and North Carolina.

As a secondary goal, Secure the Ballot aims to be the primary voter engagement organization for student-athletes on college and university campuses around the country.

Testimonials

In 2020, we registered nearly 8,000 young people to vote in every single US state and territory, with the vast majority of our work in the South. Our Ballot Bowl program, which engages college athletics programs, registered 2,318 student-athletes to vote at 24 colleges and universities.