Fair Elections Center (FEC) is a national, nonpartisan voting rights and election reform 501(c)(3) organization based in Washington, D.C that works to defend, expand, and facilitate access to the ballot. We are dedicated to safeguarding the future of our democracy through innovative efforts focused on voting rights and civic engagement. We envision a civic ecosystem where all people can easily and freely participate in our democracy and where this participation is actively supported and valued by our local communities, institutions and government.

We will be continuing to oppose unconstitutional documentary proof of citizenship requirements; advocate for access to mail-in balloting; and fight for objective voting rights restoration processes for returning citizens. We will partner with state civic engagement tables, grassroots partners, and more than 400 campuses (including nearly half of HBCU campuses). We have state-based staff and programming centered across AZ, FL, GA, MI, NC, OH, PA, TX, VA, and WI. We will continue to support student civic engagement and turnout at HBCUs, community colleges, and public 4-year institutions.

FEC worked to ensure robust student voter turnout in the Wisconsin and Pennsylvania state Supreme Court races, Virginia legislative races, and important municipal elections in places like Harris County, TX, and Detroit, MI. Our campus civic engagement team continued to build infrastructure for student voting ahead of 2026 by working with college and university administrators and staff. Our litigation team opposed unconstitutional documentary proof of citizenship requirements; advocated for access to mail-in balloting; and fought for objective voting rights restoration processes for returning citizens. We partnered with state civic engagement tables, grassroots partners, and more than 400 campuses.