Securing the Vote for Those Who Serve and Sacrifice

When more than two million Americans in uniform face a 27% voter turnout deficit compared to civilians, something in the system is broken. Sarah Streyder and Brandi Jones of the Secure Families Initiative (securefamiliesinitiative.org) join the Democracy Lab to unpack the unique barriers military spouses, service members, and veterans face at the ballot box—and the ballot-curing rules, grace periods, and grassroots wins (like a groundbreaking Kansas poll-working law) that are helping close the gap. Check out our work at expanddemocracy.org and our musings on Substack.