 What is the National Vote at Home Institute? How about the Bridge Alliance? Top donors? Down the rabbit hole we go. NON-PROFIT National Vote at Home Institute Website:www.voteathome.org/ Location:WASHINGTON, DC Tax ID:82-5515680 Tax-Exempt Status:501(c)(3) CONTENTS
Vote At Home, a trade name for the National Vote at Home Institute and its affiliated National Vote at Home Coalition, is an advocacy organization that pushes for a nationwide vote-by-mail electoral system. [1] The National Vote at Home Institute is the 501(c)(3) educational arm of Vote At Home; the National Vote At Home Coalition it the lobbying arm. The National Vote at Home Institute works to promote the benefits of a vote-from-home system[2] and the National Vote at Home Coalition works to lobby on behalf of a mail-balloting system through the regulatory and legislative processes. [3] In its 2019 annual report, Vote at Home outlined its 2020 plans which included “flooding the zone” efforts in key states to expand the use and acceptance of vote-from-home policies. [4] While its claims that vote-by-mail policies are non-partisan,[5] Vote at Home is a partner of a number of progressive and left-of-center organizations, including Democracy Fund, Common Cause, Nonprofit VOTE, and Rock the Vote. [6] It is also a partner of Unite America. [7] LeadershipAmber McReynolds is the chief executive officer of both the National Vote At Home Institute and the National Vote At Home Coalition. [8] McReynolds previously served as the Director of Elections for Denver, Colorado where she helped write legislation that created same-day election registration and a statewide vote-by-mail system. [9]McReynolds serves on the board of RepresentWomen, a left-leaning organization that advocates for increased female representation in elected office. [10] Philip Keisling serves as chair and director of both the Vote At Home Institute[11] and the National Vote At Home Coalition. [12] Keisling, a Democrat, previously served as Oregon Secretary of State and in the Oregon House of Representatives. [13] During his time as Secretary of State, Keisling oversaw state elections and helped to usher in the first vote-by-mail system in the United States. [14] In addition to supporting vote-from-home,[15]Keisling also supports ranked-choice voting and state-run, taxpayer funded primary elections. [16] Stephen Silberstien, a member of the liberal mega-donor group Democracy Alliance, sits on the board of Vote at Home. [17] Silberstein was a top-20 donor to presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s super PAC, Priorities USA Action, [18] and also sits on the board of National Popular Vote, a group which aims to implement a national plurality-at-large election of the President of the United States. [19] Policy PositionsVote at Home claims that a vote-from-home electoral system is more secure than traditional elections because it reduces the chance of voter fraud. The organization also argues that voting by mail costs less than traditional elections and that it results in higher voter turnout. [20] In March 2020 during an outbreak of pandemic novel coronavirus and COVID-19 disease, Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) introduced a bill which would provide $500 million in federal funding to help states set up emergency vote-by-mail systems. Discussing this legislation and how the crisis may negatively impact the 2020 election, Vote At Home president and CEO Amber McReynolds said that a shift to vote-by-mail before the November general election would require state officials to expand their role in handling ballots but that “The logistics involved in that…would crush local elections offices.” [21]On the same topic, McReynolds has also said that states considering moving to a vote-by-mail system should streamline the process by receiving ballots at a central location and by providing drop boxes to voters with accessibility issues. [22] Resources Vote At Home supplies a number of resources on vote-from-home polices, including a state-by-state guide for applying for a mailed-out ballot,[23] a 2020 presidential election primary app, [24] as well as a reference library. [25]  References
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