Coalition welcomes passage of the Voting Access Act
The Civica Alliance and 37 partner organisations welcomed today’s final vote on the Voting Access Act, which adds a second weekend of early voting...
A nonpartisan civic alliance
We are 60,000 residents and 180 partner organisations working for fair elections, good jobs and public services that work.
Civic Center Plaza, spring assembly
Our mission
Twenty-eight years ago a few dozen neighbours met in a church basement because the county had closed their polling place without telling anyone. They got it reopened in three weeks. More importantly, they learned that ordinary people who show up, keep notes and keep coming back can change how government works.
That is still how we work. We do not endorse candidates or parties. We set a public agenda with our members every spring, we publish what we spend and why, and we measure our progress in plain numbers anyone can check.
This year our members chose six priorities, from fair elections to climate resilience. Each has a plan, a budget and volunteers who have promised to see it through. We would be glad to have you with us.
Maya Okafor
Executive Director, Civica Alliance
Our year in numbers
Every figure comes from our audited 2026 impact report.
60,000
Members
in 212 towns and cities
128,000
Volunteer hours
on help lines, canvasses and hearings
14
Laws and ordinances
our members testified for
84%
Spent on programmes
independently audited
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Coalition welcomes passage of the Voting Access Act
The Civica Alliance and 37 partner organisations welcomed today’s final vote on the Voting Access Act, which adds a second weekend of early voting...
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Between 7am and 8pm on primary day, our volunteers answered 2,318 calls. Most were simple. A few changed whether someone voted at all.
Voices
I called the help line expecting a recording. A volunteer stayed on the phone until I found my polling place. I have voted in every election since.
Lucía Hernández
First-time voter, Eastside
They taught us to read the school budget line by line. Now our children have two counsellors instead of none.
Nia Thompson
Parent and site council member
I have farmed here for forty years and never testified at anything. Civica helped me say two minutes that the committee actually heard.
Walt Brennan
Farmer, Northfield County
Membership is free
Members vote on our priorities each spring, and every vote counts the same.