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Advisory Council

The Power the Polls Advisory Council is made up of prominent cultural, political, and advocacy leaders from across the political spectrum, united in their support for recruiting poll workers — one of the most effective, nonpartisan actions everyday Americans can take in support of our democracy.

Co-Chairs

Kerry Washington

Actor, Producer, Director, Author & Activist

Rep. Adam Kinzinger

Former Member of Congress (R-IL)

Members

Francisco Aguilar

Nevada Secretary of State

Brad Raffensperger

Georgia Secretary of State

Rye Barcott

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, With Honor

Crystal Echo Hawk

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, IllumiNative

Annie Gonzalez

Producer, Actress, Activist

Arndrea Waters King

President, Drum Major Institute

Santiago Mayer

Founder and Executive Director, Voters of Tomorrow

Desmond Meade

President and Executive Director, Florida Rights Restoration Coalition

Ashley Spillane

Founder, Civic Responsibility Project

Gabriel Sterling

Chief Operating Officer, Office of Georgia Secretary of State

Charlie Sykes

Former Editor-in-Chief, The Bulwark

Tiffany Yu

Author and Founder, Diversability

Help staff your local polling place America is facing a record shortage of poll workers this year due to the coronavirus. Our democracy depends on ordinary people who make sure elections run smoothly and everyone's vote is counted. You can make sure we have a safe, fair, efficient election for all. Power the Polls requires Javascript enabled in your browser in order to sign-up. If you are having issues, general inquiries can be submitted by emailing info@powerthepolls.org. Although we can’t guarantee a response to every email due to volume, we will try our best to reply.