Democracy Works

Co-founded in 2010 by Seth Flaxman and Kathryn Peters, Democracy Works is a non-partisan, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to the idea that voting should fit the way we live. Democracy Works is a team of software developers, public policy wonks, and civic organizers building the tools needed to upgrade the infrastructure of our democracy and improve the voting experience for voters and election officials alike. Democracy Works’ vision is straightforward: make voting a simple, seamless experience for all Americans so that no one misses an election.

TurboVote, their first service, helps voters register, stay registered, and cast a ballot in every election, from municipal to national. TurboVote signed up its 5 millionth voter in 2018 by building the largest college, non-profit, and corporate voter engagement coalition in the country. Other work includes the Voting Information Project, whose polling-place data received 123 million impressions in 2016, an Election Technology Trust to provide affordable, voter-centered technology to election administrators, and Ballot Scout, which tracks absentee ballots through the mail, providing transparency in the vote-by-mail process and making it easier to follow up when things go awry.

The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) and Democracy Works initiated their partnership in September 2018.  View the CFDA x TurboVote page here.