(Video credit: Nasdaq, Inc.)
This morning on Election Day, Democracy Works rang the opening bell at Nasdaq in New York City. It was a fitting way to start a day when millions of Americans will head to the polls, and a chance to recognize the behind-the-scenes infrastructure that we’ve built to help them get there.
“Most Americans think about elections every two years. At Democracy Works, we think about elections every day, because thousands of them occur across our country every year.”
Luis Lozada, CEO of Democracy Works
Building the infrastructure behind accurate election information
When voters can't find accurate answers, or find the wrong ones, they can miss a deadline, go to the wrong polling place, or sit an election out. And more voters than ever now ask a search engine, a social media app, or an AI chatbot. What those tools say is only as good as the data behind them.
That's the gap Democracy Works fills. For more than 15 years, we have collected, verified, and standardized official election information directly from election offices nationwide, then delivered it at scale.
We deliver that information in two main ways:
- TurboVote, our voter engagement tool, helps voters find where to vote, look up what's on their ballot, and receive election reminders.
- Our Elections API delivers accurate election data to millions of voters through search engines, social media platforms, AI chatbots, and more.
The result: today alone, through our tools and partnerships, we estimate we will respond to more than 3 million voter requests for information in the places where voters are looking for answers.
Bringing businesses into civic life
Nasdaq drew an apt connection to our work during today’s ceremony. Just as investors need reliable information to participate confidently in financial markets, voters need reliable information to participate confidently in our democracy.
The setting fit for another reason. Many Nasdaq-listed companies work with us, either as distribution partners for election information or as members of the Civic Alliance, the coalition of more than 2,200 businesses committed to civic participation that Democracy Works leads. Members include Microsoft, PayPal, Starbucks, and Walmart.
Celebrating 15 years of supporting voters
Today’s event also provided us with an opportunity to recognize the contributions of our team, past and present, who’ve helped us get here.
- Our co-founders, Seth Flaxman and Katy Peters, who laid the foundation for where Democracy Works is today.
- Our Board of Directors, whose guidance and commitment help steer us through every election cycle.
- Our staff around the country, working tirelessly to support voters day in and day out.
We're also grateful to the entire Nasdaq team for inviting us to celebrate Election Day with them.
“Democracy Works exists because reliable election information is essential infrastructure for our democracy. We are proud of what we have built, grateful to everyone who has helped us get here, and excited about what comes next.”
Luis Lozada, CEO of Democracy Works
Support our work
Elections don't stop when the polls close tonight. Thousands more will take place in the year ahead, and voters will need accurate answers for every one of them. Our work runs year-round, and it's made possible by supporters who believe every voter deserves reliable information about when, where, and how to vote.
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