Sample Letter to the Editor

Thank you for your willingness to write a letter to the editor to help spread the word in your community about the advantages of mobile voting for voters in your state. By expressing your position to decision-makers, as well as the voters in your area, you help ensure that more people understand that with mobile voting, we can securely expand participation by ensuring everyone has their say in our elections.

Please reach out to The Mobile Voting Team at bryce@mobilevoting.org if you have any questions or would like assistance in putting together your letter. We are excited to help you share your voice on this critical issue for our democracy.

Background:

A letter to the editor (LTE) is a short, reader-submitted commentary published in newspapers, magazines, or journals that expresses an opinion, corrects facts, or addresses previously published articles. It is a powerful advocacy tool used to influence public opinion and elected officials, usually within 100–300 words

Sample #1

Voting should be accessible to every eligible citizen, yet for many Americans—especially seniors, people with disabilities, rural residents, and military voters—casting a ballot remains unnecessarily difficult. Long distances, physical limitations, and scheduling conflicts continue to prevent too many voices from being heard. Municipal elections in particular struggle with low turnout.

Mobile voting offers a practical, modern solution. By allowing voters to securely cast ballots from their smartphones, we can meet people where they are and remove barriers that suppress participation. This is not a theoretical idea—mobile voting has already been piloted successfully in places like Denver and Seattle, where turnout increased significantly and voters overwhelmingly preferred the option.

Security concerns are valid, but today’s systems use multi-factor authentication, encryption, offline ballot processing, and voter verification to ensure ballots are safe, private, and auditable.

Mobile voting would not replace traditional methods—it would strengthen our democracy by expanding access. Lawmakers should act now to support legislation that would allow cities to offer mobile voting as an additional way to vote, if they choose. It’s a step forward to bringing voting into the 21st century.

[YOUR NAME]
[CITY], [STATE]

Sample #2

As [YOUR STATE OR COMMUNITY] considers ways to strengthen voter participation, lawmakers should support legislation like [BILL NUMBER] to expand access through mobile voting. For many residents—especially seniors, people with disabilities, members of the military serving overseas, and voters in rural areas—getting to a polling place is not a simple task. Even when mail-in voting is available, concerns about lost or tampered ballots can undermine confidence in the process.

We live in a digital age where technology safely supports everything from banking to healthcare. Voting should not be left behind. Mobile voting offers a way to meet people where they are, reducing barriers while maintaining security and transparency.

Importantly, this approach would not replace traditional voting methods but complement them, giving communities more flexibility to ensure every eligible voter can participate. A strong democracy depends on broad participation, not just convenience for some.

[YOUR STATE OR COMMUNITY] has an opportunity to lead. Lawmakers should seize it.

[YOUR NAME]
[CITY], [STATE]