Mobile Voting Talking Points

Thank you for your willingness to write a letter to the editor or an OpEd 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 use these talking points to guide your message, but always put things in your own voice and make sure to tell the reader why this issue is important to YOU. Personal stories are the most compelling messages any movement like ours can share, so please be sure to let people know why this issue is personally relevant to you, your family, your community, and anyone else you hold close.

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 or OpEd. We are excited to help you share your voice on this critical issue for our democracy.


Mobile Voting Talking Points:

Mobile Voting Expands Access to Voting for Everyone, Especially Those With Challenges

  • Removes barriers for people with disabilities who cannot vote independently or privately

  • Helps elderly voters and those with limited mobility participate more easily

  • Supports rural voters who live far from polling locations

  • Enables military and overseas voters to cast ballots reliably and on time

  • Assists people experiencing homelessness or address instability

  • Protects privacy for survivors of domestic violence

Mobile Voting Increases Voter Participation

  • Makes voting more convenient, reducing barriers like busy schedules or last-minute conflicts

  • Easier voting leads to higher turnout

  • Evidence from pilots:

  • Many voters say they are more likely to vote if mobile voting is available [Source: 2023 Change Research poll]

Mobile Voting Meets People Where They Are

  • Most people in the United States already own a smartphone and use it throughout each day

  • Today we can engage with sensitive data on our phone like banking transitions and healthcare information, so we can’t we vote from our phones as well?

Mobile Voting is Proven and Already in Use

  • Electronic ballot return is already available in 32 states for certain groups

Mobile Voting has Strong Public Support

  • Majority of voters support mobile voting [Source: 2023 Change Research poll]

  • Especially popular among younger voters and voters of color [Source: 2023 Change Research poll]

Mobile Voting Makes Voting Secure and Verifiable

  • Multi-factor authentication ensures voter identity

  • End-to-end encryption protects ballot privacy

  • Ballots are decrypted offline (“air-gapped”) to prevent hacking

  • Paper ballots are printed and mixed with others for anonymity

  • Voters can track and verify their ballot was counted

  • Open-source systems allow public auditing and transparency

Watch this short informational video to learn more about how the tech behind VoteSecure, The Mobile Voting Project’s mobile voting protocol, works.

Mobile Voting Strengthens Our Democracy

  • Expands participation beyond those who find voting easiest

  • Counters barriers created by restrictive voting policies

  • Builds confidence through transparency and verifiability

Mobile Voting is Flexible and Complementary

  • Does not replace in-person or mail voting

  • Adds an additional option to meet diverse voter needs