# Video the Vote

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**Video the Vote** is a [nonpartisan](/source/Nonpartisanism) [grassroots](/source/Grassroots) organization launched in 2006 to document problems at the U.S. polls on election day. Video the Vote ensures timely, complete, and accurate reporting of [voter suppression](/source/Voter_suppression_in_the_United_States) and election irregularities by organizing citizen journalists to document elections in their communities.[1][2]

## Background

Video the Vote was created by [Ian Inaba](/source/Ian_Inaba) of the [Guerrilla News Network](/source/Guerrilla_News_Network), [John Wellington Ennis](/source/John_Wellington_Ennis) of Shoot First, Inc., and [James Rucker](/source/James_Rucker) of [ColorOfChange.org](/source/ColorOfChange.org). The three originally sought to provide a platform to help independent filmmakers coordinate their efforts on election day—documenting election problems and pushing those stories into the mainstream media. The idea morphed into a populist program where ordinary people could participate. They'd simply agree to be on-call to document any Election Day problems that arise in their area; the only requirements being having a [digital video recorder](/source/Digital_video_recorder), a cell phone, and broadband Internet access, and agreeing to respect governing election law. In 2006, Video the Vote was active in the following states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Maryland, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.

## Organizations Involved

- [presente.org](/source/Presente.org)
- [ColorOfChange](/source/ColorOfChange)
- [Ustream](/source/Ustream)
- [Mother Jones](/source/Mother_Jones_(magazine))
- [Vote Riders](/source/Vote_Riders)
- [18MillionRising.org](/source/18MillionRising.org)
- [Election Protection](/source/Election_Protection)
- [MoveOn.org](/source/MoveOn.org)
- [RockTheVote](/source/RockTheVote)
- [National Organization for Women](/source/National_Organization_for_Women)
- [Brennan Center For Justice](/source/Brennan_Center_For_Justice)
- [The Leadership Conference](/source/The_Leadership_Conference)
- [Lawyers Committee on Civil Rights Under Law](/source/Lawyers_Committee_on_Civil_Rights_Under_Law)

## References

1. ["Power to the Camcorder: 'Video the Vote'"](https://www.npr.org/2006/11/03/6428726/power-to-the-camcorder-video-the-vote). *NPR*. 3 November 2006.

1. ["Video the Vote"](https://www.loc.gov/item/lcwaN0001224/). *[Library of Congress](/source/Library_of_Congress)*

## External links

- [Video the Vote 2012 at videothevote.org](http://www.videothevote.org/)
- ["Gifts From 2006 to the Next Election"](https://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/11/weekinreview/12marsh.html), Bill Marsh *New York Times*, November 11, 2006
- ['Video the Vote' Effort Seeks Foothold](https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6398877) *All Things Considered,* NPR, October 28, 2006.
- ["This Time, the Election Will Not Be Stolen"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070927211140/http://www.wiretapmag.org/race/42820/), Gary Moskowitz, *WireTap Magazine,* October 31, 2006.
- ["Election Boosts Trusts in US voting systems"](https://www.csmonitor.com/2006/1110/p03s03-ussc.html) Ben Arnoldy and Ari Pinkus, *Christian Science Monitor*, November 10, 2006.

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