Business Alliance for Effective Democracy

An Initiative of the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Democracy Program

The Business Alliance for Effective Democracy is a select group of major U.S. corporations seeking improvements to democracy. The Business Alliance prioritizes policies that enhance the voting experience, inspire confidence in election results, and foster collaboration and bipartisanship in our governing institutions, especially Congress.

BPC’s Democracy Program provides member companies with critical real-time analysis and insight to help them navigate new policy and political developments—and regular convenings of the Alliance provide a private forum for a dialogue among peers about these topics.

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If you're interested in learning more about the Business Alliance for Effective Democracy or BPC’s Democracy Program, please contact Pamela Larkin.

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╭ Founding Members ╮

What the Business Alliance Does

Employee Engagement

BPC Democracy provides expert insight into the voting process to Business Alliance employees and executives.

Company-Specific Election Engagement Plans
Lunch-and-Learns for Members’ Employees
Educational Videos for Voters

Election Day Support

BPC Democracy connects Business Alliance members directly with state and local election officials who communicate their resource and support needs.

Providing Election Officials with Necessary Supplies
Informing Employees about Poll Worker Opportunities
Providing Space for Polling Places

Thought Leadership

BPC Democracy monitors the election landscape and highlights for Business Alliance members opportunities for impactful engagement.

Thought Leadership on the Role of Businesses in Elections
Webinar: How to Support Election Officials
Trainings for Election Officials

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Influencing Public Policy

BPC Democracy works with Business Alliance members to present lawmakers with bipartisan, fact-based recommendations for election policy that serves all voters.

Engaging Lawmakers in the Policy Development Process
Internal Sharing of Insights and Recommendations

Kick Start your Company's Civic Engagement

BPC Democracy has assessed each Business Alliance member’s civic engagement practices and collected key insights that any company can use to kick start their civic engagement efforts.

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Civic Engagement Checklist

How do your company’s civic engagement efforts compare with industry best practices? If there’s room for your efforts to grow, BPC Democracy can help your team meet all your civic engagement goals!

Download the Engagement Checklist

Provide employees with information from government websites about registering to vote and casting a ballot during the primary and general election season.

Where possible, provide employees with voting information specific to their state.

Connect directly with state and local election officials 9-12 months ahead of Election Day to offer resources and support.

Host civic information sessions for employees, such as ‘How to Volunteer as a Poll Worker’ and ‘How to Protect Yourself from Misinformation.’

Provide employees with paid volunteer days to work at the polls.

Encourage peer companies to engage in civic engagement efforts; share best practices and lessons learned when possible.

Encourage lawmakers to support bipartisan election and voting legislation informed by the needs of state and local election officials.

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Let us know how your company did! To connect with our voting and election experts, please contact Pam Larkin at plarkin@bipartisanpolicy.org.

The Business Alliance's Principles for Voter Access and Integrity

Election policy is best and most durable when constructed and passed in a bipartisan way with the input of election officials responsible for implementing new provisions.
Policymakers should promote easy access to voter registration and the ballot without prohibitive barriers. Early voting, including weekends, and absentee voting should be made available to all Americans as a convenient suite of options in addition to standard voting on Election Day.
Elections must be secure. Voter rolls should be consistently and accurately maintained. No one who is ineligible to vote should be able to successfully cast a ballot. Americans should cast voter verifiable ballots that represent the ballot of record for recounts and audits.

Election laws that target a specific group’s ability to participate in American democracy or usurp the will of voters and authority of election officials are antithetical to our system.
Election laws should preserve the will of voters and bolster the safety and integrity of election officials. Election workers and voters should be protected against threats, intimidation, and violence.
American democracy deserves ample resource investments at the local, state, and federal level. Election officials must have access to consistent and sufficient funding to effectively administer elections, count the vote, and implement new policy mandates.

╭ Contact Us ╮

If you're interested in learning more about the Business Alliance for Effective Democracy or BPC’s Democracy Program, please contact Pam Larkin.