AllVote is a Super PAC that works to “mobilize progressive voters” and engages in get-out-the-vote (GOTV) activities, such as sending text messages to eligible voters. ¹

AllVote was a subject of controversy during the 2024 election cycle for sending erroneous text messages to thousands of voters in the swing states of Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, North Carolina, and Arizona. Some stated the recipients had already voted when, in fact, many had not; AllVote officials claimed that the erroneous statements resulted from copy-editing errors. ¹

History and Leadership

AllVote is a Super PAC that was founded in October 2024. ^{2 3}

AllVote’s spokesperson is transgender activist Charlotte Clymer. ^{3 4} Previously, Clymer was the press secretary for the Human Rights Campaign and a director of communications and strategy for the pro-abortion organization Catholics for Choice. Clymer was a surrogate for the unsuccessful 2024 presidential campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris and a speaker at the 2024 Democratic Party of Texas Convention. Clymer is also on the board of LGBT-focused LPAC and was an intern for EMILY’s List. ^{5 6} “Threads Post.” Charlotte.Clymer Threads. Posted August 16, 2024. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www.threads.net/@charlotte.clymer/post/C-vCtbWxNuN.[/note] ^{7 8}

Howie Stanger is AllVote’s treasurer on official filings with the Federal Election Commission. He is also the founder of Pocketbook Strategies, which supports “progressive organizations who want to dream big,” according to CNN reports on the organization. ^{1 9} Stanger is the treasurer for DidTheyVote and previously he worked with IfNotNow ¹⁰ and the Sunrise Movement. ^{11 2}

Activities and Funding

AllVote is a super PAC that works to “mobilize progressive voters” and engages in get-out-the-vote activities, such as sending text messages to eligible voters. ¹

According to the Washington Free Beacon, AllVote can trace its origins to the left-of-center Rapid Resist Action, which was formed by Obama administration official Yoni Landau in 2017. ¹⁰ AllVote’s website links to a legal disclaimer that has a Resist Action web address ¹² and is a part of a “complex network of nonprofits and super PACs overseen by Landau” through Movement Labs, according to the Beacon. ¹⁰

Controversy

In 2024, AllVote sent erroneous text messages to thousands of voters in the swing states of Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, North Carolina, and Arizona, some of which mistakenly said the recipients had already voted. These messages had errors regarding polling place locations in some states. ¹

AllVote faced criticism from the Wisconsin Election Commission for a misleading text message campaign that reached 15,000 Wisconsin voters that included a link to an inaccurate election website. ¹

In October 2024, thousands of Pennsylvania voters received a message from the group that falsely claimed they had already voted in the upcoming November 5 elections. ¹³ Other reports of the text message campaign came from Durham County, North Carolina; ¹⁴ Maricopa County, Arizona; ¹⁵ McClean County, Illinois; and the New Mexico secretary of state’s office. Officials in New Mexico have said that the mass text messages were “something that the feds really need to look at and crack down on.” ^{10 16}

AllVote spokesperson Charlotte Clymer said the messages were a “copy-editing error by staff working long hours” and the organization claimed that the messages should have told voters that they cast their ballots in 2022 instead of 2024. The organization sent follow-up messages trying to correct the error, but it was unlikely that all recipients of the first message received the follow-up correction. ¹

Funding

LinkedIn founder and left-of-center donor Reid Hoffman’s organization Patriotic Republic has given at least $270,000 to Rapid Resist Action, the organization the Washington Free Beacon identified as part of the network in which AllVote was created, since 2023. ^{17 10}

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2. “Statement of Organization.” Federal Election Commission Form 1. October 1, 2024. Accessed November 11, 2024. https://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/668/202410019684773668/202410019684773668.pdf.
3. “AllVote Outside Spending.” Open Secrets. Accessed November 11, 2024. https://www.opensecrets.org/outside-spending/detail/2024?cmte=C00890376&tab=summary.
4. “Charles Clymer.” HuffPost. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www.huffpost.com/author/charles-clymer.
5. “Charlotte Clymer.” LinkedIn Profile. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www.linkedin.com/in/cmclymer/details/experience/.
6.  “Video.” Charlotte.clymer Instagram Page. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www.instagram.com/charlotte.clymer/reel/C8Gpvwou6Ob/.
7. “Charlotte Clymer.” Chartwell Speakers. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www.chartwellspeakers.com/speaker/charlotte-clymer/.
8. Majie de Puy Kamp and Casey Tolan. “Misleading text messages from ‘voter mobilization group; create confusion in key swing states.” CNN. October 29, 2024. https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/29/politics/misleading-text-messages-voting-allvote-swing-states/index.html
9. “Howie Stranger.” LinkedIn Profile. Accessed November 11, 2024. https://www.linkedin.com/in/howie-stanger/.
10. Ross, Chuck. “’Something That the Feds Really Need To Look At’: Liberal Dark Money Network Sends Inaccurate Election Texts to Voters Across US.” Washington Free Beacon. November 1, 2024. Accessed November 11, 2024. https://freebeacon.com/elections/something-that-the-feds-really-need-to-look-at-liberal-dark-money-network-sends-inaccurate-election-texts-to-voters-across-us/.
11. Kaminsky, Gabe. “Progressive dark money group misinforms battleground state voters.” Washington Examiner. November 1, 2024. Accessed November 11, 2024. https://gazette.com/news/wex/progressive-dark-money-group-misinforms-battleground-state-voters/article_f2b7dc6c-1eb9-5e2d-9901-7a019dba0435.html
12. “AllVote.” Rapid Resist. Accessed November 11, 2024. https://register.rapidresist.org/legal/all-vote.
13. Max Marin and Katie Bernard. “Pa. residents got phony texts claiming they had voted already. Ignore them, officials say.” Philadelphia Inquirer. October 28, 2024. Accessed November 11, 2024. https://www.inquirer.com/news/allvote-text-scam-pennsylvania-20241029.html.
14. “X Post.” Durham County Board of Elections X Profile. September 18, 2024. Accessed November 11, 2024. https://x.com/dcovotes/status/1836495657068106207?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1836495657068106207%7Ctwgr%5E8e935038c57c21087da5304516c75c03fb4e4924%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fthepostmillennial.com%2Ftrans-activist-charlotte-clymers-super-pac-ran-voter-suppression-texting-scam-in-pennsylvania.
15. Beck, Manuelita. “Spam or real? Unsolicited text messages say you aren’t registered to vote.” ABC 15 Arizona. July 26, 2024. Accessed November 11, 2024. https://www.abc15.com/news/political/elections/spam-or-real-unsolicited-text-messages-say-you-arent-registered-to-vote.
16. Dodd, Cormac. “Mass text from outside group part of spam and scams targeting local voters.” Santa Fe New Mexican. October 22, 2024. Accessed November 11, 2024. https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/mass-text-from-outside-group-part-of-spam-and-scams-targetting-local-voters/article_169aa9b4-907e-11ef-95aa-fb59b229b028.html.
17. “Patriotic Republic.” Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax. (Form 990). 2023. Schedule I. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/831589303/202432489349300948/IRS990ScheduleI.