Our Work

Vet the Vote is a national coalition and campaign to recruit veterans and military family members to serve as next the generation of poll workers.

In 2022, we recruited more than 63,000 volunteers from our community to serve as poll workers, and in 2024 we recruited more than 163,000 — and we’re just getting started. We must act on this challenge now or risk a vicious cycle of decreasing confidence in our democracy.

There are more than 16 million veterans and millions of military family members committed to serving the country who can help break that cycle. We the Veterans is working with veteran and military family service organizations and other partners to mobilize our community.

To further this mission, we are proud to launch Military 250, a bold new initiative aimed at inspiring 250,000 acts of service by 2026. This campaign will engage veterans, military families, and patriotic Americans to serve their communities — from volunteering as poll workers to participating in civic engagement efforts that safeguard our democratic institutions. Learn more at military250.org and vetthe.vote.

Vetted Conversations is an event and interview series using the voice of the Veteran and Military Family Community on topics of American civics and patriotic participation.

The American citizenry at large looks to members of the military, veterans, and their families for cues and guidance regarding civics, how our government work and how to be a good citizen. Our community’s perceived knowledge of civic matters provides us with an outsized influence in our communities - a responsibility we must live up to. We want to increase positive participation and civic knowledge through a speaker series and educational podcast for our veteran and military family community.

Check out the Vetted Conversations podcast! Created to help Americans - especially our VMF community - better understand their rights and responsibilities as citizens and how they can get involved to reinforce our self-government and strengthen our republic. We are focused on increasing Americans’ patriotic knowledge to help create a more perfect union.