SOLVE: Building Community Power

The Southern Leadership for Voter Engagement (SOLVE) is a multi-state network formed in 2013 in response to the US Supreme Court decision in Shelby County v. Holder. SOLVE's mission is to collaborate and share best practices in multidisciplinary advocacy, sound grassroots mobilization, and legislative and legal strategies to ensure fair and equitable voting practices. We address policies that have weakened the voting strength of many communities and formed obstacles and hurdles in exercising the right to vote.

SOLVE has expanded its membership to include more than 200 partners in 10 Southern states and continues growing. SOLVE has been instrumental in growing the advocacy capacity of Southern communities on voting rights issues, including redistricting and election protection. By combining our advocacy, organizing, communications, and research work with SOLVE members, we can effectively share successes, challenges, and lessons learned throughout the Network and leverage the collective impact across the South.