Joy To The Polls x Election Defenders

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Election Defenders presents JOY TO THE POLLS, a nonpartisan movement to bring joy to the polls & make voting a celebration.

With one week of local planning, we dispatched teams across Dallas + Houston, Texas to bring roaming pop-up performances to voters and political demonstrators in key polling locations.

Dallas Drag Artist Kylee O’Hara Fatale bends over backwards to bring #joytothepolls on Election Day 2020. Photo Credit: Kasi Hollowell

Dallas Drag Artist Kylee O’Hara Fatale bends over backwards to bring #joytothepolls on Election Day 2020. Photo Credit: Kasi Hollowell

Kameron Ross entertains the crowd with his original country music. Photo Credit: Kasi Hollowell

Kameron Ross entertains the crowd with his original country music. Photo Credit: Kasi Hollowell

Local Houston artists (left to right) Nick Szoeke, Regina Throne DuBois, Christina Wells, Violet S'Arbleu, Teresa Zimmermann, Dey'Jzah Opulent Mirage, and Athena Oya Sapphire staged a pop-up performance in the heart of the Montrose "gayborhood" as part of the National #JoyToThePolls movement


#joytothepolls in the news

Nelini Stamp, campaign director for Election Defenders, talks with Rachel Maddow about the group's new "Joy to the Polls" campaign to bolster the morale of v...