DNC Resumes Direct Voter Registration, Boosts State Funding, Chairman Says

Ken Martin says the party has launched a DNC-run voter registration drive and raised monthly aid to state parties as part of a long-term plan.

DNC chair candidate Ken Martin speaks at the Democratic National Committee Winter Meeting at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md., on Feb. 1, 2025. Rod Lamkey Jr./AP Photo

The Democratic National Committee is shifting resources into year-round organizing and voter registration while increasing monthly support for every state party, DNC chair Ken Martin said in a Sept. 30 conversation with former chair Jaime Harrison recorded at DNC headquarters.

“We just kicked off this week, our partisan voter registration drive,” Martin said.