On June 11, 2026, FBI agents raided the offices of the Ohio Organizing Collaborative (OOC) in Cleveland — a nonpartisan group that helped register 160,000 Ohioans to vote in 2024 — the majority of them Black residents in communities that have historically faced barriers to the ballot. Agents reportedly confiscated laptops and devices from staff. Hundreds of federal agents were deployed across the state. Volunteers were contacted at their homes. People were followed in their cars.

Five days later, the public still has no explanation.

The FBI has not said what evidence justified this scale of action. It has not confirmed how much of it was covered by a warrant. The Cleveland field office declined to comment entirely.

What we do know is this: in a state with over 8 million registered voters, Ohio filed just six voter fraud indictments in all of 2024. "The math doesn't math," said U.S. Rep. Shontel Brown (D-OH), who sent a letter to the FBI alongside four other Ohio Democratic representatives demanding answers. "Massive undertakings like what we saw last week sure send a chilling message to groups and individuals making our democracy more inclusive."

That chilling effect is the point. When the federal government deploys hundreds of agents against a voter registration organization — without explanation — every volunteer, canvasser, and civic organizer in the country gets the message.

We're calling on the FBI to release the warrant, explain the legal basis for this investigation, and account for the scope of its actions in Ohio. Federal law enforcement must answer to the public it serves. And organizations working to register voters — regardless of who they register — must be able to do that work without fear of federal raids.

Sign this petition to demand answers from the FBI.