Michelle Obama teams up with Tom Hanks, Lin-Manuel Miranda for the voter registration campaign

Former First Lady Michelle Obama joins a series of big names to get voters to vote before this year's mid-term elections

When We All Vote, launched Thursday, aims to promote Voter registration and "brings together citizens, institutions and organizations to spark a conversation about our rights and responsibilities in building our democracy," according to its website. Obama, actor Tom Hanks, playwright "Hamilton" Lin-Manuel Miranda, singer and actress Janelle Monea, NBA star Chris Paul and country singers Faith Hill and Tim McGraw

. Our nation demands it. Our democracy, in the country we love, requires our attention, our voice and our participation, "Obama said in the group's launch video." When we all vote, we determine our future. "

Video begins with Obama's recruitment of his star team.

"I'm not going to deprive myself of my chance to make my voice heard in November," Miranda tells Obama in the video, referring to a "Hamilton" line.

According to the website, When We All Vote is non-partisan.But the board of directors of the group includes former Obama administration officials such as Valerie Jarrett, Tina Tchen and Pete Rouse, Politico reported on Wednesday.Obsa's participation in the non-partisan initiative worries some Democrats who hoped that she would be a key advocate of the election campaign this fall, according to Politico.

In addition to registering elect The initiative will train volunteers to promote voter registration, working with the Rock the Vote group, and hold a "week of action" in September.

Obama has mostly kept a low profile since leaving the White House but has been engaged in several initiatives that she started serving as the first lady, with a focus on education and issues female. She also writes a memoir, Becoming to be published this fall.

She and former President Barack Obama have organized a number of events and projects through their founding, are planning their presidential library in Chicago and recently announced a production contract with the streaming giant Netflix.