MONEY: How to Support Voting Rights and Protect our Elections: A Guide for Where to Donate Money

In the midst of a pandemic and uncertainty about what Nov. 3 will bring, it’s safe to say that the 2020 presidential election will be unlike any we’ve seen before. Even voter suppression — which has been a problem for years — is taking new forms. Some Americans are being targeted online with misinformation about the election, and many are worried mail-in ballots won’t be counted in time as the United States Postal Service faces funding shortfalls. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump’s call for unofficial “poll watchers” has election officials and voting rights advocates fearing voter intimidation. …

Even if you’ve registered to vote — or have already voted — it doesn’t mean there’s nothing you can do to help others cast their ballots. Here are some organizations you can donate to that are advocating for voters’ rights. …

Common Cause

Common Cause manages grassroots voter protection field programs for the Election Protection coalition mentioned above. It works with organizations in all 50 states to identify election reforms at all levels of government, including expanding vote-by-mail and ensuring safe in-person voting with strict public health and social distancing guidelines. The organization has recruited more than 35,000 volunteers during the 2020 election through its Protect the Vote program (four times more than they saw during the 2016 election), according to its national media strategist David Vance. Common Cause also has an online tool to help people quickly find their representatives, how to contact them, bills they’ve introduced, committees they’ve served on and political contributions they’ve received to ensure you have all the information needed to vote.