{"id":54,"date":"2024-06-14T11:42:44","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T15:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/emerging-power\/?post_type=work&#038;p=54"},"modified":"2024-10-22T11:50:31","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T15:50:31","slug":"election-protection","status":"publish","type":"work","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/emerging-power\/work\/election-protection\/","title":{"rendered":"Youth Election Protection"},"template":"","class_list":["post-54","work","type-work","status-publish","hentry","work_type-campaign"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"Our votes are our voice in determining the future of our communities and country.  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We\u2019ll also be in states where there may be confusion about voter ID requirements. Poll monitors will provide information, troubleshoot problems, and report bad practices to our teams to resolve them with election officials.\r\n\r\nIt's this effort that facilitates our year-round work to advance strong voting reform: we note patterns or practices during the election, bring problems to the attention of elections officials and administrators, and work with them to arrive at commonsense solutions together. With this \"all hands on deck\" approach, we advance improved elections systems.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/voting-tools\/get-help-voting\/\">See more information about our hotlines and help voting.<\/a>"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"<h3>Protecting Voting Rights<\/h3>\r\nWe need volunteers like you will be voters\u2019 first line of defense against suppression tactics, confusing laws, outdated infrastructure, and other impediments to making themselves heard."}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_image_and_text","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_image_and_text":{"manually_curate":true,"image_side":"left","row_color":"blue","work":null,"kicker_text":"","title":"Join the Maryland Democracy Justice League!","summary":"Come learn about all the great work taking place in Maryland to help elections run smoothly and to ensure that everyone has access to the ballot. \r\n\r\nParticipants will receive a $150 stipend after completing their election protection shift. 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You can still volunteer!","panels":[{"panel_heading":"Sign up to be an Election Protection Volunteer","panel_copy":"Sign up as an Election Protection volunteer today and we\u2019ll reach out with all the information you need to get started.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/protectthevote.net\/\">Become an Election Protection Volunteer<\/a>"},{"panel_heading":"What to Share With Your Community","panel_copy":"We encourage voters to take the following steps in order to help your community ensure every eligible voter is able to vote.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/protectthevote.net\/what-to-share-with-your-community\/.\">What to Share With Your Community<\/a>"},{"panel_heading":"Do you have a professional legal background?","panel_copy":"If you have a professional legal background (as an attorney, law student or paralegal) and you want to use your legal expertise to help voters in this election.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/electionprotection.wetheaction.org\/\">Use Your Legal Expertise<\/a>"}]}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_add_component","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_add_component":null},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_take_action","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_take_action":{"heading":"","button_text":"","manually_curate":false,"action":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_banner","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_banner":{"use_donate_banner":true,"title":"Title [highlight]with highlighting[\/highlight] and additional text.","button":null,"image":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_related_articles","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_related_articles":{"heading":"Updates","button_text":"See all Related Articles","manually_curate":true,"articles":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_resources","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_resources":{"heading":"Related Resources","button_text":"See all Related Resources","manually_curate":false,"resource":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_press","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_press":{"heading":"","button_text":"","manually_curate":true,"press":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_events","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_events":{"heading":"Events"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_our_experts","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_our_experts":{"heading":"","manually_curate":false,"people":null}}]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.6 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - 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