{"id":123,"date":"2024-06-07T15:04:34","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T15:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/indiana\/?post_type=work&p=123"},"modified":"2025-08-11T13:38:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T17:38:11","slug":"election-protection","status":"publish","type":"work","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/indiana\/work\/election-protection\/","title":{"rendered":"Election Protection"},"template":"","class_list":["post-123","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. We mobilize volunteers to assist voters navigate the voting process.","featured_image":5479,"work_type":154,"related_issues":[100,395],"location":17},"sidebar":{"helper_enable_sidebar":false,"helper_media_contact":{"heading":"Media Contact","manually_enter_person":false,"person":"","name":"","role":"","phone":"","email":""},"helper_links_downloads":{"heading":"Links & Downloads","links":null}},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"

We all want free and fair elections. <\/strong><\/h3>\r\nElection Protection makes sure that every American can make their voices heard even when anti-voter rules try to get in the way.\u00a0\u00a0Every election year, Common Cause mobilizes thousands of Election Protection volunteers to help our fellow Americans navigate the voting process and cast their votes without obstruction, confusion, or intimidation.\r\n

The right to vote and have our voices heard is fundamental to our democracy.<\/h3>\r\nAt a time when far too many eligible voters are discouraged from voting or wrongly turned away from the polls, we need to rededicate ourselves to increasing participation among eligible voters.\r\n\r\nBut over the past several years, we have seen a disturbing increase in the number and scope of attempts to suppress the votes of tens of thousands of American citizens - sometimes by illegal, intimidating practices.\r\n\r\nYou can use these voting tools<\/a> to verify your voter registration, find out if you are eligible to vote, register to vote, get election reminders and more.<\/strong>\r\n

What we do...<\/h4>\r\nWe will place thousands of volunteers on the ground, and recruit a team of legal experts to staff the 866-OUR-VOTE hotline.<\/a>\u00a0Common Cause is a crucial line of defense for voters against suppression tactics, confusing laws, outdated infrastructure, and other impediments to making themselves heard. Above all, we inform voters of their rights, help elections officials handle problems in real time, and notify legal teams when the courts' interference is needed.\r\n\r\nState-by-state, we place trained poll monitors at polling places, especially in communities with a history of voting problems, where hotly-contested races exacerbate the chance of long lines, confusion, and other complications. 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\nSee more information about our hotlines and help voting.<\/a>"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_image","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_image":{"image":4958,"width":"medium"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"

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_accordion","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_accordion":{"heading":"How you can help...","panels":[{"panel_heading":"Become an Election Protection Volunteer","panel_copy":"Volunteer<\/a>\r\n\r\n "},{"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\nWhat 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\nUse Your Legal Expertise<\/a>"},{"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\nBecome an Election Protection Volunteer<\/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":"\nElection Protection - 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