{"id":210,"date":"2018-03-15T19:08:37","date_gmt":"2018-03-15T19:08:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/minnesota\/work\/election-integrity\/"},"modified":"2024-08-01T11:18:40","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T16:18:40","slug":"election-integrity","status":"publish","type":"work","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/minnesota\/work\/election-integrity\/","title":{"rendered":"Election Integrity"},"template":"","class_list":["post-210","work","type-work","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"The integrity of our elections is important to everyone. We deserve to be confident that our election results are accurate and protected from sophisticated cyberattacks. We're committed to protecting our voting systems.","featured_image":6707,"work_type":false,"related_issues":false,"location":26},"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":"<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At Common Cause Minnesota, we are committed to defending voting rights, making the ballot box accessible for all eligible voters, and safeguarding our voting systems to guarantee accurate and fair elections. Every election year, we mobilize volunteers to help our fellow Minnesotans navigate the voting process and cast their votes without obstruction, confusion, or intimidation.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our nonpartisan voter protection program seeks to ensure every eligible voter who wants to vote can do so, and every vote is counted accurately. This program is not affiliated with any party, candidate, or issue campaign.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/voting-tools\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can use our voting tools to verify your voter registration, find out if you are eligible to vote, register to vote, get election reminders and more.<\/span><\/a>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BECOME AN ELECTION PROTECTION VOLUNTEER<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No qualified Minnesotan should be deprived of their right to vote due to confusion, suppression, or intimidation.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That\u2019s why Common Cause Minnesota has developed an election protection program for midterm and presidential elections. Direct volunteer intervention is the most effective way to make sure voters can\u2019t be disenfranchised by confusion over election rules, long lines, under-resourced polling places, and acts of intimidation or deception.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With our election protection program, we help eliminate these obstacles and make elections more efficient by:<\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ensuring voters have access to the ballot box to make their vote count<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Providing voters with necessary voting information and answering their questions<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quickly identifying and correcting any problems at polling places<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gathering information to illustrate potential barriers to voting<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li aria-level=\"1\">Stopping the spread of election lies<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Join us in safeguarding our elections by signing up to be a:<\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Poll Monitor: Identify issues at the polls, answer voters\u2019 questions, and connect those who are denied a ballot to legal resources. PPE will be provided.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Roving Poll Monitor: Drive or bike between polling places and check on lines, signage, and poll preparation. Report back to HQ on any problems at the polls that need to be solved.<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Social Media Monitor: Search for social media posts that share issues at the polls, connect voters to resources and support, and report election-related mis- and disinformation.<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">866-OUR VOTE Hotline Monitor: *<\/span><b>Must be a law student, attorney, or have a legal background*<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Respond and field calls from voters concerning election deadlines, trouble at the polls, and other issues and track and record information accordingly.<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Voter Contact Volunteer: Use phone banking tools to talk to thousands of voters to give them accurate voting information and support.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/protectthevote.net\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click below to learn more about the program, or to sign up to help us protect the vote!<\/span><\/a>"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"<a class=\"button1\" role=\"button\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/protectthevote.net\/?source=cc\">Protect the Vote<\/a> <a class=\"button1\" role=\"button\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/nonpartisan-agreement\/\">Nonpartisan Volunteer Agreement<\/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":"Take Action","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":false,"articles":null}},{"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":"Press","button_text":"","manually_curate":false,"press":null}},{"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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