{"id":2142,"date":"2025-10-29T11:13:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T17:13:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/new-mexico\/?post_type=press&#038;p=2142"},"modified":"2025-10-29T11:13:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T17:13:16","slug":"common-cause-new-mexico-launches-statewide-voter-protection-program","status":"publish","type":"press","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/new-mexico\/press\/common-cause-new-mexico-launches-statewide-voter-protection-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Common Cause New Mexico Launches Statewide Voter Protection Program"},"template":"","class_list":["post-2142","press","type-press","status-publish","hentry","press_type-press-release"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"Election experts and lawyers staff nonpartisan, bilingual support hotline","featured_image":"","press_type":145,"authors":"","related_issues":false,"related_work":[111],"location":34},"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":"<b>ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 As voters prepare to cast their ballots on Election Day this Tuesday, Common Cause launched its nonpartisan voter protection program. The program features its bilingual hotline available to all voters as they navigate the election process, the largest such program in the state.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe know voter enthusiasm is high and we want to make sure all voters know their rights and know how to cast their ballot,\u201d said <\/span><b>Molly Swank, executive director of Common Cause New Mexico. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThat\u2019s why our hotline is staffed with friendly, nonpartisan experts who can help voters navigate the election process on Tuesday. We encourage all voters to add 866-our-vote into their phones so they can call or text if they run into any issues.\u201d\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Voters who encounter any issues can <\/span><b>call or text the hotline<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to be connected to experts who can help. The hotline is available in the following languages:\u00a0<\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ENGLISH: 866-OUR-VOTE \/ 866-687-8683\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SPANISH: 888-VE-Y-VOTA \/ 888-839-8682\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ASIAN LANGUAGES: 888-API-VOTE \/ 888-274-8683\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARABIC: 844-YALLA-US \/ 844-925-5287\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Staffed by attorneys and legal experts familiar with the New Mexico Election Code, the hotline offers live assistance to voters answering questions, addressing concerns, troubleshooting issues, and dispelling misinformation. To visit the election protection website, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/protectthevote.net\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">click here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<b>Voters should know:\u00a0<\/b>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The early voting period lasts until Saturday, November 1, with polling locations open daily from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Voters can utilize same day registration during the early voting period with a valid I.D.<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Polling locations will be open on Election Day, Tuesday, November 4, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If polls close as voters are waiting in line on Election Day, they should stay in line as their vote will still count.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The program is part of a national, nonpartisan voter assistance effort, coordinated by a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/866ourvote.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">coalition of over 100 sponsoring organizations<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, that began in 2000 after the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bush v. 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