{"id":443,"date":"2018-03-13T22:48:20","date_gmt":"2018-03-13T22:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/new-york\/work\/election-protection-2\/"},"modified":"2024-06-16T09:51:45","modified_gmt":"2024-06-16T13:51:45","slug":"election-protection-2","status":"publish","type":"work","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/new-york\/work\/election-protection-2\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Election Protection"},"template":"","class_list":["post-443","work","type-work","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"The right to vote and have our voices heard is fundamental to our democracy. ","featured_image":6749,"work_type":false,"related_issues":[100,458],"location":35},"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.<\/span><\/h2>\r\nEvery New Yorker that is eligible to vote has the right to unfettered access to the ballot box, but with voter roll purges, polling place closures, and faulty voting machines, thousands of New Yorkers too often see that right denied.<\/span>\r\n\r\nAt Common Cause New York, 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 New Yorkers navigate the voting process and cast their votes without obstruction, confusion, or intimidation.<\/span>\r\n\r\nOur 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>"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"

Become an Election Protection Volunteer<\/span><\/h2>\r\nDirect 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. That\u2019s why Common Cause New York has developed an election protection program for midterm and presidential elections.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nFor example, <\/span>during the 2020 General Election, Common Cause NY led the biggest Election Protection program in state history<\/b>. Through Election Protection, Common Cause NY:<\/span>\r\n