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Election Protection

Making sure Rhode Island voters are able to cast a ballot fairly and freely.
Election Protection Volunteer

Rhode Island Election Protection

At Common Cause Rhode Island, 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 Rhode Islanders navigate the voting process and cast their votes without obstruction, confusion, or intimidation.

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.

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.

Become an Election Protection Volunteer

No qualified Rhode Islander should be deprived of their right to vote due to confusion, suppression, or intimidation.

That’s why Common Cause Rhode Island has developed an election protection program for midterm and presidential elections. Direct volunteer intervention is the most effective way to make sure voters can’t be disenfranchised by confusion over election rules, long lines, under-resourced polling places, and acts of intimidation or deception. 

With our election protection program, we help eliminate these obstacles and make elections more efficient by:

  • Ensuring voters have access to the ballot box to make their vote count
  • Providing voters with necessary voting information and answering their questions
  • Quickly identifying and correcting any problems at polling places
  • Gathering information to illustrate potential barriers to voting

Join us in safeguarding our elections by signing up to be a:

  • Poll Monitor: Identify issues at the polls, answer voters’ questions, and connect those who are denied a ballot to legal resources.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 866-OUR VOTE Hotline Monitor: *Must be a law student, attorney, or have a legal background* Respond and field calls from voters concerning election deadlines, trouble at the polls, and other issues and track and record information accordingly.
  • Voter Contact Volunteer: Use phone banking tools to talk to thousands of voters to give them accurate voting information and support.

Click below to learn more about the program, or to sign up to help us protect the vote!

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YES! I’ll help Common Cause Rhode Island protect voters this year!

We’re on a mission to run our biggest Election Protection program yet – going even bigger than 2020’s historic mobilization! Our volunteers will be working in their communities – helping their neighbors vote in the primaries, throughout early voting, or even in-person on Election Day. But we can’t do it without your support. Contributions to Common Cause Education Fund are tax deductible — our tax identification number is 31-1705370.

Your financial support helps us make an impact by holding power accountable and strengthening democracy.

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Press

May 16th Newsmakers Round Table

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May 16th Newsmakers Round Table

John Marion, executive director of Common Cause RI, participates in WPRI 12 News' round table to discuss a variety of issues.

R.I. Official says GOP Senate Candidate is spreading “misinformation” about voter data

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R.I. Official says GOP Senate Candidate is spreading “misinformation” about voter data

Republican Representative Patricia Morgan argues that the Election Registration Information Center, used by various states to update and clean up voter rolls, is stealing Rhode Islanders’ information from the DMV and selling it to other private companies. Deputy Secretary of State Rob Rock accused Morgan of spreading “misinformation” to voters ahead of a critical election cycle.

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2024 Champions of Democracy Celebration

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2024 Champions of Democracy Celebration

Join us for our biggest event of the year, the Champions of Democracy Celebration and Annual Meeting. This year in addition to celebrating our awardees, we will have special remarks by new Common Cause national president Virginia Kase Solomón on the state of our democracy.


The Guild, 461 Main Street, Pawtucket, RI 02860 US
5:30 pm – 8:00 pm EDT

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