{"id":1875,"date":"2025-10-30T11:21:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T16:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/texas\/?post_type=press&#038;p=1875"},"modified":"2025-10-30T11:21:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T16:21:11","slug":"common-cause-texas-launches-statewide-voter-protection-program","status":"publish","type":"press","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/texas\/press\/common-cause-texas-launches-statewide-voter-protection-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Common Cause Texas Launches Statewide Voter Protection Program"},"template":"","class_list":["post-1875","press","type-press","status-publish","hentry","press_type-press-release"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"Nonpartisan hotline with bilingual election experts available for all voters","featured_image":"","press_type":153,"authors":"","related_issues":[108,406],"related_work":false,"location":52},"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;\">As voters prepare to cast their ballots on Election Day this Tuesday, Common Cause launched its nonpartisan voter protection program. The program will feature nonpartisan poll monitors in Harris and Tarrant Counties, in addition to its bilingual hotline available to all Texas voters as they navigate the election process.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThis is an important election for Texans, and we want to make sure all voters know their rights and know how to cast their ballot,\u201d said <\/span><b>Anthony Gutierrez, executive director of Common Cause Texas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. \u201cThat\u2019s why our friendly, nonpartisan experts and volunteers are available to help voters make their voices heard. 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 connect with 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 Texas 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 Friday, October 31.\u00a0<\/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. Gore<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> voting confusion. 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