{"id":2042,"date":"2026-03-21T08:53:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T13:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/wisconsin\/?post_type=press&p=2042"},"modified":"2026-03-02T08:54:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T14:54:44","slug":"voting-rights-group-to-provide-nonpartisan-hotline","status":"publish","type":"press","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/wisconsin\/press\/voting-rights-group-to-provide-nonpartisan-hotline\/","title":{"rendered":"Voting Rights Group to Provide Nonpartisan Hotline"},"template":"","class_list":["post-2042","press","type-press","status-publish","hentry","press_type-press-release"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"Common Cause is part of the largest nonpartisan election protection program in the nation, which runs the 866-OUR-VOTE hotline and protectthevote.net website","featured_image":"","press_type":157,"authors":"","related_issues":[112],"related_work":[241],"location":64},"sidebar":{"helper_enable_sidebar":true,"helper_media_contact":{"heading":"Media Contact","manually_enter_person":true,"person":null,"name":"Kenny Colston","role":"","phone":"","email":"kcolston@commoncause.org"},"helper_links_downloads":{"heading":"Links & Downloads","links":null}},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"As absentee mail voting and in-person absentee voting\u00a0begins\u00a0the April\u00a0general election, Common Cause is reminding voters to seek help using 866-OUR-VOTE. The nonpartisan hotline is for individual voters to ask\u00a0questions\u00a0and get more information about their voting options.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nIn\u00a0person\u00a0absentee voting begins Tuesday, March 24, 2026. Voters should check with their municipal clerks on locations, dates, and times they can cast an early ballot.\u00a0They can reach their clerks through\u00a0<\/span>myvote.wi.gov.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nCommon Cause is part of the largest nonpartisan election\u00a0protection\u00a0program\u00a0in the nation, which runs the 866-OUR-VOTE hotline and\u00a0<\/span>protectthevote.net<\/span><\/a>\u00a0website.\u00a0If you have issues registering to vote or voting early, the following hotlines are\u00a0active for\u00a0voters to call or text in\u00a0the following languages:\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nENGLISH:\u00a0<\/span><\/b>866-OUR-VOTE\u00a0<\/span>(<\/span>866-687-8683<\/span>)<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nSPANISH\/ENGLISH:\u00a0<\/span><\/b>888-VE-Y-VOTA\u00a0<\/span>(<\/span>888-839-8682<\/span>)<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nASIAN LANGUAGES\/ENGLISH<\/span><\/b>:<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/b>888-API-VOTE\u00a0<\/span>(<\/span>888-274-8683<\/span>)<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nARABIC\/ENGLISH:\u00a0<\/span><\/b>844-YALLA-US\u00a0<\/span>(<\/span>844-925-5287<\/span>)<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n\"The nonpartisan hotline\u00a0could be the difference between your vote counting and\u00a0being turned away from the polls,\u201d\u00a0<\/span>said Bianca Shaw, Common Cause Wisconsin\u2019s\u00a0State Director.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0\"Our hotline\u00a0offers\u00a0trusted, expert guidance for\u00a0voters of all backgrounds and political\u00a0affiliations if\u00a0you run into any voting problems. 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