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Ready to use your legal expertise for good during the midterms? Find curated pro bono work that suits your credentials, location, and schedule at the link below 👇
Today is #VoteEarlyDay! As voters head to the polls early, Democracy Legal Defense Network volunteers are staffing hotlines, monitoring polling sites, and backing up the nonprofits on the ground.
Join a community of thousands of lawyers doing this work: wetheaction.us/guide
👀 We The Action was featured in @Forbes for our election protection opportunities! wetheaction.us/671
There’s still time to volunteer to protect the vote, especially after Election Day when canvass and certification processes happen! Sign up: wetheaction.us/guide
We The Action has many opportunities for lawyers, law students, and legal professionals to protect our elections after November 3 when canvass and certification processes take place! Find post-election opportunities now at wetheaction.us/guide.
Volunteers needed to text urgent voter ID info directly to voters in Georgia and Texas as part of #VoteEarlyDay, TOMORROW at 7 PM ET.
Each text is a nudge that can be the difference between someone voting or not. Get started: bit.ly/3VAHUdv
Got a few hours and a laptop? Common Cause Texas needs remote volunteers to spot and flag posts that mislead voters about how, when, or where to vote. Lawyers, law students, and legal staff welcome: wetheaction.org/projects/373…
What happens if a voting rights issue in Texas needs a lawyer fast? Help Texas Civil Rights Project build a bench of on-call pro bono litigators ready to step in before Election Day: wetheaction.org/projects/374…
Help Texas Civil Rights Project reach 50 Legal Poll Monitor volunteers this week! Be a nonpartisan presence at polling places, document problems as they happen, and help voters get answers. Training is on demand, so get started today: wetheaction.org/projects/370…
When We All Vote’s Party at the Polls is bringing nonpartisan celebrations to Texas polling places, and pro bono lawyers like you can be the ones helping voters feel confident: wetheaction.org/projects/368…
Election Day is two weeks away, and like lawyer @DouglasEmhoff said, there’s still time to turn your legal interest into impact! Join the Democracy Legal Defense Network now to connect with urgent election protection opportunities while they’re available: wetheaction.us/guide
Tomorrow: VoteRiders and partners are phone banking Texas voters likely to run into trouble under the voter ID laws. Learn more and sign up here: bit.ly/4hT85DN
In Texas, 5 WTA volunteers joined the Election Protection Task Force w/ the Texas Civil Rights Project, giving voter registration organizations legal cover to work without fear of retaliation.
That’s the kind of impact one lawyer’s time can have: wetheaction.us/guide
ACLU of Nevada is staffing state polling sites with attorneys trained to watch for voter intimidation, disinformation, and barriers to vote, serving as observers or site leads.
Straight-forward and badly needed. Sign up: bit.ly/4hCNwfV
70% of election officials have reported harassment, with record turnover nationwide. The Election Official Legal Defense Network connects lawyers with nonprofits defending the people who run our elections: bit.ly/3Uj13jJ
The 1-888-API-VOTE hotline runs on volunteers who speak Bengali, Cantonese, Hindi, Urdu, Korean, Mandarin, Punjabi, Tagalog, or Vietnamese. Full training provided to those who step up: bit.ly/4yBNmv7
Nearly 600 bills restricting voting rights have been introduced since 2024, and 16 states passed 30 new voter suppression bills last year alone.
Democracy Legal Defense Lawyers are stepping up to defend the vote this November. Join them: wetheaction.us/guide
After the polls close, the canvass decides whether every eligible ballot gets counted. ACLU-PA needs lawyers, law students, and legal staff volunteer to monitor county election boards and document attempts to disrupt the count: bit.ly/4y8ARWT
LAW STUDENTS: Spend Election Day protecting Wisconsin voters.
WI needs nonpartisan observers at central count locations where absentee ballots are processed on Nov. 3. Training provided: bit.ly/4yIHHDN
In 21 states, including Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina, and Texas, When We All Vote’s Party at the Polls is recruiting lawyers to help voters directly at events near polling places this election season.
Find your state: wetheaction.us/party
Get in, lawyers and law students! We’re partnering with @WhenWeAllVote for Party at the Polls to bring much-needed legal skills to over 5,000 community events across 21 states between now and Election Day!
👀 Is your state on the list? Sign up at the link below to get started.
Election lies spread fast. Help Texas voters get the truth with Common Cause Texas by verifying election info + flagging bad actors online remotely. Training provided: bit.ly/4zgq0uU