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Campaign
Election Protection
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BECOME AN ELECTION PROTECTION VOLUNTEER
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.
Direct volunteer intervention is the most effective way to make sure voters aren’t disenfranchised by confusion over election rules, long lines, under-resourced polling places, and acts of intimidation or deception.
What We’re Doing
As part of Common Cause in Connecticut’s work to protect the vote in 2024, we will:
- Train nonpartisan volunteers and send them to polling places around the state, where they will answer voters’ questions and serve as a first line of defense against voter suppression tactics
- Monitor social media platforms for misleading and false content designed to confuse voters
- Promote the 866-OUR-VOTE hotline, which voters can call to address any questions or issues
- Bring any major problems to the attention of elections officials and, if necessary, take legal action in defense of voters’ rights
Become an Election Protection Volunteer
We focus on areas with a history of voting problems and places where hotly-contested races may exacerbate the chance of long lines and other complications.
Election Protection is part of our year-round work to advance strong voting reforms. We take the patterns and voter experiences at the polls to the Connecticut General Assembly to advocate for common sense reforms that make it easier to cast a ballot.
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Make Sure You Are Ready for Election Day
VOTING TOOLS
Use our voting tools to check your registration status, find your polling place, request an absentee ballot, and more.
Your tax-deductible donation will help train, equip, and place tens of thousands of nonpartisan volunteers this Election Day.
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