Election Protection

The nation’s largest nonpartisan coalition working to protect the right to vote.

ABOUT THE PROGRAM:

  • Provides comprehensive voter information and educates the public on their right to vote.

  • Offers nonpartisan hotlines to answer voter questions and report problems.

  • Sends monitors to polling locations to oversee procedures and answer on-site questions. 

  • Collects voter data and experiences, which are used to drive election law reform through community education, legislation, and litigation.

  • Trains volunteers and provides nonpartisan resources on addressing issues at the polls, including voter intimidation, electioneering, ballot issues, and accessibility concerns.

Election Protection Volunteer Opportunities and Materials

Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights leads Election Protection legal programs in Illinois and Indiana. Election Protection volunteers help Illinois and Indiana voters access the ballot during primary and general elections by answering calls to the nonpartisan 866-OUR-VOTE hotline and protecting access at the polls in select counties. Beyond answering questions and addressing problems at the polls, nonpartisan Election Protection volunteers contribute to a pro-voter environment on Election Day and can help to ease tensions and problem-solve in a way that centers the voter’s experience.

The Indiana Primary Election is on May 5, 2026. Want to help Indiana voters on Election Day? There are three ways to get involved:

  1. Serve virtually as a nonpartisan call center volunteer, answering calls to the 866-OUR-VOTE hotline. Hotline volunteers answer voters’ questions and help them work through problems at the polls to ensure they can vote and have that vote counted.

  1. Serve in person as a nonpartisan field volunteer. Field volunteers will be part of a small legal team in either Marion County or Allen County and will have the support of Chicago Lawyers’ Committee staff and community partners. As a field volunteer, you will support community partner programs working on protecting access to the ballot on Election Day.

  1. Share the Election Protection hotlines!

    • English: 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683)

    • Spanish: 888-VE-Y-VOTA (888-839-8682)

    • Arabic: 844-YALLA-US (844-925-5287)

    • Asian languages, including Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Urdu, Hindi, Bengali/Bangla, and Punjabi: 888-API-VOTE (888-274-8683)

Contact Kiana Henley at khenley@clccrul.org with any questions about Chicago Lawyers’ Committee’s Election Protection opportunities.

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REFERENCE DOCUMENTS

  1. How to vote in 2026 if you were previously convicted of a crime

Links to ELECTION PROTECTION program information from the national website:

ILLINOIS
ILLINOIS
INDIANA
INDIANA
ELECTION PROTECTION Social Media Toolkit
ELECTION PROTECTION Social Media Toolkit

ILLINOIS VOTER RESOURCES

STATEWIDE

CHICAGOLAND REGION — by location

INDIANA VOTER RESOURCES

STATEWIDE

BY LOCATION

VOTER HOTLINES   -

available in multiple langauges

English

866-OUR-VOTE

866-687-8683

Spanish / English

888-VE-Y-VOTA

888-839-8682

Administered by the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials Education Fun

Arabic / English

844-YALLA-US

844-925-5287

Administered by the Arab American Institute

Asian Languages

888-274-8683

888-API-VOTE

Administered by Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote and Asian Americans Advancing Justice