Voting Rights and Fair Elections

Securing our elections and advancing the right to vote.

$9,940,000+

Donated in volunteer services

160

Projects posted for this cause

4,585

Lawyers interested in this cause

Elections should be free, fair, and safe.

Voting rights are under attack across the nation, so the fight for fair and accessible elections is more urgent than ever. Through We The Action, volunteer lawyers are safeguarding our democracy in 2022, from identifying critical election administration problems in key states, to helping our partners register voters and recruit poll workers, to powering large-scale voter protection efforts at polling places and call centers nationwide, and more, so that the voice of every eligible voter is heard. Together, thousands of We The Action lawyers are on the front line of defending democracy, fighting to ensure that everyone — whatever their race, income, or ZIP code — can exercise their right to vote.

Lawyers are a key resource in this fight.

Every citizen has an equal right to participate in our democracy. Yet, barriers to the ballot box persist, particularly for those who were historically disenfranchised. And new threats to democratic participation are emerging every day in statehouses across the nation. We The Action partners with dozens of nonprofit organizations leading the fight to end voter suppression of all forms. Our lawyers volunteer with our partners to root out systemic election administration problems, combat voter purges, educate voters about their rights, improve poll worker programs, expand voter registration, and protect elections at polling places and call centers across the country.

Project Spotlight

Powering the nation’s largest nonpartisan voter protection effort.

Election Protection is the nation’s largest nonpartisan voter protection campaign. We The Action works closely with the Election Protection Coalition to build and host a platform that makes it easy for thousands of lawyers to sign up, access voter protection training, and be organized for volunteer shifts at call centers (remote or in-person) and polling places across the country. Since the 2018 midterm elections, more than 15,000 lawyers used our platform to volunteer to help identify and resolve voter issues, including confusing and burdensome voter laws, misinformation, faulty machines, long lines, closed precincts, flawed ballots, and other barriers to voting. Thousands more lawyers will use our platform to volunteer to protect the 2022 election, including by staffing remote call centers to answer voter questions from around the nation.

Making an impact.

GET INVOLVED

There are 37 projects looking for volunteers to assist in Voting Rights and Fair Elections work.