The Election Official Legal Defense Network (EOLDN) is a project of the nonpartisan, nonprofit Center for Election Innovation & Research (CEIR). EOLDN was created to provide election officials with pro bono attorneys in response to the increasing wave of harassments, threats, and state laws subjecting them to criminal penalties for performing their jobs.

EOLDN matches election officials in need with licensed attorneys who are willing to provide legal assistance on a pro bono basis. EOLDN services are available to all current and former U.S election officials, election administrators, and poll workers regardless of political affiliation.

EOLDN is not a Legal Referral Service; there is no fee to participate, and representation must be pro bono. Our goal is to match clients with lawyers.

Basic Requirements for EOLDN Practicing Lawyers:
- Engaged in practice of law either full or part-time
- Carry professional liability insurance (minimum: $250k per claim/$500k
aggregate)
- Will commit to providing all legal services pro bono for EOLDN-
matched clients
- Has at least five years’ experience practicing law, or three or four years’ experience and will be supervised by an attorney with at least five years’ experience