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Election Official Legal Defense Network

MI Attorneys Needed to Support MI Election Officials

Protect MI election workers reporting harassment and attempts to undermine their job duties

Posted August 14, 2024

Background & Context

The battleground state of Michigan has a high percentage of election officials who are harassed on the job. They ask EOLDN for individual representation to help them withstand and respond to harassment and intimidation.

Immediate Problem

Election officials should be supported on the job so they can focus on running free and fair elections for their communities.

Work & Deliverables

The Election Official Legal Defense Network (EOLDN) is a project designed to provide election officials with pro bono legal help in response to the increasing wave in harassments, threats, and state laws subjecting them to criminal penalties for performing their jobs.

EOLDN has received requests for legal assistance from election officials in Michigan. The requests report harassment, threats, and attempts to undermine the election officials' job responsibilities.

We need actively practicing attorneys in Michigan to join the network and stand by to help.

Project Plan

Preparation Phase

  • EOLDN will send participation form to be completed

Collaboration Phase

Details to be provided at a later date

Wrap Up

Details to be provided at a later date
Currently not accepting new volunteers.

Additional Information

  • Time Commitment: 6-10 hours
  • Training Provided: No
  • Site-Preference: Remote
  • Open to Law Students: No
  • Bar License(s) required: Michigan
  • Required Languages: None
  • Required Legal Expertise: None
  • Preferred Legal Expertise: Civil Rights, Criminal Law, Labor and Employment Law, Litigation, Political Law
  • Mentoring Provided: No
  • Supervision Provided: No
Election Official Legal Defense Network

Election officials and their families are being harassed and intimidated simply for doing their jobs of running fair elections. They also face an increasing wave of state laws subjecting them to criminal penalties for performing their professional duties. The Election Official Legal Defense Network (EOLDN) matches these election officials with qualified pro bono attorneys who can offer legal guidance and protections. EOLDN is a project of the nonpartisan, nonprofit Center for Election Innovation & Research.

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