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.
Preparation Phase
- EOLDN will send participation form to be completed
Collaboration Phase
Wrap Up
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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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.