1-866-OUR-VOTE (687-8683)
Respect My Vote! Is a member of the Election Protection Coalition, which works to protect your vote. If you have any questions about the voting process – from registering to vote, to finding your polling place, to reporting problems with the election system – Election Protection is here for you. Please use any of the resources below to get free, comprehensive support from the nation’s largest non-partisan voter protection coalition.
Lock the phone number below into your phone. If you have issues on Election Day, you can call this number and get live help from Election lawyers.
Over the Phone
Call 1-866-OUR-VOTE (1-866-687-8683)
Via Email
help@866ourvote.org
More resources at www.866ourvote.org
Top 5 Things to do to Protect Your Communities’ Votes
If people have problems voting we want to make sure they get legal help and that we can get the story out to the media to stop any disenfranchisement dead in its tracks. Do these 5 things, and we can protect our communities’ votes.
- Share this page via email and your social media networks to EVERYONE you know, so they know what to do if they run into problems at the polls or hear about problems at the polls.
- Tell every voter you talk to to let you know if they have ANY problems voting. If they have any problems, get their full name, email and phone number.
- Call 866-OUR-VOTE/687-8683 (or even better have them call) and report the problem immediately. 866-OUR-VOTE is an Election Protection hotline, manned by lawyers who will help individuals with any problems and even answer general voting questions. You can also us and tweet Election Protection — @hiphopcaucus @866OURVOTE for help.
- Ask if you can video interview the person who was disenfranchised about their experience. Have them tell their story in detail on video. Even if you don’t have a camera— record it on your smart phone, shoot the incident, tag it #videothevote & #respectmyvote and share it on YouTube. Our Partner, VideoTheVote will review these stories, feature them on their site and push them out to the local and national press, as well as do follow-ups.
- Ask other people locally for help. The people working in the voting booth, election lawyers, etc.
