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Community-Based Strategies for Preventing Voter Intimidation

In fact, law enforcement presence at the polls, in some instances, can actually intimidate Black voters and deter them from casting a ballot. In ...

Prevent voter intimidation in your community - Voting Rights 2024

We Got Us: Community-Based Strategies for Preventing Voter Intimidation provides tools and resources for Black communities to develop their own approaches ...

Voter Intimidation

aggressively questioning voters about their citizenship, criminal record, or other qualifications to vote , in a manner intended to interfere with the ...

Prevent Armed Voter Intimidation - Brady Campaign

Yet there is currently no federal law prohibiting the presence of firearms at polling places. Gun violence prevention advocates can and should continue to call ...

Guide to Laws Against Intimidation of Voters and Election Workers

Poll watchers help to ensure transparency and public trust in elections. But they can also disrupt the voting or counting process, intimidate ...

Protecting Your Vote, Yourself, and Your Community - Right To Be

When voting, be on the lookout, as you may experience or witness Voter Intimidation, Harassment, and Suppression. It might look like: Turning voters away while ...

Election Protection: Preventing and Responding to Illegal Armed ...

The law is clear: intimidating voters or election personnel is illegal, and that includes armed intimidation.

Voter Intimidation: What It Is, and What to Do - FindLaw

Voters have reported the following examples of voter intimidation tactics: Physically blocking polling places or election offices; Using threatening language or ...

Voter Intimidation: A Tool in the Far-Right's 2024 Strategic Plan

It is clear that— given the high stakes that the 2024 presidential election presents—these factions will not hesitate in utilizing voting intimidation tactics.

Voter Intimidation and Election Worker Intimidation Resource Guide

Voters and election workers also face increased threats from official actors, such as poll workers and law enforcement. Across the country, ...

Election Protection - Common Cause

We mobilize thousands of Election Protection volunteers to help our fellow Americans navigate the voting process and cast their votes without obstruction.

What to Do if You Experience Intimidation at the Polls

Election officials (poll workers) are responsible for administering election procedures in each polling place. Generally speaking, their ...

Hail to the Voters! Your Election Day Safety Questions, Answered

On November 5, 2024, people around the country will be able to have their voices heard on changes they want to see in the country, state, ...

What To Do if You Encounter Voter Intimidation

Voters wait in line outside a polling place in Boston, MA. Photo by Casey Atkins/Campaign Legal Center. You have a right to vote. Whenever you ...

Election Protection - Common Cause

Election Protection · Deploying thousands of on-the-ground volunteers at polling places · Recruiting a team of legal experts to staff the 866-OUR-VOTE hotline ...

Fighting Voter Suppression | League of Women Voters

We protect every American's right to vote, challenging those who seek to restrict Black, brown, female, disabled, and other Americans from making their ...

Vote Ready Toolkit – NBJC

Someone tries to prevent qualified voters from getting to the polls in a federal election (this can include intimidation from an employer, community leader, or ...

Protect Your Vote: What to do if you see voter intimidation at the polls

Voter intimidation is, unfortunately, not new to America and has historically targeted Black communities, immigrants and communities of ...

Know Your Rights | Voting Rights | ACLU

What are my general rights on Election Day? The poll worker says my name is not on the list of registered voters; I am a voter with a disability; I speak ...

Preventing Armed Voter Intimidation: A State-by-State Analysis

Giffords seeks to arm activists, legislators, and the general public with the facts about our country's gun violence epidemic and the most effective ways to ...