Protecting the Right for All Eligible Voters to Register, Vote, and Have Their Votes Counted
by Kathy Grear 02/25/2022Since the start of the pandemic, Voter Protection Corps has sought to confront the voter suppression issues that persist in every election as well as the new challenges to voting posed by COVID-19.
Our mission is to ensure that all eligible voters can register, vote, and have their votes counted.
Restrictive voting laws. Unfair or inadequately resourced voting procedures and infrastructure. Circulation of misinformation and intimidation.
Whether transparent, insidious, or unintentional, these widespread and multifaceted problems materially interfere with the right to vote. Solving them requires expert legal, political, or other strategic interventions, and a well-coordinated plan of action.
Now, as COVID-19 affects every aspect of our daily lives, we must work aggressively to overcome the impact it will have on our democracy. With the most important election of our lifetimes upon us, we must take urgent steps to ensure that all eligible voters can register, vote, and have their votes count at all costs.
The Voter Protection Corps is confronting these old and new realities by leveraging the experience of the nation’s leading voter protection experts to identify specific opportunities to intervene and protect the right to vote. We strategically target and overcome bad tactics and/or administrative errors that will significantly impact voters, especially vulnerable populations.
We apply the necessary political and legal pressure on local and state governments to ensure that laws are implemented fairly and capacity issues are addressed. We also directly communicate with those citizens affected by voter suppression efforts so that they are fully informed of their rights, and know the steps they can take to register and vote. We deploy cutting-edge data science tools to complement our expert-driven legal analysis.
Our Mission
Voter Protection Corps works to ensure that all eligible voters can register, vote, and have their votes counted. Our unique model targets voter suppression tactics and administrative flaws, and responds to them now, not months down the line. Our voter protection experts, including voter protection directors, Members of Congress and presidential campaign veterans, are relentless in our dedication to preserving and expanding the right to vote.
“OUR MISSION IS TO ENSURE THAT ALL ELIGIBLE VOTERS CAN REGISTER, VOTE AND HAVE THEIR VOTES COUNTED.
our key focus areas
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Volunteer recruitment: We identify volunteer gaps in voter protection efforts and work with our partners to train and deploy people so that necessary resources are in place.
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State and local advocacy: We provide expert guidance to legislatures, administrations, and county boards so that good policies are implemented that expand the right to vote. We apply pressure to state leaders to take immediate action to ensure voter protection.
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Strategic communications to affected communities: We directly communicate with citizens affected by voter suppression efforts so that they are fully informed of their rights, and know the steps they can take to register and vote.
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Data analysis of polling location and voter turnout issues: We have a unique partnership with Carnegie Mellon University in which we use groundbreaking developments in data science, analytics, and other emerging technologies to understand the most pressing issues in voting procedures and infrastructure, and then efficiently allocate our resources to solve the problem.
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Legal research: We use our network of experts and our expansive pro bono legal capacity to conduct granular research on state and local election administration in dozens of key states in order to flag problems before they happen (or recur) and find openings for pro-voter policy change in advance of the November election.
