NLG-Mass Chapter is organizing a Field Program training with Sophia Hall of Lawyers for Civil Rights to prepare election observers!

There are a lot of ways to volunteer your time on Election Day.  Our program is the nation’s largest nonpartisan effort and with your help we will ensure that thousands of voters are able to cast a meaningful ballot.  

We will host a virtual training for New Hampshire volunteers (a link is below) on Monday, October 21st at 4:00 pm.  If you cannot attend the training, a recording will be provided to everyone who wants to volunteer. You will also receive written materials with additional information and a tracking sheet to record issues that you observe on Election Day. 

ZOOM Link:

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83349692107?pwd=CcbiGrMmpfFSpFNDXY6bwkjmALTQhY.1

Meeting ID:  833 4969 2107
Passcode:    003474

For Election Protection New Hampshire, we will be assisting voters at key polling locations in Manchester, Nashua, Concord, Salem and Durham.  Unfortunately, we are not able to provide transportation.  You must be able to independently get to your assigned polling location!  To receive your specific polling location and shift, please complete this short form to indicate your time and location availability.  Note, if you are volunteering with a specific group or entity, such as NLG, you will be placed in one specific city with the other volunteers in your group for all Election Day shifts. 

We will also have a limited amount of free Election Protection branded products (“EP Swag”) available. 

• In-Person Pick Up is available at the LCR Office (61 Batterymarch Street, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02110) on October 21st from 10 am – 3 pm, or October 30th from 1 pm – 4pm. 
• Curbside Pick Up is available in Quincy, MA. Please email me directly to arrange a pick-up. 
• Election Day Pick Up is available in Manchester, NH from 7 am – 11 am.  Please email me directly to arrange a pick-up. 

If you can’t make it, you can still sign up for the Call Center or the Field Program using the links below. 

___________________________________________________________________

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY 1   –   EP CALL CENTER

The non-partisan EP Call Center—staffed exclusively by attorneys—will be answering calls from New England voters to the 866-OUR-VOTE hotline on Election Day.

Volunteers will primarily be: answering voter questions and reporting problems to Call Center leadership. The Call Center will be remote, so volunteers can complete shifts from their location of choice.  If volunteers choose to volunteer at the office, or using firm technology, firm IT folks may have to complete “tech testing” to ensure EP software compatibility with firm networks. 

Call Center volunteers will, depending on experience, need to complete one or more training shifts before election day.  Training shifts will be available in the late Summer and throughout the Fall.  LCR will provide more details about training requirements and shift sign ups in the coming weeks.  Attorney volunteers do not need any special expertise to volunteer at the Call Center—LCR will provide all necessary training. 

Attorneys interested in volunteering for the EP Call Center this year should fill out a Google form using this link. 

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY 2   –    EP FIELD PROGRAM

The Field Program is a non-partisan poll monitoring operation staffed by hundreds of volunteers throughout Massachusetts and New Hampshire.

 Field Program volunteers will be assigned a group of polling places on election day. During their shift, they will be monitoring those locations, serving as an in-person resource to voters, and reporting high-priority issues to the LCR team for trouble-shooting in real-time. 

To participate in the Field Program on Election Day, volunteers will be required to complete a one-hour training.  Training dates are TBD and will be announced in the coming months.  As with the Call Center, volunteers do not need any special qualifications.  LCR and our partners will provide all necessary training/materials. 

Those interested in volunteering for the EP Field Program this year should fill out a Google form here: https://bit.ly/electionprotection2024.