- November 08, 2011 Non-Partisan Election Protection Coalition Provided Assistance to Voters across Ohio, Mississippi, Virginia, and Pennsylvania on Election Day The Election Protection (EP) Hotline, 1-866-OUR VOTE (1-866-687-8683), operating live on Election Day 2011 from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., fielded over three thousand calls from voters seeking information and assistance from states across the nation. Overall during this election cycle the hotline fielded approximately five thousand calls. EP also had field programs in Ohio and Pennsylvania and Virginia. Overall problems highlight the need for election officials to do a better job providing information to voters when moving or consolidating polling locations and assistance available at the polling place.
- November 04, 2010 Election Protection 2010 a Success! WASHINGTON, DC - Election Protection, the nation's largest nonpartisan voter protection coalition, received at the time of this release, more than 20,000 calls to its 1-866-OUR-VOTE Hotline. As Election Protection has found in our programs over the past decade, despite the best efforts and intentions of election officials and poll workers, too many voters are prevented or frustrated from voting because of a registration and election system that is outdated and in need of modernization.
- November 01, 2010 Election Protection Combatting Voter Suppression on Election Day WASHINGTON, DC – Across the country, groups are mobilizing to monitor polling precincts for fraud but recent events show that their actions: poll watching, signs, slogans on clothing and other tactics can instead intimidate voters and suppress the vote. Election Protection, the nation’s largest, nonpartisan voter protection coalition, is mobilizing to prevent voter suppression efforts before and on Election Day.
- September 14, 2010 Election Protection Calls on Board to Increase Preparedness in Advance of November 2 The nonpartisan Election Protection coalition received reports of issues with the new machines throughout the day. Election Protection is eager to work with the Board of Elections of the City of New York to improve voter experience before November.
- September 14, 2010 Election Protection Coalition Ready to Assist Voters During Evening Rush Problems reported to the Election Protection Hotline today range from problems with voting machines to inadequate privacy measures. The Election Protection Hotline remains open until polls close today to help voters cast effective ballots during the evening rush.
- September 14, 2010 Election Protection Off to a Great Start Assisting Primary Election Voters Washington, D.C. Election Protection, the nation’s largest nonpartisan voter protection coalition, is in gear helping voters across Washington, D.C. to cast meaningful ballots through a comprehensive voter protection program.
- September 14, 2010 Nonpartisan Election Protection Coalition is in Full-Swing Assisting Voters Across New York City
- September 14, 2010 Primary Day in DC: Limited Resources As Voters and Election Officials Adjust to Changes From the perspective of Election Protection, the nation’s largest nonpartisan voter protection coalition, the narrative for Primary Day in DC was one of voter frustration in response to the allotment of limited resources at voting precincts and poll workers struggling to adapt to the changes unveiled during this election.
- September 13, 2010 Election Protection Hotline Available to Help Voters in New York
- September 13, 2010 Election Protection Hotline Available to Help Voters in Washington, D.C.
- November 03, 2009 Election Protection ready for Nov. 3rd Elections Today, with Virginians across the Commonwealth turning out to elect a new Governor, Election Protection is on the ground to ensure the voting process is a smooth one.
- March 11, 2009 Senate Examines Voting Problems from 2008 Election: Registration-Related Issues Are Most Costly and Burdensome Nation’s Largest Voter Protection Coalition Releases 2008 Report
- November 05, 2008 EP: What Comes Next Today’s Events Exemplify the Need for True Reform
- November 04, 2008 A Florida Report: Voters Across Florida at Risk of Being Disenfranchised
- November 04, 2008 A Michigan Alert: Long Line Plagues Polling on East Side of Detroit Voters report line is 1,000 people long and wait is five hours at Beth Eden Baptist
- November 04, 2008 An Election Alert: Virginia and Pennsylvania Virginia and Pennsylvania voters face serious threats to their voting rights at the polls
- November 04, 2008 Developing Stories from Election Protection: 10 a.m. Updates from Virginia, Michigan, and Florida
- November 04, 2008 Developing Stories from Election Protection: 12:30 p.m. Updates from Florida, Michigan, and Missouri
- November 04, 2008 Developing Stories from Election Protection: 8 a.m. Updates from Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Florida
- November 04, 2008 Developing Stories from Election Protection: 9 a.m. Updates from Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Ohio
- November 04, 2008 Developing Story from Election Protection Dozens of callers in Virginia are reporting serious polling place problems
- November 03, 2008 Voting Hotspots, Issues, and Breaking News Election Day Briefings at 10:30 a.m., 3:30 p.m., and 7:00 p.m.
- October 28, 2008 Federal Court Ruling: Ohio State Officials Responsible for Implementing National Voter Registration Law Secretary of State Brunner and Department of Job and Family Services Director Jones-Kelly must enforce national voter registration act provisions for agency-based voter registration
- October 28, 2008 Georgia Election Officials Violate Voting Rights Act The United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia today issued a preliminary injunction against Secretary of State Karen Handel
- October 27, 2008 Monitor Election Problems Nationwide with OurVoteLive.org Search by State or County for Real-Time Voter Reports on Election Day
- October 24, 2008 Use Twitter to Protect the Vote Election Protection, techPresident, Rock the Vote, and others announce a new voter protection resource.
- October 22, 2008 Voter Assistance Hotline Up and Running in Georgia 10am Press Conference Thursday
- October 22, 2008 Voting Rights Groups Call for End to Tainted Investigations of Ohio Voters ACLU, Project Vote, Demos, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and others urge Hamilton County Prosecutor to suspend baseless, intimidating investigation
- October 22, 2008 “What Not to Wear,” Election Day Special Before heading to the polls on Election Day, first make sure what you are wearing doesn't hamper your ability to vote.
- October 21, 2008 NBC News and Election Protection Announce Partnership NBC News and 1-866-OUR-VOTE join forces to provide voters with live, confidential help and to report registration and voting problems.
- October 21, 2008 West Virginia Early Voters: Do Not Be Discouraged. Voting machine problems can be avoided by requesting assistance, examining paper receipt, and calling 866-OUR-VOTE with questions.
- October 20, 2008 This Election: Deceptive Practices 2.0? Amid daily reports of voter suppression and dirty tricks in the 2008 Presidential election, major civil rights organizations today released a report exposing a worrying new generation of online deceptive practices designed to mislead and intimidate voters.
- October 17, 2008 State of the Vote: 18 Days to Go A roundup of the some of the many examples thus far of ways voter's rights are in jeopardy with just 18 days to go to the election.
- October 17, 2008 U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Ohio Voters' Rights Election Protection, the nation's largest nonpartisan voter protection coalition, commended the U.S. Supreme Court today for protecting new voters in Ohio from eleventh-hour challenges to their right to vote.
- October 15, 2008 Media Advisory: Deceptive Practices 2.0 Reports expose the new generation of online voter suppression
- October 14, 2008 Voting Rights Experts' Statements on Voter Registration Issues Voting rights experts separate the fact from the fiction on voter registration issues.
- October 13, 2008 Voter Protection Coalition Hopeful Following Federal Court’s Ruling in Indiana Voting Case Election Protection responds to the U.S. District court ruling late Monday on the early voting lawsuit in Indiana
- October 10, 2008 New Voters in Ohio Face Threat of Ineligibility, Intimidation A coalition of voting rights groups today took twin actions to protect the right to vote of hundreds of thousands of Ohions who registered to vote this year, and to halt recent efforts by law enforcement officials in one Ohio county apparently aimed at intimidating Ohions
- October 09, 2008 Georgia Voter List Purge Challenged in Federal Lawsuit A coalition of voting rights groups filed a lawsuit today on behalf of Cherokee County resident Jose Morales against Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel, asking a federal court in Atlanta to halt the use of database matching procedures that inaccurately flag United States citizens as non-citizens, jeopardizing their attempts to register and vote.
- October 07, 2008 Thousands of Eligible Ohio Voters' Registrations at Risk Election Protection urges the Courts to uphold election law and protect the right to vote for thousands of Ohioans
- October 06, 2008 Voting Rights’ Groups to Attorney General: Lawsuit against Gov. Accountability Board Imperils Voters Election Protection files new brief decrying Van Hollen lawsuit in Wisconsin as misapplication of federal voting statute
- October 02, 2008 First Time, Student Voters Facing Dirty Tricks and Challenges Nationwide Election Protection offers assistance at 1-866-OUR-VOTE for problems registering or voting
- September 30, 2008 Ohio Courts Uphold Newly Registered Voters' Rights State and federal decisions affirm Ohio voters’ access to simultaneous voter registration and absentee voting
- September 17, 2008 As Key Voting Deadlines Approach, Major Nonpartisan Voter Protection Coalition Launches 2008 General Election Efforts For Immediate Release: September 17, 2008
- August 11, 2008 America's Largest Nonpartisan Voter Protection Coalition Launches Hotline in a Nationwide Effort for Fair and Secure Elections For Immediate Release: August 11, 2008
- May 20, 2008 Lawyers’ Committee’s Jonah Goldman Delivers Powerful Testimony Before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary For Immediate Release: 5/20/2008
- May 06, 2008 Election Protection Fields Nearly 800 Calls During North Carolina and Indiana Primary Elections For Immediate Release: 5/6/2008
- May 06, 2008 Election Protection Off to a Great Start Assisting Primary Election Voters in North Carolina and Indiana For Immediate Release: 5/6/2008
- May 01, 2008 Election Protection to Provide Primary Election Day Hotline Assistance to Voters in North Carolina For Immediate Release: 5/1/2008
- May 01, 2008 Election Protection to Provide Primary Election Day Hotline to Assist Voters in North Carolina and Indiana For Immediate Release: 5/1/2008
- April 22, 2008 Election Protection Coalition Fields Over 1,000 Calls Reporting Scattered Problems Throughout Pennsylvania As polls closed across Pennsylvania this evening, the Election Protection Coalition reported receiving over 1,000 calls to the Voter Protection Hotline throughout the day.
- April 21, 2008 Lawyers’ Committee Releases Interim Election Protection 2008 Primary Report The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law last week released its interim Election Protection 2008 Primary Report detailing the program’s findings in this year’s primaries.
- April 16, 2008 Election Protection to Provide Primary Election Day Hotline to Assist Voters in Pennsylvania (Washington, DC) April 16, 2008 With just over one week before the Pennsylvania primary, Election Protection, the nation’s largest non-partisan voter protection coalition, will be available to assist Primary Election Day voters with questions and to ensure that all voters know their rights.
