Lawyers' Committee for Civil Right Under Law - Legal Roving Monitors
Voting Rights Legal Roving Monitor, Alabama Election Protection
Respond to voting rights issues at polling places and assess polling place accessibility.
Posted July 25, 2024
Background & Context
Alabama Election Protection's (AL EP) Legal Roving Monitor (LRM) program meets two essential voting rights needs in Georgia.
First, we must ensure dedicated legal response capacity to respond rapidly to urgent voting rights and election issues. Second, we must make significant progress in evaluating Alabama's polling locations for accessibility for voters with disabilities.
Immediate Problem
Legal volunteers in Election Protection field programs are essential when and where rapid response is required. However, these needs are variable, and most volunteers spend portions of their shifts on call. There is a huge opportunity to utilize that time to assess (and ultimately improve) the accessibility of Alabama's polling places for people with disabilities.
Work & Deliverables
Volunteers will be assigned turf in Huntsville, Birmingham, Montgomery, or Mobile, AL.
Volunteers must have smartphones and access to a private vehicle to travel around their assigned county.
During shifts, volunteers will monitor polling locations within their assigned turf for voting access issues and evaluate them for disability access issues, completing surveys and using the other tools provided. Volunteers may be dispatched to polling locations at the request of the AL EP Command Center.
Should an issue occur in their county that requires legal support or rapid response, the Alabama Election Protection Command Center will dispatch the volunteer to respond under the guidance of the AL EP legal experts.
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Right Under Law - Legal Roving Monitors
Georgia Election Protection is the largest and longest operating NONPARTISAN voter protection coalition in Georgia. The Election Protection Coalition works to ensure all voters can cast a ballot freely, fairly, and securely. We empower and support voters and communities who have been historically disenfranchised and underrepresented in our democracy. Our core work includes direct voter assistance and education, advocacy, litigation, and communication with elected officials.
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Right Under Law - Legal Roving Monitors
Georgia Election Protection is the largest and longest operating NONPARTISAN voter protection coalition in Georgia. The Election Protection Coalition works to ensure all voters can cast a ballot freely, fairly, and securely. We empower and support voters and communities who have been historically disenfranchised and underrepresented in our democracy. Our core work includes direct voter assistance and education, advocacy, litigation, and communication with elected officials.