Election Official Legal Defense Network

Need for NC Employment Attorney -- Pro Bono support to Election Official

Help an election official reporting discrimination due to political affiliation

Posted May 28, 2025

Work & Deliverables

Election Official Legal Defense Network (EOLDN) is a project designed to provide election officials with pro bono legal help in response to the increasing wave in harassments, threats, and state laws subjecting them to criminal penalties for performing their jobs.

EOLDN has received a request for legal assistance from an election official in North Carolina.

The election official is reporting discrimination due to political affiliation and attempts to undermine their official job duties.

We are looking for an attorney interested in offering guidance and speaking with the election official. If interested, we will provide additional request details.

Additional Information

  • Time Commitment: 6-10 hours
  • Training Provided: Yes
  • Additional Training Details: Attorneys can review our orientation video and FAQs.
  • Site-Preference: Remote
  • Open to Law Students: No
  • Bar License(s) required: North Carolina
  • Required Languages: None
  • Required Legal Expertise: Labor and Employment Law
  • Mentoring Provided: No
  • Supervision Provided: Yes
Election Official Legal Defense Network

Election officials and their families are being harassed and intimidated simply for doing their jobs of running fair elections. They also face an increasing wave of state laws subjecting them to criminal penalties for performing their professional duties. The Election Official Legal Defense Network (EOLDN) matches these election officials with qualified pro bono attorneys who can offer legal guidance and protections. EOLDN is a project of the nonpartisan, nonprofit Center for Election Innovation & Research.

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