John, election officials across the nation are SPEAKING OUT about an unprecedented wave of pressure and intimidation.

We’re determined to stop these threats before they escalate further — and here’s how we’re fighting back.

According to a new report, election officials from secretaries of state to local election boards are facing Trump-fueled attacks on their independence.

They’re getting “inundated with calls” about fraudulent claims spreading online, leading to enormous turnover in election staff as many are worn down by constant falsehoods. [1]

John, our devoted election officials are the backbone of our democracy, and we can’t let them down when they need it the most. That’s why we’re stepping up our nonpartisan Protect the Vote 2022 effort, and expanding it to give much needed support to these heroes.

Every election year, Common Cause mobilizes thousands of volunteers to protect voters — at the polls and online — from suppression, disinformation, and intimidation.

Our two-prong strategy starts long before Election Day, fighting election misinformation by pairing an army of trained online volunteers with expert review — working together to flag posts for removal on social networks.

Our team finds harmful misinformation where others can’t reach — like private Facebook groups that serve as notorious breeding grounds for election lies. We work to stop these posts before they can spread and lead to more threats against election workers.

And during early voting and on election day, we station nonpartisan monitors across the country to help eligible voters cast their ballot, report any issues in real time, and back up the dedicated poll workers to whom we are all indebted.

John, we’ve been protecting voters for decades, so we don’t have any illusions that this will be easy work — especially in the heightened, deeply-partisan environment of today.

That’s why we’re pushing to scale up our efforts as early as possible — to nip disinformation in the bud before it can spread, and build a colossal network of volunteers to protect voters this fall.

Preparing each volunteer by training, equipping, and supporting them from primaries, through early voting, all the way to Election Day costs about $50 — an investment that can protect thousands of voters from disinformation online and intimidation at the polls.

John, you’ve heard about how election officials are under siege every day from extremists nationwide. You’ve heard about how we can – and must – fight back. Will you support a volunteer today to help STOP this scourge on our democracy?

Yes, I’ll Support a Volunteer

John, our election officials and election staff put their values into action: working every day to ensure voters have a voice and our democracy continues to function. Now it’s time to do our duty as citizens and help them fight back.

Thanks for all that you do,

Sylvia Albert, Director of Voting and Elections
and the team at Common Cause

1. https://www.politico.com/news/2022/07/13/election-fraud-local-states-00045444

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