(Washington, D.C.) – Legal volunteers staffing the non-partisan Election Protection 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683) hotline will be available to answer calls from Georgia voters who have questions about voting during the lead-up to the state’s Jan. 5 runoff elections.
On Monday, Dec. 14, Georgia voters can begin participating in early voting for the runoffs on Jan. 5, 2021. The hotline will be available from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. EST Monday through Friday, and on Election Day. As always, the hotline is a resource for Georgia voters and would-be voters to help with any questions they have about the voting process including help during the general election to request an absentee ballot, finding their early voting location, confirming their Election Day polling location, and to report any problems they encounter when voting. Voters can request an absentee ballot for the U.S. Senate runoff race now. Note that the deadline to register to vote for the congressional runoff is Monday, Dec. 7.
The following suite of hotlines are available to voters:
· 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683) – English hotline
· 888-VE-Y-VOTA (888-839-8682) – Spanish/English
· 844-YALLA-US (844-925-5287) – Arabic/English hotline
· 888-API-VOTE (888-274-8683) – Bengali, Cantonese, Hindi, Korean, Mandarin, Tagalog, Urdu and Vietnamese hotline
Election Protection is the nation’s largest and longest-running nonpartisan voter protection coalition. The Election Protection coalition, led by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, also carries out its work through voter education, advocacy, poll monitors and rapid response litigation.
“The 866-OUR-VOTE Election Protection hotline is a resource for all eligible voters in Georgia who seek to participate in the runoff elections. We are particularly focused on ensuring that voters impacted by the pandemic are aware of absentee-balloting and in-person early voting opportunities, and can cast their ballot without any issues,” said Marcia Johnson-Blanco, co-director of the Voting Rights Project at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. “Election Protection stands ready to help ensure that every Georgia voter has the opportunity to exercise the fundamental right to vote.”
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The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, was formed in 1963 at the request of President John F. Kennedy to involve the private bar in providing legal services to address racial discrimination. Now in its 57th year, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law is continuing its quest to “Move America Toward Justice.” The principal mission of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law is to secure, through the rule of law, equal justice for all, particularly in the areas of criminal justice, fair housing and community development, economic justice, educational opportunities, and voting rights.
