Election Protection 2004 is holding another training session October 14th at 6pm. It's a great opportunity to not only learn more about election law here in Georgia, but to sign up and make a difference. Because I'm a masochist, I've signed up to be a poll monitor during the 6:30 am shift, BUT there after afternoon and evening slots available too.
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Election Protection - the Program
Election Protection 2004 is the nation's most far-reaching effort to protect voter rights from now through Election Day and beyond. The nonpartisan program provides:
* A toll-free number, 1-866-OUR-VOTE, with free, immediate and multi-lingual assistance to help voters with questions about registration and voting, and assist voters who encounter barriers to the ballot box.
* More than five million "Voters' Bills of Rights" with state-specific information, distributed by coalition partners across the nation.
* 25,000 trained poll monitors, including 5,000 lawyers and law students, to watch for problems and assist voters on the spot at more than 3,500 African-American and Latino precincts in at least 17 states.
* Civil rights lawyers and advocates to represent voters in lawsuits, preserve access to the polls ,expose and prevent voter intimidation, solve problems with new voting machines, technology and ballot forms, and protect voter rights from now through Election Day.
* The www.electionprotection2004.com web site, where voter education materials and resources can be downloaded, and volunteers can sign up to contribute their time, talents and money to safeguard a fair election process in 2004.
Here's a copy of the Georgia Voters' Bill of Rights that they passed out at the last training. You do not have to be a law student or lawyer to become a poll monitor.
If you'd like more information on the EP program, please visit their website. To sign up for the October 14th training, please RSVP Cindy Spindler at cindy[dot]spindler[at]sablaw[dot]com. Also, I can forward you the email I received if you'd like.