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With We The Action, your legal expertise can help protect the vote. Be a part of our national network of 56,000 volunteer lawyers and law students safeguarding free and fair elections. Use your knowledge to monitor polling places, staff legal hotlines, advise election officials facing harassment, and help ensure every eligible voter can cast a ballot that counts. Sign up today, and you can connect with a role suited for your license, location, and schedule.

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LATEST PRO BONO OPPORTUNITIES

Your local polling place needs poll workers on Election Day to check in voters, keep the lines moving, and more.

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Provide in-person voter assistance at nonpartisan, community-driven events to make voting accessible and joyful.

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Coach volunteers through voter calls and flag patterns that could signal a bigger problem on Election Day as a Hotline Captain.

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Volunteer in Your State

Use your legal knowledge and work with frontline nonprofit organizations protecting elections and voters in your state. You must be licensed to practice law and/or registered to vote in a specified state for these pro bono opportunities.

Staff Your Local Polling Place
Keep Election Day running by checking in voters and helping minimize long lines — work that’s especially critical in communities facing poll worker shortages.
11–20 hours
Multiple States
Open to law students, legal staff, and any bar license. Training provided.
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Serve as a Voting Rights Legal Roving Monitor
Travel between assigned polling places to document voting access concerns and assess accessibility for voters with disabilities.
6–10 hours
Georgia
Bar license required. Eligibility varies by state.
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Monitor Polling Places
Respond to voting rights issues at polling locations and connect voters with free legal support.
6–10 hours
Wisconsin
Bar license required. CLE credits available. Minnesota lawyers are welcome.
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Monitor Polling Places
Respond to voting rights issues at polling locations and connect voters with free legal support. Monitor polling places and central count locations on Election Day.
6–10 hours
Nevada
Open to law students, legal staff, and any bar license. Training provided.
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Observe the Official Canvass
Canvass monitors observe county Board of Canvassers meetings to ensure results are certified in accordance with the law, a critical safeguard against canvassers who threaten to withhold certification.
6–10 hours
Michigan
Open to any bar license, law students, and legal staff.
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Be an Election Protection Challenger
Serve as the eyes and ears on the ground at polling places, early voting sites, and absentee counting boards. In this role, you can challenge a poll worker’s actions if they aren’t following the law.
6–10 hours
Michigan
Must be registered to vote in Michigan.
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Restore Voting Rights
File and defend motions to clear fines and fees blocking returning citizens from registering to vote, using case packets prepared by the FRRC.
1–5 hours
Florida
Must be licensed in Florida.
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Law Student Election Observers
Serve as nonpartisan election observers at Central Count locations, monitoring absentee ballot processing for systemic issues on Election Day.
6–10 hours
Wisconsin
Training provided. Open to law students from Wisconsin and Minnesota.
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Volunteer From Anywhere

Protect the vote by answering hotline calls, leading a team of election protection volunteers as a captain, and more! These pro bono projects can be done remotely. Some may require a specific bar license or expertise.

Monitor County Election Certification Hearings
Fill out a short form with your observations and report back in real time if a county is refusing to vote or voting against certifying the election results.
1–5 hours
Remote
Open to any bar license, law students, and legal staff.
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Serve as an Election Protection Hotline Captain
Coach volunteers who help voters and flag trends or major issues to hotline staff. Requires captain training plus 1-3 prior volunteer shifts.
18–25 hours
Remote
Bar license required.
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Staff State Nonpartisan Election Protection Hotlines
Answer calls to 866-OUR-VOTE, helping voters with voting-related questions, supported each shift by an experienced captain.
6–10 hours
Remote
Open to any bar license. Training provided.
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Support Voters Casting Their Ballot
Through hotline support and election day monitoring, you will help voters navigating challenges at the polls.
1–5 hours
Mississippi
Remote. Training provided. MS bar license required.
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Help Black-Led Community Groups Formalize Their Organizations
Help Black-led organizations partnering with Black Votes Matter gain 501(c)(3) status and build lasting civic power in their communities.
1–5 hours
Remote
Open to any bar license. Attorneys who are licensed in Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, South Carolina, North Carolina, Louisiana, Texas, and Tennessee are preferred, but not required.
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Defend Election Officials
Help election officials facing threats, intimidation, or targeting for doing their jobs.
6–10 hours
Remote
Open to any bar license. Training provided.
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Raise awareness of issues threatening the rule of law.
Strengthen and safeguard our courts, Constitution, and rule of law through coordinated rapid response and meaningful community mobilization.
1–5 hours
Remote
Open to law students and any bar license. Training provided.
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Volunteer On The Road

Take your legal knowledge on the road and monitor polling places, advocate at canvassing board meetings, and more! These are in-person volunteer opportunities open to any bar license and residency. 

Serve as a Voting Rights Legal Roving Monitor
Travel between assigned polling places to document voting access concerns and assess accessibility for voters with disabilities
6–10 hours
Alabama
Open to any bar license and law students.
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Serve as a Voting Rights Legal Monitor
Respond to voting rights issues at polling locations, document instances of election interference, and take testimonies from affected voters as needed.
11–20 hours
Florida
Open to any bar license.
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Serve as a Voting Rights Legal Monitor
Respond to voting rights issues at polling locations in Pennsylvania, document instances of election interference, and take testimonies from affected voters as needed.
11–20 hours
Pennsylvania
Open to any bar license, law students, and legal staff.
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Serve as a Canvassing Board Legal Monitor
Attend, document, and advocate at Florida county canvassing board meetings to help ensure every vote is counted on Election Day and through certification dates.
6–10 hours
Florida
Open to any bar license. Virtual training provided.
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Observe the Tabulation and Certification Process
Deploy to a county for a post-election observation assignment to report out on what occurred during shifts and immediately flag any major issues.
6–10 hours
Georgia
Open to any bar license, law students, and legal staff. Training is required.
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Provide Voter Assistance at Nonpartisan Events
Attend in-person community events to make voting accessible and joyful.
1–5 hours
21 State Options
Open to law students, legal staff, and any bar license. Training provided.
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Whether it’s restoring voting rights for returning citizens, protecting organizations registering people to vote from retaliation, or taking on on thousands of hotline shifts to educate voters, We The Action lawyers are on the frontlines of defending our democracy and protecting every citizen’s right to vote. 

We the Action’s mission is rooted in the belief in the rule of law and the power of the legal profession as a force for good. Lawyers have the unique power to protect the integrity of our democracy in the face of relentless tactics to undermine it. This election season, you can be a part of our community of 56,000 lawyers stepping up to protect our society. Through the Democracy Legal Defense Network, you’ll find ways to use your legal expertise to make a difference. 

Defend democracy. Connect with leading voting organizations that need your help to protect the vote.

You can make all the difference to strengthen our elections and make sure every vote counts.