LWVMA, together with its partners in the Election Protection Coalition, are recruiting and training non-partisan poll monitors who will be sent out to high-priority polling locations across Massachusetts on Tuesday, November 5. They want to recruit at least 50 League volunteers (including spouses and friends).
Will you sign up to be a poll monitor with LWVMA?
Poll monitors will help ensure access to the ballot for all eligible voters who wish to participate, assist voters who encounter challenges, and report any complications to our Election Protection Command Center in real time. We are working on building a team of hundreds of volunteers and we need your help!
The job is one three-hour shift on Election Day, at one polling location. You will be able to choose both the shift time and the polling location that works for you. Volunteers do not need any special qualifications, though if you are fluent in a non-English language, you are especially needed. Volunteers will have to complete a mandatory training session that details what to look for and how to react. Both in-person and virtual training sessions will be available starting in late summer and early fall.
More information is available at Protect the Vote.
Can you help? If so, please sign up at the LWVMA Protect the Vote link. Signing up now is not a firm commitment but will put you on the list for additional information about training programs and, later on, the polling places and shifts to be covered.
Let’s prove the League can turn out more than 50 volunteers to make sure the November election is open to all.