Call Election Protection 866-OUR-VOTE Hotline for Voter Assistance
Washington, DC – Election Protection is the nation’s largest and longest-running nonpartisan voter protection coalition which works year round to safeguard voting rights in Mississippi and across the country. On Tuesday, March 10th, the Election Protection 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683) hotline will be available to answer calls from voters live from 7:00am to 11:00pm EDT. The Election Protection hotline is available year-round and is a resource for voters who seek to confirm their voter registration status, find their polling location or report complaints regarding the voting process. The hotline provides voters with information, guidance and assistance, and responds to complaints or obstacles to voting.
“Election Protection stands ready to help ensure that every eligible voter in Mississippi has the opportunity to exercise the right to vote,” said Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. “Through the Election Protection 866-OUR-VOTE hotline, our network of thousands of legal volunteers and over 200 partner organizations, we are bringing an army of resources to beat back the structural and informational barriers that voters may face. Our goal is to ensure that voters across Mississippi have access to the help they may need to successfully cast a ballot at the polls.”
Polls open in Mississippi at 7:00am Tuesday and stay open until 7:00pm. Voters should bring their photo ID to the polls. If you are an eligible Mississippi voter and need transportation assistance to get a Voter ID card, you can call your Circuit Clerk’s Office to get a Mississippi Voter ID Card at 844-MSVOTER (1-844-678-6837).
Further information regarding the voting process can be found online on Y’All Vote.
Contact: press@lawyerscommitttee.org or 202-662-8327
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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 56th 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.
