:The Right to be Heard," used by permission of the Norman Rockwell Family Foundation.
In the coming months, people who don't believe in democracy or your rights will expect you to forego your power and just get over it. They will dismiss you and tell you everything is just fine. Don't forget who you are. You are the product of the first nation based not on tribe or race or monarchy or religion, but based on the idea that we are all equal. You have in your DNA the bold ideals of free people whose forbears struggled and fought and died, not just for the idea of democracy but for a true love and commitment to each other. There are people who want to destroy that love and commitment and make us hate and distrust each other. But we will build a community that resists that effort every day and in every way, and we will win.
The mission of NEBCD is to encourage an educated electorate and get out the vote.
Election Protection Volunteer
Helping Voters with Questions or Problems at the Polls
Thousands of volunteers work at polling stations and on the phone during elections to ensure that every eligible voter can cast a ballot that counts.
Poll Monitors are volunteers who can interact with voters (answer questions) 100 feet outside of the polling location
League of Women Voters operates a statewide hotline to empower voters with information about how to vote and how to address problems voting.
LWV collaborates with other election protection organizations to provide information in multiple languages.
The Texas Civil Rights Project trains Texans to serve as volunteer Election Protection Poll Monitors who are able to answer questions and solve problems for voters during the election at polling sites throughout the state. TCRP's volunteers have immediate access to a phonebank and a network of volunteer attorneys who respond to questions at the polls.
The American Civil Liberties Union Texas fields volunteer Poll Monitors and voter protection hotlines during elections.
Other organizations also provide Poll Monitors to assist voters.