Students will work as part of a team of lawyer, law student, and paralegal volunteers in the Texas Election Protection “boiler room” to answer voters’ questions and untangle their problems to ensure that all registered Texas voters are able to cast a ballot that is accurately counted. Texas Election Protection is a coalition of nonprofit groups working to protect the vote through the 866-OUR-VOTE hotline. Texas Election Protection offers non-partisan “customer service” to voters by answering any questions they have about the voting process, from the most basic to the most complex issues. Texas Election Protection’s legal volunteers have helped more than 15,000 Texans overcome barriers to voting since 2018.
Organization
Texas Civil Rights Project
The Texas Civil Rights Project is boldly serving the movement for equality and justice in and out of the courts. TCRP uses the tools of litigation and legal advocacy to protect and advance the civil rights of everyone in Texas and partners with communities across the state to serve the rising movement for social justice. TCRP undertakes its work with a vision of a Texas in which all communities can thrive with dignity, justice, and without fear.
Project Details
- Project Start Date
October 2022
- Approximate hours of work requested
- A minimum of 6 hours, including training; after training, students will be asked to sign up for at least one 4.5-hour volunteer shift during early voting (October 24 through November 4) or on election day (November 8) (6:30am-11am; 11am-3:30pm; 3:30pm-7pm each day of early voting and on election day)
- Training
- Tuesday, October 18, 3:30pm-5:30pm (TNH 2.111, Sheffield Room)
- Skills used
- Community education; problem-solving
- Project location
- Zoom during Early Voting, and the TCRP Austin office on Election Day
- Address
- 1405 Montopolis Drive, Austin, TX 78741
- Number of student volunteers requested
- 20
- Class year preference
- 1L, 2L, 3L, LLM
- Required skills
- Languages: Spanish and/or other foreign language skills helpful but not necessary
- To Apply
- Register at https://election10-18-22.eventbrite.com