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ACLU Trains Volunteers to Defend Midterms from Interference
Confirmed
In Short: The American Civil Liberties Union is mobilizing its largest ever volunteer program to protect voters during the upcoming midterms.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is stepping up its efforts to safeguard the upcoming midterms, organizing the largest volunteer mobilization and training program to protect voters. According to the ACLU, this initiative involves more than $24.5 million in investments to ensure every eligible voter can cast their ballot, that ballots are counted fairly, and that election results are certified properly.
ACLU voting rights attorneys are also working year-round in courtrooms to defend voting rights, and they will be ready to respond during the midterms. The organization is training volunteers to protect election results in their communities, emphasizing the importance of defending the will of voters. Across the country, the ACLU is organizing and mobilizing with neighbors, staffed with lawyers, policy experts, and organizers to ensure every state is covered.
What's confirmed
- The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is stepping up its efforts to safeguard the upcoming midterms, organizing the largest volunteer mobilization and training program to protect voters. According to the ACLU, this initiative involves more than $24.5 million in investments to ensure every eligible voter can cast their ballot, that ballots are counted fairly, and that election results are certified properly.
- ACLU voting rights attorneys are also working year-round in courtrooms to defend voting rights, and they will be ready to respond during the midterms. The organization is training volunteers to protect election results in their communities, emphasizing the importance of defending the will of voters. Across the country, the ACLU is organizing and mobilizing with neighbors, staffed with lawyers, policy experts, and organizers to ensure every state is covered.
What's still developing
- Our current work in courts and on the legal front to defend voting rights.
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