Poll watchers stand outside voting places to spot and report potential threats to voting. Our partner We Are California is offering online trainings on a statewide basis. Every session covers the same content, so you only need to attend one:
At the end of each training you can sign up for poll watching shifts at a local polling station.
The next national No Kings day is Saturday, October 17, and this time the theme is Vote Early. Mail ballots go out October 5, so many of us will have ours in hand by then.
Voting early means your voice is locked in and safe, days before anyone else can decide what happens next, and it gives you room to fix anything that goes wrong.
— nokings.org
Watch Indivisible’s short video on why early voting matters →
For the thinking behind this round, read Indivisible’s Strategic Logic for the Next No Kings. To find other events near you, see the map at nokings.org.
When a mail ballot has a problem, like a missing or mismatched signature, the voter can fix it (or “cure” it) so it counts. Most people never find out their ballot needs fixing. Ballot cure volunteers reach out and walk them through it.
The DCCC (Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee) is training volunteers for its Ballot Cure program. It’s a one-hour Zoom, and every session covers the same material, so pick one:
All times Pacific. No voter protection experience needed, but you should be comfortable with Zoom and Google Docs.
One five-minute action a week from now until Election Day, November 3. This week: check your voter registration.
The Elections Division of the Ventura County Clerk-Recorder’s Office is hiring 300 temporary vote center workers for the November 3 election. It pays $22.50 to $25.50 an hour, and you must be able to work October 31 through November 3.
The posting stays open only until they have enough applicants, so don’t wait.
Apply to be a Vote Center Worker →
Curious how the county keeps the count secure? Hear it from Registrar Michelle Ascencion in How Ventura County Counts Your Vote.
California Common Cause, the Asian Law Caucus, and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area run a nonpartisan poll monitoring program every election, and they need volunteers across Southern California for Tuesday, November 3.
As a poll monitor you’ll visit 3 to 5 polling places over a 4-hour shift, fill out a short questionnaire at each one, and help make sure voters aren’t being harassed or intimidated. They provide the training and send you a poll monitor package in the mail.
Sign up to be a poll monitor →
Want to know what you’d be watching for? Our Election Protection 201 post covers what to do when something goes wrong at the polls.