On Election Day, Tuesday, November 5, 2024, 170 law student and attorney volunteers trained by the Native American Rights Fund will arrive at polling sites on or near reservations and pueblos across six states to provide election protection support for Native voters.
“It has been an honor to volunteer as a poll monitor with NARF in Montana and Nevada over the past two elections. I’m especially grateful for the opportunity to work alongside local organizers from Western Native Voice while monitoring early voting on Crow and Northern Cheyenne tribal lands,” said Zeinab Bakhiet. “NARF’s efforts to safeguard the Native vote are a crucial part of the ongoing struggle for voting rights.”
NARF’s non-partisan Native Vote Election Protection Project is the first and only election protection program to cover Indian Country at-large and coordinate the organizations, individuals, and Tribal Nations working to protect the Native vote.
NARF’s Native Vote Election Protection volunteers will serve as poll watchers and election observers at polling sites in Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. NARF attorneys will staff a command center that both volunteers and voters can call if they experience or observe any challenges in their efforts to cast a ballot. With the support of NARF voting rights staff attorneys and local counsel connections, our team will ensure that Native voters are able to cast a ballot and make sure their ballot is counted.
Voters in any state who have questions or encounter challenges while voting can call the Election Protection 1-866-OUR-VOTE hotline.
Native voters, mention that you are calling from Indian Country or that you are an American Indian or Alaska Native Voter to be connected to a NARF staff attorney to assist you.
Call 1-866-OUR-VOTE if:
- You are told you can’t vote because you don’t have appropriate ID
- You ask for a provisional ballot but are refused one
- Anyone is intimidating you or other voters, including police
- The polling place where you go to vote is unexpectedly closed
- You have a disability or don’t speak English but can’t bring someone to assist you
- Your polling site doesn’t provide required language assistance
Even if you aren’t sure your rights have been violated, you can call 866-OUR-VOTE to ask about your rights. Please tell the operator that you are calling about a Native voting issue.
Learn more:
Visit vote.narf.org for more information.
