Election-Day Hotlines, Contacts and Other Resources

2012 Election-Day Hotlines, Contacts and other Resources

Lawyers’ Committee on Civil Rights under Law Election Protection Hotline

• The Election Protection National hotline is up and running.
• Call 1.866.OUR.VOTE with disability/access issues. 
• See www.866OurVote.org, Election Protection’s nationwide clearinghouse on election rules, regulations and practices for voters, including a 50 state map with important voting information for all states. 

Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law re: voters with mental Illness

• Jennifer Mathis at (202) 467-5730 ext. 122- Jenniferm@bazelon.org

 National Federation of the Blind

• Hotline:  1.877.632.1940
• Lou Ann Blake, Blake, LBlake@nfb.org

Election Protection Cost of Freedom Voter ID App

Voters can text “Voter ID” or their state abbreviation to find out whether they need to show government-issued photo ID in order to vote. Voters in strict photo ID states can text “Voter ID” to:

• Georgia: 404-418-6500
• Indiana: 317-474-6605
• Kansas: 785-246-5777
• Pennsylvania: 215-352-5405
• Tennessee: 615-338-7353
• Wisconsin: 608-729-7020

Voters in non-photo ID states can text their state abbreviation to 202-609-7909. Callers in, for example, Ohio will receive this message: No photo ID required. To check your voter registration and polling place location, visit http://bit.ly/OHVoter or call 1-866-OUR-VOTE.

U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Voting Section

For complaints related to ballot access call:  1-800-253-3931, or 202-307-2767);   TTY: 1-877-267-8971; Fax: 202-307-3961. Email to voting.section@usdoj.gov and, Complaint forms may be submitted through a link on the department’s website, at www.justice.gov/crt/about/vot/.