Empowering Every Voter: Voter Education Webinar Series

Welcome to Empowering Every Voter, an eight part video webinar series brought to you by the ABA Standing Committee on Election Law and the ABA Commission on Law and Aging designed to educate voters about the nuances and challenges of navigating the voting process along eight different issue areas. These videos will release weekly, with four scheduled for the Summer and another four scheduled for the Fall. Alongside the videos, you will also find additional information on the topics covered by the videos, prepared by experts and designed to give you all the information you need about how American democracy works.

We would like to thank the ABA Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice, the ABA Senior Lawyers Division, the ABA Commission on Disability Rights, and the Advisory Commission of the ABA Task Force for American Democracy for their co-sponsorship of this project. This project is being funded through a grant from the Herb Block Foundation.

For an additional resource discussing access to the vote for voters with disabilities in the 2024 election, check out this article from the ABA Commission on Disability Rights.

Voter ID in the 2024 Election

Watch the video with embedded captions here.

Additional Resources:

• Learn about ID rules in your state: https://VoteRiders.org/IDCheck or text #IDCheck to 866-ID-2-VOTE
• Voter ID research report and media coverage of its findings in Democracy Docket (Feb 2024) and NPR (June 2024)
• Voter stories
• Sign up to volunteer with VoteRiders: https://www.voteriders.org/Volunteer
• Get free ID help from VoteRiders: https://www.voteriders.org/freehelp/

Voter Registration: Basics and Resources to Make Your Voice Heard

Watch the video with embedded captions here.

Additional Resources:

• Download the powerpoint from this program.
• Fair Elections Center State Voting Guides
• Fair Elections Center Third Party Registration Drive Guides
• Call 866-OUR-VOTE hotline or use 866ourvote.org.
• Learn more about the voting rights of people with mental disabilities here. Access NDRN's resources on voting here. Learn who your state P&A is here.

Early Voting: Making a Plan to Make Your Voice Heard

Watch the video with embedded captions here.

Additional Resources:

• Protection & Advocacy Agency look-up tool
• Elections Office look-up tool
•  U.S. Election Assistance Commission’s Resources for Voters with Disabilities
• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on Voting Accessibility
• VOTE 411 (League of Women Voters) / Make a Plan
• U.S. Vote Foundation
• Assisting Cognitively Impaired Individuals with Voting: A Quick Guide
• Voting Resources for Older Adults and People with Disabilities

Voting Barriers Across Language, Disability, and Native Communities

Watch the video with embedded captions here.

Additional Resources:

• Asian language Voter Protection Hotline: 1-888-API-VOTE.
• Asian Americans Advancing Justice Coalition has numerous resources, including a document detailing the rights of limited-English proficient and language-minority voters, which can be found here.
• vote.narf.org has resources to help protect Native voters.
• Call Election Protection's 866-OUR-VOTE hotline or use 866ourvote.org.
• Learn more about the voting rights of people with mental disabilities here. Access NDRN's resources on voting here. 

Voter Intimidation: How to Protect Yourself

Watch the video with embedded captions here.

Additional Resources:

• Brennan Center for Justice Guide to Laws Against Intimidation of Voters and Election Workers
• Brennan Center for Justice state and federal law guides on laws against intimidation of voters and election workers
• Call 866-OUR-VOTE hotline or use 866ourvote.org.

Accessible Voting Methods: The Future of Democracy

Watch the video with embedded captions here.

Additional Resources:

• Slides from the program
• National Conference of State Legislatures resource on Electronic Ballot Return
• Voter Accessibility: State of Hawaii Office of Elections
• Election Assistance Commission Resources for Voters With Disabilities

Note: this program was recorded on October 9, 2024. The date seen on the first slide in the video is a typographical error.

How Election Officials Should Approach Voter Outreach

Watch the video with embedded captions here.

Additional Resources:

• Chicago Board of Elections website
• Why You Can Trust the Voting Machines

Ballot Handling: Casting Your Ballot Safely and Legally

Watch the video with embedded captions here.

Additional Resources:

• National Conference of State Legislatures resource on ballot collection laws by state
• Brennan Center for Justice Voting Laws Roundup: September 2024

Ballot Curing: Educating Voters and Reforming Procedures

Watch the video with embedded captions here.

Additional Resources:

• Georgia My Voter Page
• Vote.org Ballot Tracker Tool