Protect Our Vote NC
In 2020, we mobilized around voter education and access, launching both state based and multi-state voter protection programs. Our state based program, Protect Our Vote NC (POV NC), launched with a voter engagement event in Winston-Salem featuring NBA Star Chris Paul. We provided PPE and helped spread awareness of our free, statewide, nonpartisan voter protection hotlines 888-our-vote. Forward Justice attorneys and advocates staff this hotline, specializing in fielding all complaints of voter intimidation or racial injustice. Our team also staffs 877-880-VOTE, a dedicated “Second Chance Voter” hotline for voters who have been directly impacted by the criminal legal system.
In 2020, we also launched our partnership with The Poor People’s Campaign (PPC) and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF) to provide voter protection support in key states during general electoral cycles: Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Texas.