As voters cast their ballots by mail or in person during early voting and on Election Day, Common Cause Minnesota is urging voters who experience problems voting to call the national nonpartisan Election Protection hotline (866-OURVOTE) to report issues and get help from trained volunteers.

“Nothing should stand in the way of Minnesota voters making their voice heard by voting,” said Annastacia Belladonna- Carrera, executive director of Common Cause Minnesota. “While we are expecting both increased voter confusion and historic turnout in this year’s election, it is important that every Minnesota voter knows there are nonpartisan volunteers standing by on the 866-OUR-VOTE Election Protection hotline and outside polling places across the state to answer their questions if they run into issues voting.” We are here to support our counties and city election officials in the great work that they do as we have been for years.

Common Cause Minnesota and Election Protection partners will have in-person or roving nonpartisan volunteers monitoring polling places statewide and in your community.

They will have “Election Protection” clearly marked on t-shirts, lawn signs, face masks or buttons located 100ft. from polling place location. Additionally, Common Cause volunteers across the country will be monitoring social media to track election-related disinformation and provide accurate content to voters.

Common Cause Minnesota is encouraging media outlets and news editors to promote the 866-OUR-VOTE Election Protection hotline on their websites, broadcasts, and social media accounts as a nonpartisan resource for voters.

Because of the number of changes to our election process this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing litigation, Common Cause MN is also encouraging media outlets and news editors to promote other important information to voters, including: Absentee ballots can be returned in person to the address on the return envelope and must be delivered by 3 p.m. on Election Day. Ballots returned by mail must be postmarked on or before Election Day (November 3, 2020) and received by your county within the next seven calendar days (November 10).

Voters can track the status of your ballot and confirm that it was received and counted.