Absentee Ballot Protect Canvass Project

ABSENTEE BALLOT PROTECT CANVASS PROJECT STATEWIDE Disability Rights NC Disability Rights North Carolina (DRNC) is a legal advocacy agency that fights for the rights of people with disabilities in North Carolina. In coalition with other partners DRNC is working to ensure that absentee ballots that have been timely cast by eligible and registered North Carolina voters are counted. Law student and paralegal volunteers will attend county cavass meetings across the state October 5 - November 13. To serve as a canvass monitor and receive pro bono credit, you must be enrolled in law school. Monitors are required to: • Be able to serve at one canvass between October 5 and November 13, 2020. • Have access to a computer/tablet or cell phone with reliable internet access; • Have avid note taking skills • Be able to attend a two-hour online training; Travel stipends are available for students willing to monitor in counties besides their home or school county. To volunteer sign up at https://forms.gle/cVCEEnbNzU8sRhjJA. QUESTIONS? Contact Kenya Myers kenya.myers@disabilityrightsnc.org