On Election Day, Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC and APIA Vote will be administering a national Asian-language Election Protection hotline, 1-888-API-VOTE (1-888-274-8683).  
Learn more about the hotline and sign-up to volunteer here.


The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) is currently recruiting volunteers for their Exit Poll and Voter Protection project. The voter survey and poll monitoring are conducted each year, are national in scope and mobilize thousands of trained volunteers from law firms, law schools, and community groups.

In past elections, Asian Americans have faced a series of barriers in exercising their right to vote, including segregated "Asian" voting lines. When the news media reported on election results, Asian Americans were overlooked. In response, AALDEF has conducted a non-partisan exit poll of Asian American voters to document Asian American voting patterns and instances of anti-Asian voter disenfranchisement. In certain states, AALDEF has also monitored the elections for compliance with the federal Voting Rights Act, which mandates bilingual ballots and forbids anti-Asian voter discrimination.

In the 2012 elections, 850 volunteers polled 9,096 Asian American voters in 14 states and Washington, DC. All it takes is one training session and a three-hour commitment on Election Day. All volunteers are required to attend a training.

The training session will be held on this Thursday, October 20, at Ropes & Gray LLP, 800 Boylston St around lunchtime.

Questions? Contact votingrights@aaldef.org
Sign-up online.
Learn more about AALDEF's program here.