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NACo attendees share wisdom, gratitude for legal service
August 2025
EOLDN engages county officials from 36 states at NACo
The Election Official Legal Defense Network advertised our legal service to election workers at the National Association of Counties Annual Conference and Exposition in Philadelphia. NACo, which celebrated its 90th anniversary this year, gathers county officials who shape national policies and share best practices.
EOLDN was also joined by our research colleagues at the Center for Election Innovation & Research. They presented their recent recommendations on voter registration modernization and security to an appreciative audience of election officials who had plenty of questions.
At the EOLDN booth, we spoke to officials from 36 states about election administration in their counties. We were glad to hear that election work is respected and election workers remain unintimidated in many counties. But others reported that election workers continue to be threatened and targeted by partisan actors seeking to manipulate election results.
If you are an election official dealing with job-related abuse and are not getting the legal support that you need, please consider submitting a confidential request for help on our website. Our experienced in-network attorneys are ready to assist you.
Celebrating National Poll Worker Recruitment Day
Today, on National Poll Worker Recruitment Day, we encourage members of the public to take part in the election administration process by signing up to be a poll worker. It’s one of the best ways to play a hands-on role in strengthening our democracy.
The CEIR Research Team recently teamed up with The Elections Group to host a webinar titled “Recruitment and Retention: Understanding Poll Workers’ Motivations and Beliefs.” Poll worker recruitment is a challenge in many counties, and hostility toward election workers can make it even more difficult. In the webinar, researchers discussed who volunteers to be a poll worker, how poll workers think about their role, and how recruiting trusted groups may improve trust in elections.
EOLDN featured at first-of-its-kind CLC Pro Bono Summit
EOLDN was honored to attend the first-of-its-kind Colorado Lawyers Committee’s Pro Bono Summit, which convened legal aid organizations, law firms, and nonprofits to explore ways to expand pro bono service in Colorado.
EOLDN leadership, along with members of the CLC Election Task Force, served as subject matter experts for a featured discussion about elections concerns and ways that pro bono lawyers can support voters and election administrators.
The Election Task Force has been monitoring the Colorado election process and working to ensure access to the polls in Colorado since 2004.
What's happening at CEIR
CEIR’s Roundup of Recent Efforts to Undermine Future Elections
Over 500 people registered to attend CEIR’s latest public webinar, “Examining Recent Efforts to Undermine Future Elections.” CEIR Executive Director David Becker addressed issues such as the elections executive order, actions by the DOJ, and continued, baseless rhetoric about stolen elections, as well as the implications of these actions for election officials and all Americans.
Webinar: Protecting Colorado’s Election Workers & Officials
Watch last month’s EOLDN webinar with Colorado election officials Matt Crane and Molly Fitzpatrick.
What is EOLDN?
EOLDN matches experienced pro bono attorneys with election officials who have been harassed and intimidated on the job or who fear targeting simply for doing their jobs.
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Attorneys: Join our network
Please forward this message to attorney contacts so EOLDN is prepared for 2025 and beyond. We need all types of attorneys, as election officials can experience a wide variety of legal issues stemming from their duties, and many simply need general guidance. Learn about joining the network as a pro bono attorney or as a law firm.
Interested in helping us recruit other attorneys or firms into the network? We can help you present EOLDN to other lawyers. For more information, email outreach@eoldn.org.
READ COVERAGE OF THREATS TO ELECTION OFFICIALS
Trump and his allies mount a pressure campaign against US elections ahead of the midterms | CNN
As CEIR’s David Becker explained, election officials are “surfing on quick sand,” as they navigate executive orders, DOJ information requests, and potential mid-decade redistricting.
Despite grand claims, a new report shows noncitizen voting hasn’t materialized | NPR
CEIR’s Research Team reviewed years of public disclosures about noncitizen voting. Becker said, “even states that are looking everywhere to try to amplify the numbers of noncitizens … when they actually look, they find a surprisingly, shockingly small number.”