Voting Rights
In order to fully participate in our democracy, Asian Americans must exercise the right to vote in local, state, and national elections. Unfortunately, racial discrimination in voting still exists. We work to eliminate discriminatory barriers to voting and to increase access to the ballot for all voters. Learn more about our language access work.
Making the Asian American Voice Heard
By advocating for the restoration and enforcement of the Voting Rights Act (VRA), and facilitating training, education, and advocacy around voter-related issues that affect Asian Americans like language assistance, voter suppression, and election reform, we strengthen all communities' ability to participate in the democratic process.
Voter Hotline
Advancing Justice | AAJC and APIA Vote run a hotline where voters can get answers to their questions about voting and receive assistance in nine Asian languages. Call 1-888-API-VOTE or 1-888-274-8683 for assistance. Assistance is available in Arabic, Bengali, Cantonese, English, Hindi, Hmong, Japanese, Korean, Khmer, Mandarin, Punjabi, Tagalog, Thai, Urdu and Vietnamese.
Once again, APIAVote and Advancing Justice | AAJC will be hosting the hotline leading up to Election Day and we are looking for bilingual volunteers in Arabic, Bengali, Cantonese, English, Hindi, Hmong, Japanese, Korean, Khmer, Mandarin, Punjabi, Tagalog, Thai, Urdu and Vietnamese. If you are interested in volunteering again this year, please use the link below.
Leading up to election day 2024, we are asking volunteers to respond to live election questions in-language over the phone from Mon October 7 - Tues Nov 4. Volunteers can sign up for a 4 hour shift on Weekdays: 9am - 9pm ET, 4-hr shifts & Weekends: 9am - 6pm ET. The hotline will be live on Election Day November 5th 6am - 11 pm ET. Volunteers can sign up for shifts from 6am – 11am ET, 11am – 4pm ET, 4pm – 10pm ET, and 10pm - 11pm ET. NO knowledge or experience in elections or voting is required. We will provide each volunteer with the necessary training.
WHAT:
• We are looking for bilingual volunteers to answer questions IN-LANGUAGE about the elections over voice call and via text
• NO knowledge or experience with voting needed. Training is provided.
WHEN: Oct. 7, 2024 - Nov. 5, 2024
SIGN UP:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdiFl6tIrFyVDkjo9M3T5f-R9bDB9ssIwT4fQ6KwopRhzFeiw/viewform
2024 General Election Factsheets
Download our 2024 Election fact sheet in: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Khmer, and Tagalog
Your Right. Your Vote.
Have you experienced voter discrimination or intimidation at the polls? Tell your story at WeVoteWeCount.org so we can raise visibility around this critical issue and preserve access to the ballot for all.
2020 Asian American Voter Survey
Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC, Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote (APIAVote), and AAPI Data released the findings from their bi-annual Asian American Voter Survey, the longest-running survey of Asian American voters.
Since 2012, this comprehensive, multilingual survey has revealed what issues matter most to this fastest growing part of the electorate and how those issues are consequential to their voting decisions.
Events
Vote Early Day
We are a premier partner for the first-ever Vote Early Day, taking place Saturday, October 24, 2020!
Voting early reduces lines on Election Day and ensures that Americans don’t have to choose between public health and civic duty. Sign up here to get involved. Follow @VoteEarlyDay on social media and engage using the hashtags #VoteEarly and #VoteReady.
National Voter Registration Day
We were excited to once again be part of a national effort to strengthen our democracy by registering voters on September 22, 2020, or National Voter Registration Day. Voter registration is more important than ever as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, and it’s up to all of us to do our part to make sure that every American who wants to can vote in a safe way this November. Register to vote here.