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.
Have questions or need help voting? Call 1-888-API-VOTE (1-888-274-8683).
Bilingual assistance is available in English, Mandarin (普通話), Cantonese (廣東話), Korean (한국어), Vietnamese (tiếng Việt), Tagalog, Urdu (اردو), Hindi (हिंदी), Bengali/Bangla (বাংলা) and Punjabi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ).
Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC and APIA Vote run the 1-888-API-VOTE hotline, where voters can get assistance and have questions answered about voting and the elections. In the weeks leading up to the General Election, this hotline will be live. Throughout the rest of the year, calls to the hotline will be answered within 24 hours.
Volunteer for the Hotline
Our hotline will be responding to voicemails and live calls during the early voting period up until the 2024 Presidential Election Day on November 5, 2024.
We are in need of bilingual volunteers in Bangla/Bengali, Cantonese and Mandarin, English, Hindi, Korean, Punjabi, Tagalog, Urdu, and Vietnamese!
We are asking volunteers to respond to voting questions in-language over the phone from Sept. 1 to Oct. 6, 2024, on a voicemail return basis during the early voting period leading up to Election Day on November 5, 2024.
In the days closer leading up to Election Day, we are asking volunteers to respond to live election questions in-language over the phone from Oct. 7 to Nov. 5, 2024.The hotline will remain open year-round on a voicemail return basis after Election Day.
No knowledge or experience in elections or voting is required! We will provide each volunteer with the necessary training. You can sign up for an upcoming 1 hour training below:
Voter Hotline Fall 2024 Training Calendar
- Sign up for Sunday, October 6th at 2:00 PM ET/1:00 PM CT/11:00 AM PT
- Sign up for Wednesday, October 9th at 5:30 PM ET/4:30 PM CT/2:30 PM PT
- Sign up for Sunday, October 13th at 2:00 PM ET/1:00 PM CT/11:00 AM PT
- Sign up for Sunday, October 20th at 2:00 PM ET/1:00 PM CT/11:00 AM PT
- Sign up for Wednesday, October 23rd at 8:00 PM ET/7:00 PM CT/5:00PM PT
- Sign up for Sunday, October 27th at 2:00 PM ET/1:00 PM CT/11:00 AM PT
- Sign up for November 3rd at 2:00 PM ET/1:00 PM CT/11:00 AM PT5
Can’t make any of the above training dates or have questions about volunteering? Email Jean Ger, Civic Engagement and Volunteer Coordinator, at jger@advancingjustice-aajc.org
Note: Legal professionals needing to complete pro-bono hours can log hours volunteered for our API Voter Hotline program.
No knowledge or experience in elections or voting is required! We will provide each volunteer with the necessary training.