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Cooley said in an announcement on its website on 4 November 2026 that more than 100 of its attorneys are supporting the Election Protection voter hotline during the 2026 midterm elections. The firm said its pro bono partner, Maureen Alger, was quoted in the National Law Journal about Cooley’s nonpartisan election protection efforts.
Key points
- Cooley said more than 100 of its attorneys are supporting the Election Protection voter hotline.
- Cooley said it is hosting the Mid-Atlantic Call Center and the Virginia Field Command Center.
- Cooley said its attorneys are assisting with election misinformation monitoring in coordination with the Legal Defense Fund.
- Cooley said its attorneys are also serving as poll monitors through other nonpartisan organisations.
Nonpartisan hotline work
According to the announcement, Cooley’s involvement spans several strands of nonpartisan election work during the midterms. The firm said that, alongside staffing call centres for the voter hotline, its attorneys are monitoring election misinformation in coordination with the Legal Defense Fund, and separately acting as poll monitors through other nonpartisan organisations.
Quote from Maureen Alger
Maureen Alger, a partner based in Palo Alto, said the work “gives Cooley lawyers and professional staff an opportunity to help voters access reliable information and exercise their right to participate in the electoral process.”