On August 11 — primary election day — CVI’s rapid response team patrolled polling locations across Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls. Volunteers checked that everything was running smoothly, signage was correct, and watched for any voter infringement.

It was a practice run for the general election, and the results were encouraging: voters exercised their constitutional rights without a hitch. Meanwhile, CVI’s Rule of Law group worked right up until the last minute to get out the vote, and the Conversing for Unity team spent the day out chatting with neighbors.

Rule of Law is now building GOTV efforts around state universities, colleges, and technical schools. The general election infrastructure is already being built — one polling location, one campus, one conversation at a time.