At Democracy Volunteers, we want to make election observation an activity which anyone from the community can take part in, in order to strengthen our democracy. There are a few items which aid in our observations – such as having a mobile phone which can connect to the internet to submit data from polling stations, or a portable charger to keep the battery charged on your phone. These are essential for our operations on polling day. However, if you do not have these you can inform the core team of this, and they will pair you up with an observer who does. This will not impact your ability to participate in an observation.
You will also be provided with the majority of the equipment you will need by our core team. This will include items such as an observer handbook which are supplied free of any charge.