Project Sentinel trains and deploys certified, professional poll watchers to targeted precincts in Virginia, Pennsylvania, Georgia, and Arizona for the 2026 midterm elections. We train you. We place you. We stand with you.
Poll watching is a legal right in every state — and in 2026, it is one of the most consequential civic roles an American can fill. A Sentinel-trained poll watcher is not a passive observer. They are a trained, certified, legally credentialed civilian whose documented presence and real-time reporting makes legal action possible when voter suppression occurs.
Project Sentinel goes beyond standard poll watcher training. We provide state-specific certification, intensive skills training in documentation and legal referral protocols, direct relationships with pre-positioned legal teams, and Election Day support through a structured rapid response network.
The infrastructure that exists on the morning of November 3rd is the infrastructure we will have. We are building it now.
Federal agents in communities of color in swing-state precincts. Armed presence suppresses turnout without a word spoken. Sentinels document, report, and trigger legal response.
Millions removed from rolls without notice. Sentinels ensure purged voters know their right to a provisional ballot and document wrongful denials for same-day legal action.
Coordinated challenge campaigns at the poll book. Sentinels know challenge procedures cold — and know the difference between a legal challenge and illegal intimidation.
Machines fail in targeted precincts. Sentinels document wait times by precinct — the evidentiary foundation for emergency motions seeking extended polling hours.
Any conduct designed to make a voter feel unsafe, unwelcome, or uncertain. Sentinels document precisely and immediately — time, location, badge numbers, exact conduct, named witnesses.
Voters issued provisional ballots when they should receive regular ballots, or denied provisional ballots when they are entitled to them. Sentinels know the rules and ensure they are followed.
Submit your application. Rolling admissions — we review and respond within two weeks. Tell us your state and availability.
Complete your state's official poll watcher certification — the legal credential that gets you in the room. We guide you through the process.
Momentum Rising's state-specific training: documentation protocols, legal rights, ICE response, provisional ballot rules, chain of command, and legal partner contacts.
A full simulation: incident occurs, you document, coordinator receives, legal partner drafts motion within one hour. If it doesn't work in the drill, we fix it.
Confirmed placement at a specific precinct with all logistics, legal contacts, reporting protocols, and day-of chain of command finalized.
You deploy. You protect. You document. You report. Every incident you observe and record goes into the evidentiary record that makes legal action possible.
We are accepting Sentinel applications for Virginia, Pennsylvania, Georgia, and Arizona. Training begins in May. Election Day is November 3, 2026.
If you are a U.S. citizen who is eligible to serve as a poll watcher in your state and you are committed to doing this work with professionalism, precision, and calm — we want you.
We review applications on a rolling basis and respond within two weeks.
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. We will contact you within two weeks of receiving your application.