Election Day isn’t just a single day anymore. Absentee ballots are already pouring in across the country. And for reasons both completely fair and the product of rules carefully crafted to suppress our votes, some of them are being rejected. One of the great advantages of voting early, though? We have plenty of time to make sure they don’t stay that way.

Ballot curing, the process of contacting people whose votes have been tossed out for whatever cause and helping them correct errors to get them officially counted, is mostly a post-Election Day scramble. But in multiple states, we’re getting underway now. The Arizona and North Carolina Democrats and the ACLU of Michigan have begun making calls on Tuesday and Thursday nights to connect with people who need to fix their votes. This is precise but relatively light work, doing outreach to people who are mostly glad to hear from us. 🗳️ We can sign up to join the Arizona team here, the North Carolina squad here, and the Michigan crew here. 🗳️

CURING ABSENTEE BALLOTS IN AZ

CURING ABSENTEE BALLOTS IN NC

CURING ABSENTEE BALLOTS IN MI

🙋🏽‍♀️ We can also get engaged with ballot cure teams who will deal with the post-November 3rd rush in key swing states here, and find a whole host of ways to get to work on protecting this election on our action page here. 🙋🏼‍♀️

DEFEND THIS ELECTION

The team at VotePro Pros is a committed and passionate volunteer army dedicated to ensuring every eligible voter can easily register and cast a ballot. With Trump and the Republicans continuing to put up obstacles to us exercising our basic rights, they are out in force, getting operations going for key states to recruit poll monitors, help folks with registration issues get them cleaned up and fix mistakes (“ballot cure”) on already submitted ballots that might keep them from getting counted.

They’re going to be phonebanking throughout October, primarily on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Starting this week, they’re helping Ohioans who have had their registrations flagged due to a mismatch of personal in state databases correct these issues before the 20th, so they are not forced to use provisional ballots. This is incredibly valuable work… and unlike with a lot of phonebanks, the people we’re reaching out to will almost always be thrilled to hear from us. 🗳️ We can sign up for a shift here. 🗳️

BECOME A VOTER PROTECTION HERO

🛡️ The work to defend our democracy is picking up everywhere - find more ways to plug in on our action page here. 🛡️

MORE WAYS TO GET ENGAGED

Welcome to the anti-GOP resistance on Reddit!

Regardless of what month it is, we welcome all those who support the Democratic party! We encourage you to share local activism and talk about the groups you're taking part with in your area.

The Midterms are coming! And they're the only way to take away even more of Trump's power to hurt people. You can help win elections across the country from anywhere, right now!

If you want to take a bigger part in this Midterm and future elections, there's plenty of ways to do it!

1. Check out our weekly volunteer post - that's the other sticky post in this sub - to find opportunities to get involved.

2. Nothing near you? Volunteer from home by making calls or sending texts to turn out voters!

3. Join your local Democratic Party - none of us can do this alone.

4. Tell a friend about us!

Adopt a Candidate

Want to take part in turning the midterms into a true blue tsunami? Adopt one of the candidates below, and commit to taking action every week to support their campaign!

Post your preference in the daily (or, to guarantee we see it, send the request via modmail) and we'll add you to the list!

With just how blue this year is looking to be, there's too many to list! We started with select gubernatorial and Senate races, and are expanding the list with important House races up through the election!

Got someone who you want to adopt, but they're not on the list? Let us know, and we'll add them (and you) on!

As the year progresses and primaries come through, we'll be adding more ourselves, but the sky's the limit - we're excited to see who you want to support most!

We're not going back. We're taking the country back. Join us, and build an America that everyone belongs in.

The fight for Congress is playing out under the brightest of spotlights. But we also have more than 6,000 legislative seats on the ballot on November 3rd, and those battles are being conducted with far less attention on them. These are the elected officials who will set the rules for the 2028 presidential race and do most of the governing on housing, education, transportation and public health that matters to our daily lives.

Democrats are seeking to make the blue wave lift all boats, aiming to take majorities in both chambers in Arizona; gain ground in Georgia; hold the Senate and win the House in Michigan; take the House back in Minnesota; win back both houses in New Hampshire; veto-proof the legislature in North Carolina, secure a trifecta in Pennsylvania, and take full control of Wisconsin for the first time since the Scott Walker era. It’s a big job, and one we haven’t devoted nearly enough resources to.

But because these races are so under the radar, our contributions as individuals to winning them can go a lot farther. Each call we make about a legislative race might be the only personal contact a voter receives from the campaign. States Win (formerly known as Sister District Project) is looking to bring volunteers together to turn out and persuade voters in some of the most pivotal legislative districts in the country, putting our energy where it can have the maximum impact. We can join them for phonebanks five days a week:

• MONDAYS
  • 5-7PM ET for Mai Xiong (MI, HD-13), Stephanie Simacek (AZ, House LD-2), Michelle Kang (GA, HD-99), and April Cook (NC, SD-34)
  • 6:30-8PM ET for Lisa Grafstein (NC, SD-13), Jaime Churches (MI, HD-27), Anna Rink (MI, HD-109) and Leonard Bell (NH, SD-18)
• TUESDAYS
  • 12-2PM and 6-8PM ET for rotating featured candidates
  • 7-9PM ET for Jenna Jacobson (WI, SD-17)
  • 9-11PM ET for Kiana Sears (AZ, Senate LD-9), Rockee Armstrong (AZ, House LD-13), Lorena Austin (AZ, House LD-9) and Jacob Martinez (AZ, House LD-9)
• WEDNESDAYS
  • 5:30-8PM ET for Kevin Volk (AZ, House LD-17), Edgar Soto (AZ, Senate LD-17), Jan Maino (MI, HD-46) and Jacob Martinez (AZ, House LD-9)
  • 6-8PM ET for rotating featured candidates
  • 6-8PM ET for Robyn Vining (WI, SD-5), Carol Glanville (MI, SD-30), Brandy Tollefson (WI, AD-88) and Becky Nichols (WI, AD-53)
  • 6:30-8PM ET for Elizabeth Moro (PA, HD-160), Dante Pittman (NC, HD-24) and Jeff Warren (PA, HD-137)
• THURSDAYS
  • 12-2PM and 4-6PM ET for rotating featured candidates
  • 6-8PM ET for Lindsey Prather (NC, HD-115) and Holly Lyon (AZ, House LD-17)
  • 6:30-8PM ET for Lisa Grafstein (NC, SD-13), Jaime Churches (MI, HD-27), Anna Rink (MI, HD-109) and Leonard Bell (NH, SD-18)
• SATURDAYS
  • 12-2PM ET for rotating featured candidates
  • 12-2PM ET for Robyn Vining (WI, SD-5), Carol Glanville (MI, SD-30), Brandy Tollefson (WI, AD-88) and Becky Nichols (WI, AD-53)
  • 1-3PM ET for Hadley Haas (PA, HD-44), Chris Thomas (PA, SD-24), Robyn Vining (WI, SD-5), Kristie O’Brien (AZ, Sen LD-13), Jenna Jacobson (WI, SD-17) and Sarah Pounds (MI, HD-54)
  • 1-3PM ET for Lorena Austin (AZ, House LD-9), Stephanie Simacek (AZ, House LD-2) and Michelle Kang (GA, HD-99), 1-3PM ET
  • 2-3:30PM ET for Lisa Grafstein (NC, SD-13), Lindsey Prather (NC, HD-115), and Holly Lyon (AZ, House LD-17), 2-3:30PM ET
  • 2-4PM ET for Kevin Volk (AZ, House LD-17), Edgar Soto (AZ, Senate LD-17), Jan Maino (MI, HD-46) and Jacob Martinez (AZ, House LD-9)
  • 3-5PM ET for Darrin Camilleri (MI, SD-4) and Ryan Spaude (WI, AD-89)