1. Check Your Registration!

Even if you don't think you need to, do a quick check online to make sure your registration is active.   While you are there make sure your name and address are correct!

In Virginia, go to the Virginia Citizen's Portal to check or update your registration.

If not in Virginia, go to https://www.vote.org/am-i-registered-to-vote/.

2. Know Your Ballot!

All Virginians will vote for:

- 1 US Senate

- 1 US House

- 3 VA Constitutional Amendments 

Depending on your locality you may also have local or special elections.  Research before you go and vote the whole ballot!

Go to your Virginia locality's election website to review YOUR sample ballot, or go to https://bluevoterguide.org/.

3. Vote Early! 

Early voting starts on Friday, September 18.

Bank your vote early and send a message that Virginia is ready to vote!  Voting by Mail? Drop-off your ballot at a drop box location rather than returning via USPS.   Be sure to drop off your ballot early! 

Go to your Virginia locality's election website to review the locations and hours of operations for early voting centers.

Get Involved

Sign Up to be a Poll Worker! 

Sign up here for Virginia.  For other states go to https://www.powerthepolls.org/signup .

Download & Hand Out Materials

Go to our downloads page to get the 2026 Elections Zine and hand them out whever you are!  Find opportunities to engage with voters on our event calendar.

Find Volunteer Opportunities, Get Yard Signs, and More!

Your local democratic party will be organizing voter registration drives, canvassing shifts, and other support mechanisms for your state's candidates.

• Fairfax County Dems: here.

  • https://www.fairfaxdemocrats.org/beyond -> Learn how to support 4 key VA congressional candidates outside of NOVA.  Fairfax County voters spoke decisively in April – 70% voted to support redistricted congressional lines. The Virginia Supreme Court tried to overturn the will of our voters. Now it is our chance to respond.   Currently, Virginia has six Democratic U.S. House representatives and five republican representatives. Our goal is to flip four of those five seats red-to-blue, replacing those Republicans with quality Democratic candidates. 

• Loudoun County Dems: here. 

• Prince William County:  here. 

Write Letters!

Sign up for Vote Forward to send personal letters and voter guides to voters in battleground states. More personal (and harder to ignore) than a text message. 

Phone or Text Bank!

Sign up for one virtual phone bank or text bank through Swing Left or Mobilize for a candidate running to represent you, or in a competitive race in your state. The first shift will include training. 

Donate to Candidates!

Give ten dollars directly to candidates you support through their own campaign site rather than an aggregator. Small direct donations fund door hangers and gas, which is what those campaigns actually run on.