How you can protect democracy
THe Democracy Playbook
Protecting our elections takes all of us. Here are easy, important actions you can take to help ensure our elections are free and fair.
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Why Your Actions Matter
Join young leaders in Washington DC this September (opens a new window)
Build a civic habit with Zivic (opens a new window)
Discover your civic superpower (opens a new window)
Ask better questions of your public officials (opens a new window)
Students: help your campus get ready to vote (opens a new window)
Train to protect voters in your community (opens a new window)
Understand the cost of deportations in your community (opens a new window)
Know the voting rules in your state (opens a new window)
Get informed and ask better questions at the ballot box (opens a new window)
Join the Voting Rights Day of Action (opens a new window)
Nonprofits: engage your community in the 2026 elections (opens a new window)
Get election news you can trust (opens a new window)
Bring your neighbors together (opens a new window)
Understand the election denial landscape (opens a new window)
Become a nonpartisan election observer (opens a new window)
Become a poll worker (opens a new window)
Have a say in how your community spends public money (opens a new window)
Volunteer your legal expertise to defend democracy (opens a new window)
Understand how AI affects our democracy (opens a new window)
Help your community vote safely and freely (opens a new window)
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Read more about threats to the midterms
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Deceive, Disrupt, Deny in full effect
- Protecting Elections
- Research & Analysis
- Reports
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Frequently asked questions about the 2026 midterm elections
- Protecting Elections
- Research & Analysis
- Explainer
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How the Trump administration plans to interfere with the 2026 elections
- Protecting Elections
Can I Make a Difference?
Protecting democracy starts with you
We are not helpless. Start with what is closest to you and let your actions ripple outward.
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Learn. Start with what you can control.
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Build Community. Extend to the people you influence.
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Engage in Political Action. Support the institutions we all rely on.
What Actions Make Possible
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Defending Maine communities from federal surveillance and intimidation
- Stopping the Consolidation of Power
- Litigation
- Case Documents
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Constitutional gatekeepers: The history and role of grand juries
- Stopping the Consolidation of Power
- Research & Analysis
- Reports
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Challenging the federal use of chemical weapons against Portland residents
- Stopping the Consolidation of Power
- Litigation
- Case Documents
