This is a critical election season. 

Between extreme gerrymandering, reduced enforcement of the Voting Rights Act, and constant fear-mongering about election security despite lack of evidence that could actually hold up in a court of law, it is more important than ever to get as many eligible people engaged in the electoral process as possible. 

Here are some ideas for ways to get involved, locally & nationwide.

Get Out the Vote Locally

1. Contact the PCO for your precinct for your preferred party, and ask how you can help get out the vote directly in your neighborhood.
2. Adopt a local candidate or topic on the ballot this year, and donate money and/or volunteer to get it over the line (canvassing, phone banking, etc)

Get Out the Vote Nationally

1. Adopt a candidate outside your district (elsewhere within WA state, or elsewhere in the country), and donate money and/or volunteer (canvassing, phone banking, etc).
2. Consider also helping in a race or two down-ballot of your adopted candidate
   • Voter participation matters for the whole ballot, and adding support for down ballot candidates can result in a boost to the candidate at the top of the ticket even without directly providing money to or canvassing for that top of the ticket candidate. 
3. Resources:
   1. https://2026.indivisible.org/
      • Outlines Indivisible National's game plan for helping push for candidates who will stand up for democracy and push back against the corrupting influence of big money in our politics. Scroll to the bottom of the page for a list of nationally endorsed candidates, and upcoming phone banking events listed below that. 
   2. https://www.yallvote.org/
      • Supports progressive voices in the southern US states

Protect the Vote

1. Learn how the attempts to sow doubt about the security of our elections actively harms our democracy
   • And why their claims around fraudulent voting & the need for stronger frictions to vote don't hold up to scrutiny (neither mathematically nor in court)
2. Get familiar with and learn how to counter the tactics of voter suppression (a much more common, long standing, & accelerating practice) 
   • Similarly, learn about the strategies folks are building to counter the exceedingly dangerous tactic of people in power simply refusing to accept the results of an election when they don't like them.  
3. Resources:
   1. https://indivisible.org/campaigns/our-vote/
      1. Indivisible National's "Hands Off Our Vote" campaign, which will include trainings, resources, reminders, and highlights on what each of us can do to support eligible voters being able to cast their votes, have those votes counted, and have the duly elected individuals seated.
   2. https://www.vopropros.com/
      • Voter Protection Professionals focuses on making sure all eligible votes are counted by
        • Help staff live hotlines help that voters navigate questions and challenges with access to voting
        • Help with ballot curing (helping voters minor problems that to ensure their vote is counted)

Find an action that works for you

 Join a Local Initiative

Individual Actions for All
Direct actions every person can take on their own. These actions are small, but the more people doing even one thing from this list, the bigger impact we can have together.

In order to defeat fascism:

• We don't all have to do everything
• We don't all have to do the same thing
• But we do all have to do something

Many of these are in early stages. Join our mailing list to stay informed

Develop a robust network of neighborhood-level community organizing 
Lean into community building that can enhance all manner of mutual aid & hyper-local organizing.

Streamline our strategy for urgent same-day protests
Develop a streamlined process for activating an organized community response to breaking national news that requires a strong, swift and visible public response. 

Build up Kitsap County's WAISN Rapid Response  team
Build the muscle for rapidly responding to things like ICE activity in our county to ensure their activities are fully documented and that support is available to impacted families & communities. 

Elect leaders in 2026 that will fight for us
Use our primaries and elections to elect reps who will fight for us, as part of the broader initiative of Indivisible 2026 -- and make sure our votes are counted, and duly elected representatives are seated. 

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