🚨 102 Days Until Election Day! 🚨 Election Calendar, Activists' Lists, and Donation Links (updated frequently)
ALERT! Less than 3 months until registration deadlines in several states – so let’s go out and register voters!
Also – if anything is done by mail, be sure to mail things in WELL IN ADVANCE. Remember, we’re still dealing with DeJoy’s postal system!
I'll be updating this list frequently until General Election Day, including links and other info.
Please let me know if there are any broken links, or incorrect or incomplete information, and I will make the necessary corrections.
Oh, and also feel free to copy & paste all this info onto other platforms, your Facebook, social media, etc.
2024 Election Calendar
Tue. July 30
Arizona state primary
Thu. August 1
Tennessee state primary
Tue. August 6
Kansas state primary
Michigan state primary
Missouri state primary
Washington state primary
Sat. August 10
Hawaii state primary
Tue. August 13
Connecticut state primary
Minnesota state primary
Vermont state primary
Wisconsin state primary
Mon. August 19 – Thu. August 22
Democratic National Convention, Chicago
Tue. August 20
Alaska state primary
Florida state primary
Wyoming state primary
Tue. September 3
Massachusetts state primary
Tue. September 10
Delaware state primary
New Hampshire state primary
Rhode Island state primary
Presidential debate, ABC, 9:00 p.m. EDT. Location TBA.
Mon. September 16
Pennsylvania: in-person absentee (early voting) begins. This will be the first votes cast in the 2024 General Election.
Wed. September 18
Trump's sentencing hearing in New York.
Missouri: in-person absentee voting, with excuse (early voting) begins
Fri. September 20
Minnesota: in-person absentee (early voting) begins
South Dakota: in-person absentee (early voting) begins
Virginia: in-person absentee (early voting) begins
Mon. September 23
Mississippi: in-person absentee voting begins (early voting)
Thu. September 26
Illinois: early voting begins
Tue. October 1
Vermont: early voting begins
Sat. October 5
Louisiana: voter registration deadline (the first registration deadline of the 2024 General Election).
North Dakota: no voter registration required
Sun. October 6
Alaska: voter registration deadline
Maine: in-person absentee (early voting) begins
Rhode Island: voter registration deadline
South Carolina: voter registration deadline
Tennessee: voter registration deadline
Mon. October 7
Arizona: voter registration deadline
Arkansas: voter registration deadline
Florida: voter registration deadline
Georgia: voter registration deadline
Indiana: voter registration deadline
Kentucky: voter registration deadline
Mississippi: voter registration deadline
Montana: voter registration deadline
Montana: in-person absentee (early voting) begins
Nebraska: in-person absentee (early voting) begins
Ohio: voter registration deadline
Texas: voter registration deadline
Tue. October 8
California: in-person absentee (early voting) begins
Illinois: voter registration deadline
Indiana: in-person absentee (early voting) begins
Nevada: voter registration deadline
New Mexico: voter registration deadline
New Mexico: early voting begins
Ohio: in-person absentee (early voting) begins
Wyoming: in-person absentee (early voting) begins
Wed. October 9
Arizona: in-person absentee ballot (early voting) begins
Fri. October 11
Idaho: voter registration deadline
North Carolina: voter registration deadline
Oklahoma: voter registration deadline
Sat. October 12
Delaware: voter registration deadline
Nevada: early voting begins
Mon. October 14
Colorado: voter registration deadline
Tue. October 15
D.C.: voter registration deadline
Georgia: early voting begins
Kansas: voter registration deadline
Maine: voter registration deadline
Maryland: voter registration deadline
Minnesota: voter registration deadline
New Jersey: voter registration deadline
Oregon: voter registration deadline
Virginia: voter registration deadline
West Virginia: voter registration deadline
Wed. October 16
Iowa: in-person absentee (early voting) begins
Kansas: early voting and in-person absentee voting begins
Missouri: voter registration deadline
Rhode Island: early voting begins
Tennessee: early voting begins
Wisconsin: voter registration deadline
Thu. October 17
North Carolina: in-person absentee (early voting) begins
Fri. October 18
Connecticut: voter registration deadline
Louisiana: early voting begins
Nebraska: voter registration deadline
Washington: early voting begins
Sat. October 19
Massachusetts: early voting begins
Mon. October 21
Alabama: voter registration deadline
Alaska: in-person absentee (early voting) begins
Arkansas: early voting begins
California: voter registration deadline (registration also available same-day)
Colorado: early voting begins
Connecticut: early voting begins
Idaho: early voting and in-person absentee voting begins
Iowa: voter registration deadline
Michigan: voter registration deadline
New York: voter registration deadline
Pennsylvania: voter registration deadline
South Carolina: early voting begins
South Dakota: voter registration deadline
Texas: early voting begins
Wyoming: voter registration deadline
Tue. October 22
California: same-day registration and voting begins
Hawaii: early voting begins
Missouri: in-person absentee voting, without excuse (early voting) begins
Utah: early voting begins
Wisconsin: in-person absentee (early voting) begins
Wed. October 23
New Hampshire: voter registration deadline
Kentucky: in-person absentee (early voting), with excuse, begins
West Virginia: early voting begins
Thu. October 24
Maryland: early voting begins
Fri. October 25
Delaware: early voting begins
D.C.: early voting begins
Utah: voter registration deadline
Sat. October 26
Florida: early voting begins
Massachusetts: voter registration deadline
Michigan: early voting begins
New Jersey: early voting begins
New York: early voting begins
Mon. October 28
Hawaii: voter registration deadline
Washington: voter registration deadline
Wed. October 30
Oklahoma: in-person absentee (early voting) begins
Thu. October 31
Kentucky: in-person absentee (early voting), without excuse, begins
Oregon: in-person absentee (early voting) begins
Sun. November 3
Daylight Saving Time ends
Mon. November 4
Vermont: voter registration deadline
Tue. November 5
General Election Day
Get your Election Day countdown clock here:
https://www.270towin.com/2024-countdown-clock/
Register to vote now!
https://www.rockthevote.org/
Check Your Voter Registration Status - Don't Risk Losing Your Voice (posted by qwlauren35)
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100218589191
Go here (courtesy Nevilledog):
https://iwillvote.com/
Sign up to volunteer at the Democratic National Committee's site:
https://democrats.org/
(credit to usonian for this info)
They offer online training for grassroots activism:
https://democrats.org/take-action/
(A screenshot of their "take action" page):
Progressive Turnout Project is the largest voter contact organization in the country, specifically dedicated to mobilizing the Democratic Party and defending democracy. Our mission: rally Democrats to vote.
https://www.turnoutpac.org/
Support Vote Save America!
Vote Save America is the one-stop shop for everything you need to get informed, get involved, and get out the vote in the most important election of our lifetimes.
https://www.votesaveamerica.com
ActBlue is a nonprofit organization that builds tools Democrats count on to run their own small-dollar fundraising programs.
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/introducingactblueexpress
A caveat about ActBlue, thanks to DFW:
"There are plenty of donors (like me) who do not go through Act Blue, but rather send checks. Ergo, the true amount actually donated will be higher. Keep in mind, though, that $151 million donated through Act Blue means Act Blue keeps $6 million and the credit card companies keep another $4 million to $6 million. With checks, the candidates keep 100% of the funds donated. It may be old fashioned, but in tight races where every cent of the campaign budgets count, that margin could matter."
"Not all of our candidates will win. A losing candidate with no personal fortune is still responsible for debts incurred during the campaign. I doubt Act Blue or Mastercard will be stepping in, offering to help out."
Also, from Hermit-The-Prog:
"As for how much goes to Actblue:
“When you give on ActBlue, there’s a 3.95% fee we pass on to the group you supported to cover processing costs. Completing a contribution involves costs related to processing your credit card. We’re legally required to pass along processing costs to the campaign so that we do not make in-kind contributions to them.”
“As a nonprofit, we use tips from donors to pay our bills.”
https://support.actblue.com/donors/contributions/what-happens-to-my-money-when-i-donate/
Staph says: “Concerning ActBlue's credit card fees: I use PayPal, linked to my checking account. No credit card involved. I still choose to pay ActBlue a tip, but I can make it smaller while still giving ActBlue some operating funds. Your mileage may vary.”
Donate to Stop-MAGA and get up to a 900% matching donation! They donate through ActBlue. (Thanks to DallasNE for this info)
https://action.stop-maga.com/0628a3
Want to help Dems from home, no matter where you live? Send postcards! (Info and links below)
Postcards to Swing States needs your help!
Research proves that writing postcards will add more than 130,000 votes, which is three times the number that decided the outcome of the 2020 election in favor of President Biden. Help if you can! Spread the word!
(Credit to Dulcinea for this info)
https://secure.everyaction.com/wWYzSycvi0uyLrKtsMnNXw2?emci=a66cc530-5e11-ef11-96f3-6045bdd9e096&emdi=2705ca7e-cc12-ef11-96f3-6045bdd9e096&ceid=21478646
Write Postcards to Key States through TurnoutPac!
https://www.turnoutpac.org/postcards/
https://secure.everyaction.com/wWYzSycvi0uyLrKtsMnNXw2
Another postcards site -- Postcards to Voters (thanks to Pinback for the info):
https://postcardstovoters.org/
Yet one more postcard site, Activate America (courtesy DBoon):
https://www.activateamerica.vote/postcards
Also, you can write letters to democratic leaning voters in swing states, via Vote Forward (thanks to texasfiddler for this).
https://votefwd.org/about-us
FLIP NC --
North Carolina Democrats created FLIP NC, an all-volunteer grassroots organization, to focus on winning competitive seats in the legislature and courts, with the goal of ending gerrymandering. After the North Carolina Supreme Court upheld Republican lawmakers' gerrymandered maps, FLIP NC has aimed to flip the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals to ensure fair maps in 2030. The organization is aligned with the state Democratic Party's efforts to focus on judicial races and is planning to host canvass sessions in Asheville, Raleigh, and Wendell. FLIP NC aims to convince North Carolinians to fill out the entire ballot, not just the top of the ticket.
https://flipnc.org/
Texas Majority PAC – help turn Texas blue!
https://texasmajoritypac.com/
Omaha Steve's general donation page:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100218885532
Omaha Steve's link to Democratic Underground to elect Kamala Harris:
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/du4biden
What has Kamala Harris accomplished as vice-president, anyway? Some great talking points:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100219214182
Women's March: Take Action To Support Reproductive Freedom!
https://www.womensmarch.com/
Another activist site: "White Women: Answer the Call – Show Up For Kamala Harris"
https://www.answerthecall2024.com/
Support Democratic candidates and nominees!
Competitive U.S. Senate Races, with donation and volunteer links (updated 7/8/2024):
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100219120835
Ruben Gallego for U.S. Senate, Senator Sinema's seat in Arizona!
Volunteer here:
https://gallegoforarizona.com/
Donate here:
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/duforgallego
Competitive U.S. House Races, with donation and volunteer links (updated 7/9/2024):
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100219125036
NE-2: donate to Tony Vargas:
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/duforvargas24
PA-10: Ex-news anchor Janelle Stelson (D) to take on GOP Rep. Scott Perry in Pennsylvania:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100218890195
TX-15: donate to Michelle Vallejo:
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/du4vallejo22
GA-14: Meet General Shawn Harris, the Democrat who seeks to oust Marjorie Taylor Greene:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100219007729
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100218885438
OH-4: Here's Tammie Wilson, the Democrat who aims to unseat Gym Jordan:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100219013331
Donate to Al Green – he's the Texas Democrat who cast the decisive vote against impeaching Alejandro Myorkis (Secretary of Homeland Security) in February:
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/al-green-3
Competitive State Governor Races, with donation and volunteer links (updated 7/12/2024):
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100219141506
States where reproductive rights is on the ballot:
Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Nevada, New York, and probably Arizona, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, and South Dakota.
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/abortion-ballot-measures-2024-elections
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100218829989
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100219035993
(Arkansas has rejected their petition): https://www.democraticunderground.com/100219133434
Blue Voter Guide For Key Battleground States:
Blue Voter Guide For Arizona:
https://bluevoterguide.org/state/arizona
Blue Voter Guide For Florida:
https://bluevoterguide.org/state/florida
Blue Voter Guide For Georgia:
https://bluevoterguide.org/state/georgia
Blue Voter Guide For Michigan:
https://bluevoterguide.org/state/michigan
Blue Voter Guide For Minnesota:
https://bluevoterguide.org/state/minnesota
Blue Voter Guide For Nevada:
https://bluevoterguide.org/state/nevada
Blue Voter Guide For North Carolina:
https://bluevoterguide.org/state/north-carolina
Blue Voter Guide For Ohio:
https://bluevoterguide.org/state/ohio
Blue Voter Guide For Pennsylvania:
https://bluevoterguide.org/state/pennsylvania
Blue Voter Guide For Wisconsin:
https://bluevoterguide.org/state/wisconsin
Blue Voter Guide For Everywhere Else:
https://bluevoterguide.org/
10 Seats the Republicans Could Lose Because of Election Denialism
http://www.smirkingchimp.com/thread/carl-gibson/110075/election-denialism-could-cost-these-10-gop-reps-their-seats-and-end-johnson-s-majority
Thanks to TurboDem for this tidbit:
Two of the justices who voted for the 1864 abortion law are up for re-election in Arizona.
“I don't know if anyone has posted this info today, but for my fellow DUers in Arizona two of the justices who voted for the law are up for re-election in 2024.”
Clint Bolock and Kathryn H. King
Please remember their names on election day!
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100218849843
Keep in mind the adage, "Politics is local." So, stay aware of local downticket races: county, municipal, state house and senate, etc. There are too many to list here, so keep alert and show your support for your area's Democratic candidates, and spread the word to your nearby friends and colleagues online and by word-of-mouth.
Absentee and mail-in voting information:
https://www.nass.org/can-i-vote/absentee-early-voting
Want to see what your ballot will look like? Sample ballot lookup (this also gives info about the candidates and issues on your ballot):
https://ballotpedia.org/Sample_Ballot_Lookup
Some great info, courtesy Attilatheblond:
"Indivisible dot Org"
"I would suggest looking for state and local groups of 'Indivisible' on FB. Good people at many levels, all providing info and giving us FB pages to share info and encouragement. Funny memes help lift sagging spirits and should not be written off in meeting people, staying in touch, keeping us all going. If your community does not have an Indivisible group, maybe look into contacting the parent group about how to form one!"
https://indivisible.org/
"My local FB pal with a local Indivisible FB group posted a new resource for activists on Facebook, another private group on FB:
Rural Indivisibles Caucus Group.
It’s a group space for rural Indivisible leaders to share ideas, questions, and best practices for activism and engagement. Private (only members can see who's in the group and what they post). Visible (anyone can find this group).”
(Arizona) "A fantastic group online and on FB is Civic Engagement Beyond Voting. Amazing group to find where you can track down what interests you most and best put your personal efforts. They are on FB too. Look at the site, check things out. Find out about state and local groups."
https://www.cebv.us/
Facebook Voting Information Center:
https://www.facebook.com/votinginformationcenter/
Tips for spotting AI-generated election misinformation and propaganda (Thanks to TheProle for this):
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100219078770
Info for overseas voters:
https://www.usvotefoundation.org/vote-from-abroad
Here's a good quote by Cyrano:
"Join us. Knock on doors. Volunteer to make calls, or work at the polls. Convince anyone you know who can be convinced."
To quote new DUer Climate Crusader,
"When we work, we win. Get out the Vote efforts. Volunteer to make calls, give rides to the polls, get friends and family out, become a poll watcher.
When you vote we get a vote, but when you volunteer, you multiply that vote!!!"
Vote Blue, no matter who!
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