TAKE ACTION FOR THE 2026 ELECTION
POSTCARDING with our Democrats of Napa Valley volunteers Connie and Bonnie for postcarding into California Congressional Districts CD22 (Randy Villegas -D vs. David Valadeo – R) and CD48 (Marni Von Wilpert -D vs Jim Desmond -R) for the next few weeks. After that, other key districts. Write postcards at your convenience. Contact Connie Freed at: conniefordems@gmail.com to get started!
CANVASSING with the Democrats of Napa Valley on Saturdays, 10am-12pm in Napa starting September 19 – October 31 to get out the vote for the November 2026 mid-term. Every vote counts for CA Governor, all the state offices, Congress, Napa County Measure B (wildfire prevention and open space preservation). Sign up here. American Canyon and Calistoga canvassing info to come.
PHONE BANKING – need a computer, laptop, or tablet and a phone.
DNC Phone Banks for Democrats – Local Listeners – talk with infrequent voters in key Congressional battleground districts and get out the vote for upcoming elections! Step-by-step training for new phonebankers. Various times. https://platform.winnable.app/events/phone-bank-for-democrats-cbqxe#signup
Call4Change Phone Banks — Flip the House & Senate and Win the Midterms in the country’s closest races! CA, AZ, CO, MI and GA. Sundays on Zoom at 3pm PT. Training included. https://www.mobilize.us/call4change/event/926421/
California Democratic Party – Fight Forward: Take Back the House. Call California voters in key California Congressional Districts Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays 5:30-7:30pm, and Sundays 1-3pm. Tuesdays – CD 48 – Flip Red to Blue for Marni von Wilpert; Wednesdays – CD 45 – Congressman Derek Tran; Thursdays – CD 13 – Congressman Adam Gray; Sundays – CD 22 – Flip Red to Blue for Randy Villegas. Training included. https://www.mobilize.us/cadems/event/887949/
Grassroots Democrats HQ in partnership with California Democratic Party to target voters in the top California Congressional Districts to Take Back the House on Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 5:30pm PT. Training included. https://www.mobilize.us/votersoftomorrow/event/896207/
SwingLeft — Commit to Democracy Phone Banks for the most critical races every Monday and Wednesday in July at 3pm. Training included. https://www.commit2democracy.com/phonebank
SOCIAL MEDIA – Just like, comment, and share to help flip the House and Senate, and for the Democrats in our CA state races for Governor and more. All you need to do is click on the links in this 2026 Social Media Links for 2026 Democratic Candidates document and then like, comment and, if you can, share. The more amplification, the more the algorithm is optimized, so it gets served up more frequently and to more people. Do this at any time and as often as possible — you will make a huge impact on the elections!!
SOCIAL MEDIA PREPARED GRAPHICS — If you want to post issue or general election posts yourself, you can create your own or use these libraries of prepared graphic posts to just click and easily upload to your social media sites.
Field Team 6 Social Media Graphic Library
Freedom Writer’s Collaborative Social Media Graphic Library
VOTER PROTECTION AND REGISTRATION
California Democratic Party (CADEM) Voter Protection Team – Sign up to join CADEM’s Voter Protection Team here. Sign up to be a Hotline Operator, a Poll Monitor, or as a Volunteer Attorney, if you are an attorney, to respond to voting-related issues in real-time.
Indivisible – Hands Off Our Vote – By signing up you’ll get notified of key voting deadlines in your state, get updates on any threats to your voting rights and learn how to counter them, and be ready to to mobilize in defense of your vote.
DNC – Know Your Voting Rights – This one-pager covers everything from general voting rights, your name not on the voter list, language help, if someone tries to stop you from voting to immigration & law enforcement engagement at the polls, to a downloadable red card.
DNC – Join the DNC’s Civic Engagement and Voter Protection Department Volunteer Team. From poll observing, ballot curing, hotline operation/support, constitutional observing, data entry. Fill out the Volunteer Survey here.
DNC – I Will Vote / Voy a Votar — Check the status of your voter registration, your ballot, learn more about voting. For English, go to https://iwillvote.com/ and for Español, go to https://iwillvote.com/?lang=es, or call the California voter hotline at 1-877-321-8683.
DNC’s Voter Assistance Hotline – Our voter hotline at 1-833-DEM-VOTE (1-833-336-8683) exists to answer questions that cannot be easily answered online. The hotline is monitored by DNC employees who are prepared to field questions pertaining to felon disenfranchisement, voter purging, poll worker misconduct, voter machines, and accessibility. The hotline regularly operates on weekdays from 9 a.m.–6 p.m. ET and expands to both weekdays and weekends from 9 a.m.–9 p.m. ET starting in October during election years.
Democratic National Committee (DNC) – Apply to become a When We Count Fellow (paid, part-time program for supporters between ages of 18 and 29) AZ and NV now, other states to come. A DNC-led national youth fellowship program to train young supporters to organize and register Democratic Voters. Apply here.
HOST A HOUSE PARTY – California Democratic Party, hosted by the Bay Area Coalition Sign up to learn some tips at this workshop called – Yes, you can host a house party! Mondays in August, September, and October at 5pm PT. Learn how to get started, tips and tools for hosting conversations, and leave the workshop ready to host your house party! Sign up here.
TEXTING – various candidates to Flip the House & the Senate around the country. Details to come. TIP: Because texting is so popular, it is best if you pick 6-8 of our target candidates and sign up on their websites to be a volunteer for texting. That way you will get notifications first before it is full.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR — This can provide a good way to provide a strong message to thousands of Napa County residents on issues, solutions, situations and more in print and online. If you would like some help getting started or would like some ideas about what to write about, please contact Conchita Marusich at conrik1@gmail.com
- Submitting to The Press Democrat — Email: Send your copy directly to letters@pressdemocrat.com. Word Limit: Keep letters to 200 words or less. Requirements: Include your full name, street address, and daytime phone number for verification.
- Submitting to the Napa Valley Register — Online Form: Submit via the Napa Valley Register Letter Form. Word Limit: Limit your submission to 500 words or less. Requirements: Provide your name, address, email, and daytime phone number.