Traditionally, election protection programs have focused on a few key swing states where the risk is highest. But this year, Trump and his Big Lie cronies are targeting millions of voters across the country, so we’re stepping up and launching our biggest program in Indivisible’s history.
Hands Off Our Vote is Indivisible’s national effort to ensure all eligible voters can cast their ballot, those ballots get counted, and the results are honored. When you sign up you’ll get important updates on threats to your vote, guidance on how to prepare and respond, and we’ll share national volunteer opportunities before and after election day so that you can help protect the most at-risk voters in targeted areas no matter where you live.
Over 50,000 volunteers have already signed up to become election defenders in 2026. Sign up now to get connected.
Whether you’re an at-risk voter or looking to protect your community, our mini-zine by acclaimed comic artist Greg Pak has useful guidance for you to print, fold, and share.
Help Georgia Voters Fix Issues With Absentee Ballot Applications
On October 15 and 17, help Georgia voters whose applications for absentee ballots were rejected, before the cure deadline of October 23. Other volunteer opportunities available as well.
What We Can Do: Our Plan to Push Back
Hands Off Our Vote is a national program, but its power comes from you, your community, and the work we can do together. We’ll focus on four main paths to help protect elections in every state:
Help pre-bunk voting misinformation and be a trusted local messenger. We’re the most reliable messengers in our own networks and communities. Hands Off Our Vote will share information and resources like social graphics, designed to get ahead of lies about the election and spread accurate info instead. We can use them to inoculate against misleading information, and people are more likely to believe it because it’s coming from someone they know and trust.
Track local/state attacks on voting rights and respond. In a year this big, we’ll all need to be eyes and ears to shine a light on attempts to undermine our vote. If local election administrators or elected officials try to make changes that make it harder to vote or have a free and fair election, we can be ready to respond fast. Maybe it’s writing letters to the local paper, maybe it’s a protest, maybe it’s reaching out to press, maybe it’s something that merits a broader response – the goal is to make sure that desperate republicans can’t try to steal the vote because they think that no one will notice or have the power to push back.
Participate in national calls to action and be ready for rapid response moments. Hands Off Our Vote will share out calls to action whenever they’re needed across the country, so we can stand together when they try something. National community power, all working to protect the vote! Even if elections are smooth in your area, you can help when other areas are targeted by joining emergency phone banks or uplifting rapid response actions.
Get trained and ready for election support and mass mobilization this fall. In August, tens of thousands of people joined our election protection 101 and 201 training sessions – if you missed them or want to watch again, you can find them on this webpage. If Trump and his allies seek to deny the election, like seizing ballot boxes or refusing to seat the election winners, Hands Off Our Vote and partners across the country will be ready to mobilize for large-scale protests.
Missed our Election Protection 101 and 201 trainings? Watch them here!
Get all the links and resources from the trainings:
HANDS OFF OUR VOTE! A TOOLKIT FOR ELECTION PROTECTION
We’ve created a comprehensive toolkit to help you get started, be an effective messenger, start planning for rapid response moments, ask the right questions of your election officials, and lots more. Start learning what you can do to make sure our elections are protected in 2026.
Hands Off Our Vote! Indivisible’s National Election Protection Kickoff Call – 07/30/2026
In this kickoff call, we pull back the curtain on our strategy and theory of change, and walk through how you can step up to protect the vote no matter where you live.
Hands Off Our Vote! Indivisible Election Protection 101 Training – 8/19/26
Calling all Indivisibles who are ready to demand Hands Off Our Vote! This is the first of two trainings on 2026 election protection: the actions you and those around you can take to ensure every eligible voter can vote, every vote is counted, and the results are honored and the winners seated. This training includes a step-by-step of basic election protection steps that you can scale to how much time and energy you have, as well as a messaging special with Anat Shenker-Osorio and assorted FAQ.
Hands Off Our Vote! Indivisible Election Protection 101 Training – 8/26/26
Calling all Indivisibles who are ready to protect the election! Hands Off Our Vote is Indivisible’s nationwide program to ensure every voter can cast their ballot, every ballot is counted, and the results are honored and the winners seated. This second part of our August training series covers preparing for rapid response and sustained mobilization, as well as a section on ICE at the polls and a special visit from guest speaker Cliff Albright from Black Voters Matter.
Tomorrow is No Kings Day
The wannabe-king is intent on sabotaging our midterms. This weekend, we turn out by the millions to nonviolently defend our elections, our democracy, and our rights. First in the streets, and then at the polls. Join us.
