Resource library

7 downloads, no sign-up wall

Everything on this site is free to download, photocopy, translate and hand out. Nothing here endorses a candidate or a party.

Faith Leaders & Congregations

Go to the Faith Leaders & Congregations page

Voter Action Guide for Congregations

The complete congregational playbook — why this matters, how to use the resource, registration and deadline tools, ways to serve as a poll worker or watcher, and answers to the nonpartisan questions boards always ask.

PDF · 12 pages

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Parents & Caregivers

Go to the Parents & Caregivers page

Voter Action Guide for Parents & Caregivers

The main guide for families: why this election matters for children, how to check your registration and deadlines, how to serve as a poll worker or watcher, and age-banded activities across four levels through grades 9–12.

PDF · 17 pages

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Our Voting Day Adventure

A one-page illustrated map to walk through with your child before you vote — from checking in and getting the ballot to dropping it in the box to be counted.

PDF · 1 page · quick sheet

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Post-Election Guide for Parents & Caregivers

How to talk with your children after the midterm election, including three questions that invite conversation and guidance for the moments when the news is frightening.

PDF · 10 pages

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After the Election Quick Sheet

The post-election conversation on a single page: their feelings are valid, life goes on tomorrow, share the wins, discuss the losses, and let them use their voice.

PDF · 1 page · quick sheet

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Students & Youth

Go to the Students & Youth page

Voter Action Guide for Students & Youth

Three ways to take action — share the voter tool, reach out directly and organize a quick outreach — plus sample texts, social posts and hashtags, a step-by-step script for a 15-minute campus or community action, and the Ready to Lead Challenge. Useful even if you aren't old enough to vote yet.

PDF · 20 pages

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For everyone

Read Aloud for Democracy Guide

Everything needed to host a Read Aloud for Democracy (RAD) event: overview, set-up, a full event schedule and follow-up activities that turn a story hour into civic action. Works for congregations, classrooms, libraries and living rooms.

PDF · 8 pages

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Clergy and faith leaders can also request the 2026 National Observance of Children's Sabbaths® manual, which is sent by email rather than downloaded here.

Take action

Register, check and cast your ballot

Every task between deciding to vote and having your ballot counted, in one place. Check your registration in under a minute, fix it if something's wrong, and set a reminder so a deadline never decides this for you.

Works in every state
Nonpartisan — no candidates, no parties
Nothing on this site is required first

Register to vote

Start or update your registration in your state. Most people finish in about two minutes.

Takes ~2 minutes

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Verify your registration

Confirm you're still on the rolls and that your address is current. Worth doing even if you voted last time — records get purged.

Check before every election

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Request an absentee ballot

Vote from home if getting to a polling place on a workday with children in tow isn't realistic.

Vote by mail

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Get election reminders

Deadline and Election Day reminders for your state, so the date arrives with warning instead of as news.

Deadlines for your state

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Check your ballot

See the races and measures you'll actually be voting on, including the school board and local seats that shape children's daily lives.

Preview before you go

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Open the voter action center

Hosted by Children's Defense Fund Action and powered by Vote.org. Opens in a new tab. Nonpartisan — no candidate or party is endorsed.