Election Day 2023 is November 7. But when you focus on registering enough Democrats to win an election, you operate on a faster timeline. Voter registration deadlines are usually 2-4 weeks before Election Day. The first major deadline hits in 25 days. Which means NOW is the time for your full Usain Bolt sprint.

Sign up for every phone and text bank, postcard party, social media storm, and in-person voter drive you can. Here are the 6 biggest races:

MISSISSIPPI: Registration deadline 10/9 - Democrat Brandon Presley (a cousin of Elvis) is tied in the governor’s race. We’ll wait while you read that again.

KENTUCKY: Registration deadline 10/10 - Democratic Governor Andy Beshear is in a dead heat.

OHIO: Registration deadline 10/10 - Now is our chance to guarantee abortion rights in the state constitution.

NEW JERSEY: Registration deadline 10/17 - The GOP is trying to flip the state legislature. We’ve got to stop them.

LOUISIANA: Registration deadline 10/18 for the 11/18 election - Against the odds, we need to elect a new Democratic governor.

VIRGINIA: Registration deadline extends to 11/7 Election Day - We must hold our tiny majority in the state Senate and win 3 more seats to flip the House of Delegates. If Republicans take control, they will ban abortion and turn Gov. Youngkin into a national star (barf).

2023 has been a year of huge one-off victories for us. Time to show them we can pull it off in six states at once. For abortion rights, civil rights, LGBTQ+ rights, workers’ rights, climate rescue, healthcare, and democracy itself… let’s register every Democrat we can!! Sign up! Donate! GO GO GO GO GO!

– Gregg Millman, Newsletter Team

SAVE DEMOCRACY WITH DAVID PEPPER! (WOULDN'T YOU LIKE TO BE A PEPPER TOO?)

Need inspiration? Find it in the title alone of voting rights champion David Pepper’s book: Saving Democracy: A User’s Manual for Every American. It’s a hands-on guide to changing the country at the grassroots level, no matter who you are or where you live. And while the book is chock full of detailed, easy-to-follow information, there’s nothing more inspiring than hearing it from the author himself. Thanks to Field Team 6’s partnership with Democratic Volunteer Center, you can!

On Sunday, October 1 at 4p ET, Field Team 6 and DVC are co-sponsoring a webinar from David Pepper, in which he’ll share concrete steps individuals and groups can take to fight for democracy. David knows that in order to succeed we need to shift to offense, and he’ll offer case studies and best practices to show exactly how to effectively do just that and win, immediately and everywhere. Click HERE to join us for the webinar, so you can run headlong into the next election cycle feeling empowered and ready to paint America blue!

BLUE VOTER GUIDE: THE SIMPLE WAY TO MAKE SMART, QUICK BALLOT CHOICES!

In a world of long and sprawling ballots even the savviest voters can feel like it’s impossible to make informed decisions… until now.

BlueVoterGuide.org makes it easy to vote quickly and with confidence. Enter your address and all the races up and down your ballot appear — candidates, judges, and ballot measures — each with a list of endorsements from trusted organizations on the left. Make your picks in minutes instead of hours.

With active primaries in KY, LA, MS, NJ, PA, VA, and OH (where Dems are fighting to guarantee abortion rights), Blue Voter Guide offers an X-Ray of who supports what.

Use it, share it, and social-media-scream about it, ’cause the more informed progressive voters we mobilize, the more elections we win! Click HERE to check it out, and look forward to the Blue Voter Guide expanding to all 50 states in '24!

SAVE THE HOUSE – DEFEND REP. SEAN CASTEN (IL-06)

All we need to flip the House in ‘24 is five more seats. So every swing House seat matters! That includes the sixth district of Illinois, where progressive climate hawk Rep. Sean Casten (D) won by just 8.8 points in ‘22.

We need to defend his seat – and now you can help! We have a postcarding campaign, a free BYOP text bank, and a phonebank link set up to register new Democrats in that district. So pick your favorite, and either get started on your own, or get trained up at a postcarding party, a BYOP texting training, or any phone bank we have. Let’s make sure Rep. Casten gets re-elected, so he can keep leading the way on climate rescue in the House!

NOW! 86% OF REGISTERED YOUTH VOTE. HOW'S THAT FOR STUDENT SPIRIT!

It's mid-September. College students have their classes, they've auditioned for fall shows, they've tried out for their sports teams, and they've raised their red Solo cups to their mouths again and again. They're officially settled in, they're ready to get fired up about the world around them, which means they're super-primed for on-campus voter drives!

Gen Z is officially the biggest generation. They're eager to make their mark on the world, a majority of them are now voting age (since 2022!), and they care deeply about Democratic issues like abortion rights, gun safety, healthcare, climate rescue, and stopping Trump. How can we help them achieve their dreams? By making sure they're registered to vote! See the headline for the eye-popping results of registration!

Click HERE to find college drives in CA, AZ, GA, and PA, and be a part of the unbridled college energy – you'll feel as giddy as Taylor Swift getting surprised by a reunited N'Sync! And if you're in a swing state and want to start a college drive of your own, we'd love to help! Check out our Voter Drive in a Box HERE, attend a live Zoom training HERE, or just contact our super helpful Voter Drive Coach Jo Ann HERE! See you on the quad!

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19: CELEBRATE NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION DAY WITH A RALLY & DRIVE!

Everyone's favorite holiday is right around the corner: National Voter Registration Day, aka Field Team 6's Mardi Gras! And this year we're making it extra festive, by pairing with a whole slew of partners and throwing a rollicking, raucous rally!

On Tuesday, September 19 at 2p PT, log on to this virtual Rally & Drive to celebrate with us, Sister District Project, Run for Something, DemCast, Georgia NOW, Grassroots Democrats HQ, Democrats Abroad, and The Union. The day’s focus is on Virginia and Ohio, so we’ll get fired up by some bigwig candidates and Democratic party officials from those states, then dive right into your outreach of choice: phone and text banks, postcarding, social storming, training for in-person voter drives, and even pitching our behind the scenes opportunities.

We made our list for National-Voter-Registration-Day-Claus this year, and it had only one thing on it: lots more progressive voters across the country, starting with Virginia and Ohio! Join us at the rally, and let's make that wish come true. Click HERE to sign up – can't wait to see you there!

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30: BALLOTS OVER BROADWAY 5!

Do you cry at the song "Sunrise, Sunset?" Do you power-belt along with Idina Menzel's "Defying Gravity?" Do you know every word of the Les Miserables full symphonic recording? Then you will absolutely love BALLOTS OVER BROADWAY, returning for its 5th installment!

This show is tied for our best event ever. We bounce up and down waiting for it every year, and know you'll love it too. And it's not just for musical theatre lovers (though musical theatre lovers will truly geek out over every second). Ballots Over Broadway is a truly one-of-a-kind live variety show with standup, songs, and more. Hosted by triple threat singer-comedian-actor Chris Mann, with Musical Director Doug Peck, the show features an incredible lineup of talented singers and stars from stage and screen, including Rory O'Malley (Hamilton), Jenni Barber (Wicked), and Kate Micucci (Garfunkel and Oates).

Already that's awesome, but there's even more! In addition to the entertainment, there's tons of tasty desserts, a Silent Auction, and an open bar! So don't miss this magical night under the stars on Saturday, September 30 – doors open at 7:30p PT, show starts at 8p PT. Get your tickets HERE before it sells out!

IN-PERSON VOTER DRIVES!

Register Democrats on the ground

in cities all over CA, Scranton and Philadelphia, PA,

and at Pride events in Atlanta, GA, Palm Springs, CA and Tucson, AZ!

VOTER DRIVE TRAINING

Learn on Zoom to lead your own voter drive

on the ground in all of our 2024 target states:

AZ, CA, GA, MI, MT, NV, NC, OH, NY, PA, WI, and WV!

PHONE BANKING

Call likely Dems in CA-27, MI-10, NY-21, GA, LA, OH, and VA

and get them registered to vote!

AZ phone bank starting this Saturday!

POSTCARDING

We're writing for crucial 2023 elections and

registering Dems in all Field Team 6 2024 target states!

Join us at our virtual postcarding parties on Wednesdays and Sundays!

SOCIAL STORMING

Got ten minutes?

Help us reach another 4 billion impressions this cycle -

all from the comfort of your social media accounts! 

Find camaraderie, tips, and tricks on our Zoom trainings!

No social media experience required!

TEXT BANKING

BYOP Text Banking to AZ, CA, IL, KY, LA, MS, NC, NJ, OH, PA, TN, and VA,

and weekly text arcades to AZ, OH and VA ($25 = 1400 texts)

Click VOLUNTEER OPS below to get up-to-the-minute details and sign up!

Let's do this!

NEW VIDEOS: THE HOW-TOS THAT HELP... YOUSE!

Frustrated by Republican gall (Seriously? They're trying to impeach Joe Biden? Not even their own House majority wants that!) and want to take action? We've got you covered with two how-to videos!

First, did you know California has enough swing congressional districts to take back the House in '24? That means it's super-important to get Democrats registered to vote, which is simple to do with this HERE video! It shows an unregistered person the process of registering online or by mail, so share it wide and spread the word!

And as long as you're shouting from the rooftops... shout about Field Team 6! We love our partners, and we want even more, because the more progressive groups work together, the more we scale up, achieve vertical takeoff, and register more new Democrats in swing states, so we can win in all Novembers and save our democracy! How do our partnerships work? Click HERE to watch How To Partner With Field Team 6, then share it wide to let your favorite progressive organizations know we're ready to dive in, work together, and accomplish so much more than any of us could alone!

TEXT ARCADES: THE BIGGEST BANG FOR YOUR BUCK!

Text Arcades – more fun than Q-Bert! They're super-fast textbanks where you can make a massive difference in a very short time, and get lots of new Democrats registered. But what a lot of people don't realize is that Text Arcades let you reach the most people, with the fewest volunteer dollars!

We'll explain. If you're postcarding, you'll spend about $21 to order and get a 50-pack of postcards shipped to you. You'll spend $25.50 on 50 postcard stamps. Even before you calculate money for markers and pens, you've spent $46.50 to reach 50 people. In a Text Arcade, you donate only $25 to reach 1400 people! If you wanted to reach 1400 people via postcard, you'd spend $1302!

The math tells the tale: Text Arcades are a super easy, super fun, super economical way to reach thousands of unregistered Democrats, and register enough to save our country from Republican ruin. Click HERE for all upcoming Text Arcades, and let's put your thumbs and your $25 buckeroos to their best use ever!

POSTCARDS & SNAZZY TEES, & SIGNS IN STORE!

We also have a full range of Jamie Rodgers, Shepard Fairey and James McMullan postcards and QR t-shirts linking to Voterizer.org, making it a snap for anyone to register as a Democrat!

Click HERE to order a whole bunch of all of 'em!