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Take Your Voice Back.

4 Steps to Take Your Voice Back and Defend Democracy

They're counting on your silence. Prove them wrong. Here's your playbook for defending democracy, and taking your voice back.

STEP ONE

Know Who’s On Your Ballot

Election Day is November 3, 2026. Visit Vote411.org to register to vote and find out who is on your ballot and running to represent you.

STEP TWO

ASK THE RIGHT QUESTIONS

What keeps you up at night? Voting rights? Housing? Education? Health care? Get specific, then ask leaders directly:

"What is your responsibility when it comes to protecting civil rights?"
"What specific steps will you take to protect every eligible American's right to vote?"

Need help asking the right questions? If democracy is your priority, visit the America 250 Tool Guide for questions to ask your candidates and elected officials.

What keeps you up at night? Voting rights? Housing? Education? Health care? Get specific, then ask leaders directly:

"What is your responsibility when it comes to protecting civil rights?"
"What specific steps will you take to protect every eligible American's right to vote?"

Need help asking the right questions? If democracy is your priority, visit the America 250 Tool Guide for questions to ask your candidates and elected officials.

STEP THREE

DEMAND ANSWERS

Now that you have your questions, bring them to your officials:

@ them on social media in a post or story
Call their office or send an email
Show up to a community meeting or town hall

Make them answer. Make them go on record.

You've seen the ads. Now ask the questions they didn't script for. @ them on social, call their office, send an email, or show up to a town hall and ask them directly:

"What do you believe this office's responsibility is when it comes to protecting civil rights?"
"What specific steps will you take to protect every eligible American's right to vote?"

Make them answer. Make them go on record. Can't get to them directly? Their voting record doesn't lie.

STEP FOUR

SHARE AND TAKE ACTION

Talk to your family, neighbors, and coworkers. Post what you found. Start the conversation. Vote, and bring someone with you. The people in office are banking on your silence.   Don't give it to them.

America 250:
Guide for Defending Democracy

Here's something worth saying out loud: the Constitution doesn't guarantee rights, freedom, and equal opportunity to some of us. It guarantees them to all of us. That's not a talking point. That's the whole point.

Every day you wake up in America, you should be able to say and believe:

I have rights.

I can vote.

I have a fair shot at everything this country has to offer.

I have leaders who represent me.

I have protection from hate and targeting.

I have access to the truth.

The rules apply to everyone, not just some of us.

We need leaders who uphold these values and represent all of us. The America 250 Tool Guide gives you the tools to hold them accountable.