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● ELECTION DAY / NOVEMBER 03UNITED STATES · CHOOSE YOUR STATE
HISTORYISN'T JUSTWRITTEN.IT'S VOTED.
November 3, 2026. A day for citizens to take part in democracy. Every generation has a chapter. This one is ours to write.
THE STORY OF THE VOTESCROLL TO EXPLORE ↓
ELECTION NIGHT / NOVEMBER 3, 2026
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DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS
REPUBLICANS
01 / STATE VOTER INFORMATION
KNOW BEFORE
YOU GO.
Choose your state above for official voting resources. Hours and identification rules vary by location.
YOUR ASSIGNED PRECINCT
YOUR
PLACE.
PLACE.
Use your residential address in the official lookup to find your precinct and sample ballot.
IDENTIFICATION & ACCESSIBILITY
COME
READY.
READY.
Review your state's accepted identification and accessibility guidance before voting.
02 / HISTORICAL MILESTONES
THE VOTE
HAS A HISTORY.
The American electorate has expanded through constitutional amendments, legislation, organizing, and generations of work. These milestones help explain how we arrived at today.
1870
15th Amendment
Prohibited denying voting rights on the basis of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. Discriminatory barriers nevertheless persisted.
1920
19th Amendment
Prohibited denying voting rights on the basis of sex, though many women of color still faced barriers to the ballot.
1965
Voting Rights Act
Established major federal protections against racial discrimination in voting, marking a turning point in civil rights history.
2020
Record participation
The U.S. Census Bureau estimated 66.8% of adult citizens voted in the presidential election—the highest rate of the 21st century at the time.
Historical references: National Archives (15th) · National Archives (19th) · National Archives (Voting Rights Act) · U.S. Census Bureau (2020).
03 / A MOMENT IN TIME
DEMOCRACY IS
A CONTINUING
STORY.
Election Day is one day on the calendar. The decisions that follow—and the work of public participation—continue well beyond it.
04 / PRACTICAL RESOURCES
THREE THINGS
TO KNOW.
Check your official voter record.
Your state's official voter record provides registration details, polling location and sample-ballot resources.
Review accepted ID.
Review your state’s identification rules. If you have an issue meeting voting requirements, ask an election official about a provisional ballot.
Ask an election official.
Contact your county election office for local questions, accessibility assistance or concerns about voting.
05 / AFTER THE POLLS CLOSE
THE COUNT IS A PROCESS.
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