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National Messaging Calendar
Use this calendar to help plan your social media and other messaging for the year. In addition to the national dates below, be sure to message on the following dates in your state or community: election day dates, last day to register before an election, early voting dates, last day to request and return an absentee/mail ballot, state & local debates/forums, and hearings or public input opportunities.
Check back on this page for updates throughout the year. We will add links to relevant talking points, statements, graphics, and more as they are developed.
January 2026
- 1: New Year’s Day
- 6: Anniversary of insurrection
- 9: Carrie Chapman Catt’s birthday
- Catt was the founder of the League of Women Voters
- 13: Korean American Day
- 19: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- 21: 16th anniversary of Citizens United decision
- 22: 53rd anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision
February 2026
- Black History Month
- 14: LWV turns 106! | Valentine’s Day
- LWV Birthday Action
- LWV Valentine’s Day Cards
- 17: President’s Day
- 27: Anniversary of SCOTUS upholding 19th Amendment
March 2026
- Women’s History Month
- Deaf History Month
- National Foreign Language Month
- 7: Anniversary of Bloody Sunday
- 8: International Women’s Day
- 26: Anniversary of SCOTUS Rucho arguments
- 31: International Transgender Day of Visibility
April 2026
- Arab American Heritage Month
- National Volunteer Month
- 16: DC Emancipation Day
- Opportunity to highlight push for DC Statehood
- 19 – 25: National Volunteer Week
- 22: Earth Day
May 2026
- Asian American Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month
- Jewish American Heritage Month
- Mental Health Awareness Month
- 5: National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
- 10: Mother’s Day
- 20: 33rd anniversary of the National Voter Registration Act
- 25: Memorial Day
- Late May/Early June: Graduation Season
June 2026
- Pride Month
- Use our pride logos on your League’s social media profiles!
- 5: World Environment Day
- 19: Juneteenth
- 21: Father’s Day
- 22: Fourth anniversary of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision
- 23: 54th anniversary of Title IX
July 2026
- Disability Pride Month
- 1: Anniversary of 26th Amendment
- The 26th Amendment lowered the voting age to 18
- 4: US Independence Day
- 19 & 20: Anniversary of Seneca Falls Convention in 1848
August 2026
- Pressure candidates to fill out VOTE411 voter guides
- Civic Health Month
- We encourage local Leagues to reach out to hospitals and health centers in their area to collaborate on voter registration drives throughout the month.
- Some hospitals and clinics may reach out to local Leagues and invite them to host a voter registration drive.
- 6: Anniversary of Voting Rights Act of 1965
- 11: National Poll Worker Recruitment Day
- 18: Anniversary of 19th Amendment ratification
- 26: Women's Equality Day
September 2026
- Voter registration push
- 7: Labor Day
- 15: National Hispanic Heritage Month begins
- 15: International Democracy Day
- 15: National Voter Registration Day
- 17: Constitution Day
October 2026
- Vote early or by mail push
- Voter Education Month
- 5 – 9: National Voter Education Week
- 11: International Day of the Girl
- 12: Indigenous Peoples' Day
- 15: National Hispanic Heritage Month Ends
- 20: Election Hero Day
- 24: United Nations Day
- 27: VOTE411's 20th Birthday
- 27: Vote Early Day
November 2026
- Native American Heritage Month
- 3: Election Day!
- 11: Veteran's Day
- 25: International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
- 26: Thanksgiving
- 27: Native American Heritage Day
December 2026
- 1: Giving Tuesday
- 15: Bill of Rights Day
- 31: New Year's Eve
January 2027
- 1: New Year’s Day
- 6: Anniversary of insurrection
- 9: Carrie Chapman Catt’s birthday
- Catt was the founder of the League of Women Voters
- 13: Korean American Day
- 18: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- 21: 17th anniversary of Citizens United decision
- 22: 54th anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision
February 2027
- Black History Month
- 14: LWV turns 107! | Valentine’s Day
- LWV Birthday Action
- LWV Valentine’s Day Cards
- 15: President’s Day
- 27: Anniversary of SCOTUS upholding 19th Amendment
March 2027
- Women’s History Month
- Deaf History Month
- National Foreign Language Month
- 7: Anniversary of Bloody Sunday
- 8: International Women’s Day
- 26: Anniversary of SCOTUS Rucho arguments
- 31: International Transgender Day of Visibility
April 2027
- Arab American Heritage Month
- National Volunteer Month
- 16: DC Emancipation Day
- Opportunity to highlight push for DC Statehood
- 18 – 24: National Volunteer Week
- 22: Earth Day
May 2027
- Asian American Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month
- Jewish American Heritage Month
- Mental Health Awareness Month
- 5: National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
- 9: Mother’s Day
- 20: 34th anniversary of the National Voter Registration Act
- 31: Memorial Day
- Late May/Early June: Graduation Season
June 2027
- Pride Month
- Use our pride logos on your League’s social media profiles!
- 5: World Environment Day
- 19: Juneteenth
- 20: Father’s Day
- 22: 5th anniversary of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision
- 23: 55th anniversary of Title IX