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Overview
Power Playbook #5: People Power Summer continues the Unite & Rise 8.5 series, guiding Leagues through a 90-day period of action, partnership-building, and voter engagement leading into the 2026 midterm elections.
This playbook centers a nationwide Day of Action on August 8 and provides tools, timelines, and strategies to help Leagues deepen their impact in their communities.
Click the button below for a PDF version of this playbook.
Day of Action Planning
Prepare your League to participate in Unite & Rise for Voting Rights on August 8, 2026. Start by reviewing the Day of Action Planning Toolkit and Menu of Activations, and then register for an action that fits your League’s capacity.
Day of Action Planning Toolkit
Register
An events feature has been added to the ChapterSpot portal to enable us to track nationwide initiatives and better understand our reach and collective power. Going forward, when there is a national event such as the August 8th Day of Action, each League can use the portal to register its activity, rather than using an external form as we've done in the past.
Please register your League's event by May 15! To do so, officers should log in to the portal on ChapterSpot. Once logged in, click on the new Events icon. Once in Events, click Submit Event and select the Type of Activation your League plans to hold for the Day of Action, and add in the Event Contact and Email. Then, select Proposed for the stage, and submit the event! In a few weeks, there will be fields available for your League to enter event details such as time, date, and location.
Trainings and Recordings
Upcoming Trainings
May 4, 5pm ET | Introduction to Playbook 5 and the August 8 Day of Action
May 7, 3:30pm ET | Digital Democracy: Media Literacy for Democratic Participation Today
May 13, 2pm ET | Voter Education Resources during the 2026 Election Cycle
Jun 2, 3pm ET | Digital Democracy: Media Literacy for Democratic Participation Today
Jul 22, 3pm ET | Observer Corps Training
Resources
Support your League’s voter engagement work with these core tools:
- Guidance for a National Day of Action
- Observer Corps Toolkit provides guidance for Leagues to build and run programs where volunteers attend public government meetings, observe proceedings, and report back to promote transparency and accountability.
- The Election Observation Toolkit trains volunteers to monitor polling locations and report issues.
- The Election Preparation Toolkit provides key information to help give Leagues the resources they need as we approach Election Day and beyond.
- Deepen your relationship with your local elections officials to build an effective partnership and address difficult issues if they arise. See Questions for Elections Officials, which includes a new section on addressing federal immigration enforcement actions.
- Make Your Voting Plan and Plan Your Vote Postcards
- LWVUS Advocacy Action Kits offer templates, messaging guidance, and background materials to support Leagues' action on various pressing advocacy issues.
- Utilize VOTE411 Register to Vote Sign and Informational Postcards to mail voting reminders to family members who may live in other states.
- “Know Your Rights at the Polls” Guide
- Protest & Public Engagement Guidance offers guidance for League members attending a protest, rally, or other demonstration.
Printed Materials
- Make Your Voting Plan and Plan Your Vote Postcards
- One Pager: The Do’s and Don’ts of Election Disinformation
- Our VOTE411 Resources Toolkit provides templates, posters, stickers, and other materials for use at pop-up events.
- Utilize VOTE411 Poster Templates to create customizable voting resources for your community.
- Handout: Mapping What Matters to You
- Cards: Let's Get Civically Engaged!
- Graphics: Mis- and Disinformation Graphics & Guidance