Voting

The most chilling thing this October? Not knowing what's on your ballot.

Join us Saturday, October 17 for a family-friendly day focused on making voting information accessible, building community, and helping people feel prepared for the polls.

Activities throughout the day:

🗳️ Election Protection - Info on protecting your rights and help with voting issues

🚗 Make Your Vote Plan and sign up for a ride to the polls

👋 Sign up to work the polls for the county

LET'S PARTY AT THE POLLS! 🗳️

Celebrate our community. Cast your vote.

Pups to the Polls is popping up at an early voting location! Texas Voter Project and Dogland are teaming up for #PupsToThePolls and #RunToThePolls. Bring your dog, stop by our tent, snap a selfie, and grab free dog treats, tennis balls, pup-cups, and I Voted dog bandanas. Out for a run? Swing your route past the polls and post your selfie with #RunToThePolls. Here to vote? Dogland can keep your pup company while you cast your ballot.

Final *All of District 1* Meet & Greet with Misael Ramos!

EVENT: You are invited to join neighbors for a big, final *All of D1* Meet & Greet with Misael Ramos, candidate for Austin City Council District 1!

WHERE: Batch Craft Beer & Kolaches, 3220 Manor Rd

RSVP: https://luma.com/e4e29aji

Neighbors are invited to a final All-of-D1 meet & greet with Misael Ramos, candidate for Austin City Council District 1. Misael brings 20 years of neighborhood organizing experience, is endorsed by the Austin Sierra Club and Austin DSA, and has pledged to refuse funding from private development and real estate interests. Free to attend; RSVP at https://luma.com/e4e29aji.

First UU's Democracy Pillar offers training to become a poll monitor for the November elections, watching together the virtual training provided by Common Cause. Sign up at the voter-registration table in the First UU Gallery, or email [email protected]. Can't make Saturday? More Common Cause virtual training times are at mobilize.us/commoncause/event/995221.

In Room 15

The Austin Neighborhoods Council hosts a fair, nonpartisan candidate forum for Austin City Council Districts 1, 3, 5, 8, and 9. Moderated by award-winning KXAN investigative journalist Grace Reader, the forum gives voters a chance to hear candidates answer the same substantive questions on land use, city services, governance, transparency, and public participation. Free admission; RSVP encouraged at bit.ly/ANCForum2026RSVP

Come spread the word to our Southwest Austin neighbors to VOTE EARLY! We'll be holding signs at the entrance to Circle C Park from 9-10 am. Short, sweet, joyful, and family friendly (kids welcome). Enter these coordinates into your GPS to find us: 30.202502, -97.885298

The League of Women Voters hosts a candidate forum for Austin City Council District 1. Hear directly from the candidates before early voting begins on October 19.

This training is required for all poll monitor volunteers. Please select only one time and date to attend. Common Cause’s Election Protection program works to make sure eligible voters know how to cast their ballots and that those ballots are counted, mobilizing voter protection field programs across the country.

Join Third Act Texas on the covered patio at Central Market, 4001 North Lamar, Austin, to write get-out-the-vote postcards for James Talarico for U.S. Senate. No cost to attend.

Voting in Texas can be difficult at times, but it should never be scary!

Don't get scared, get educated.

Hands Off Central TX, in partnership with the League of Women Voters of the Austin Area, presents Election Protection Activation.

We'll cover what's normal at the polls -- and what is NOT.