Free, fair, safe, and accessible elections depend on more than what happens at the ballot box. They require communities that are prepared to protect every eligible voter’s freedom to participate, support the people who administer our elections, respond to misinformation with truth, and help ensure that every vote is counted and respected.
Created by Sojourners in partnership with Protect Democracy, this resource is a companion guide for the Executive Override report by Protect Democracy. It brings a faith-rooted perspective to the challenges facing the 2026 midterm elections and offers practical ways for faith leaders, congregations, and people of conscience to respond before, during, and after Election Day.
The guide outlines four areas of faithful action: resisting voter suppression, helping people participate in elections, supporting the accurate counting and certification of results, and bearing peaceful public witness through the transfer of power. It also includes concrete steps communities can adapt to their own local contexts.
This resource is part of Sojourners’ broader nonpartisan election protection work, including our partnership with the Skinner Leadership Institute and Georgetown University’s Center on Faith and Justice through Faiths United to Save Democracy. Together, we equip people of faith through voter education, relationships with election officials, Poll Chaplain and Peacekeeper training, and preparation for the post-election period.