**please note these resources can also be used for the primary, local, and special elections!

GENERAL ELECTION DATE: TUESDAY NOVEMBER 3RD, 2026

This is a guide for everything you need to know about voting in the U.S. in the next major election - the 2026 midterm. I will be updating as needed - you may need to go to this actual post since I am adding things constantly and once it is reblogged by someone it doesn’t update automatically in the reblogs when I add something, or you can click here for the most recent version of this post! If you have a question about voting, registration, or anything else please send me an ask or message. State specific deadlines and info listed under the cut! Even if you have a super unique situation, I will absolutely research it for you! (You can also view this as a google doc!)

**if you see something is incorrect, or has changed recently and I have not updated accordingly, please let me know!

Every seat in the House of Representatives is up for election!

What district am I in?

Who is my current rep?

What is the house of reps?

Critical House races

Find your current rep's congressional voting history and ideology

Governor races

Is my state having a governor election?

Senate races

Is there a senate race for my state?

What is the senate?

Who are my current senators?

Critical Senate races

General voting info

REGISTER TO VOTE

Already registered? Double check your registration has been accepted and validated

Primary Election Dates & Registration Deadlines 2026

I need to change something on my registration

Who is eligible to vote? - anyone who is a U.S. citizen and over the age of 18

I have been convicted of a felony, can I vote?

I am a student who attends school a different state than where I am registered to vote -> resource linked here

How does voting by mail work?

How does voting in person work?

Where is my polling place?

Does my state offer early voting?

Does my state offer same day voter registration?

Do I need an ID to vote?

How do I vote if I am unhoused?

Will my ballot be invalidated if I take a photo of it, or post a photo of my ballot on social media?

I've mailed in my ballot, how can I check that it's been received?

What are the deadlines for mailing my ballot?

Can I vote if I am living overseas/in another country?

Does my work have to give me time off to allow me to vote?

Voting Day Checklist

I have a disability, what accessibility resources are there?

I need to report an issue or abuse regarding my ballot or voting experience

Resources for non English speakers

I am homebound, and need assistance with mailing or filling out my ballot

Does it matter what party I put on my voter registration?

How do I register if I am currently under the age of 18, but will be of age by Election Day, and the registration deadline has passed?

USPS Postdating process update

Address Confidentiality Programs (by state)

Miscellaneous

School board elections

What is Ranked Choice Voting?

Volunteer opportunities related to the election

What is a provisional ballot?

What is a primary election?

What is the difference between an open primary and a closed primary?

Ballotpedia

NCSL - tons of voting resources and election news

Report any problems at the polls to the 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683) hotline

State Specifics

Happy Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month from WWC!

To celebrate, we’re shining a spotlight on some of our personal picks for 2026 releases from Asian and Pacific Islander authors. 

The Poet Empress by Shen Tao | January 20, 2026 | Chinese | Historical Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Romance

Jess: This debut novel by Shen Tao about a village girl who offers herself as a concubine to a cruel, violent prince to save her village from starvation. The prose is lush and immersive, with a terrific use of the Rashomon effect as Wei unravels the mysteries surrounding her husband while navigating dangerous court intrigue. However, this book covers darker themes, including child sexual abuse, so reader discretion is advised. 

View on Author Shen Tao's website

The Obake Code by Makana Yamamoto | February 10, 2026 | Kānaka Maoli & Hapa Haole | Science Fiction, Queer, Lesbian, Cyberpunk

Mimi: A standalone sci-fi heist novel about a bored hacker who is forced by vicious gangsters to take down a crooked politician, only to find herself facing an unexpected enemy from her past. Written by a Pacific Islander author, this novel is part of an extended “lesbian space heist” universe set in a futuristic Hawai’i-like cityscape, with an all-sapphic and trans cast. I quite enjoyed how the story uses common sci-fi tropes like clones and AI systems gaining sentience to depict themes like labor exploitation, mass displacement, gentrification and surveillance.

View on Author Makana Yamamoto's website

If We Cannot Go at the Speed of Light by Kim Choyeop (translated by Anton Hur) | April 28, 2026 | Korean | Short Stories, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction

Rina: An SF short story collection about the human yearning for connection—across alien cultural lines, across the border between life and death, across unfathomable spacetime. I was very taken with Kim Cho-yeop’s inquisitive approach to storytelling and her imaginative worlds, which gently ask us to consider the kinds of distances technology is unable to close. 

Read my full review here: 

Storygraph link

Goodreads link

The Girl With a Thousand Faces by Sunyi Dean | May 5, 2026 | Hong Konger | Fantasy, Horror, Historical Fiction, Gothic, Paranormal

Mimi: A historical gothic novel set in post-WWII Hong Kong, which blends folklore, commentary on war, and local legends to recount a tale of a ghost-talker woman, who confronts a powerful spirit in the Kowloon Walled City. I've not read this yet, but the premise sounds fantastic.

Behind Five Willows by June Hur | May 26, 2026 | Korean | Historical Romance, Historical Fiction, Young Adult

Rina: An homage to Pride and Prejudice set in Joseon Korea, during a time of government book banning. A girl from a lower-ranking family is a secret novel transcriber; a young lord, an author. This gem of a story was a stunning introduction to the work of June Hur, whose characters are as charming as her elegant, nature-imbued prose. 

Read my full review here: 

Storygraph link 

Goodreads link 

The Typing Lady: And Other Fictions by Ruth Ozeki | June 2, 2026 | Japanese | Short Stories, Literary Fiction, Paranormal

Rina: A collection of literary short stories about desire, ambition, and the ways storytelling shapes reality and memory. Across a variety of settings, Ruth Ozeki creates a full range of sympathetic and unsympathetic narrative voices, resulting in stories that are grounded yet a touch strange, gritty yet beautiful, dark yet hopeful. Ozeki knows how to craft discomfort and hope in equal measure.

Read my full review here: 

Storygraph link 

Goodreads link 

Let us know your most anticipated reads in the comments!

Update:

We have updated the language of this post to describe the featured authors more accurately. Thank you for your feedback and we apologize for the terminology mix-up!

We wish to be inclusive of the contributions of Asian and Pacific Islander creators to American media and culture regardless of where they come from, hence the non-American authors on this list. We hope you enjoy our book recs.

-WWC

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