ACLU of Oregon invests nearly $1 million to educate and engage more than 950,000 Oregon voters ahead of the November 3 midterm elections

PORTLAND, Ore. — Today, the ACLU of Oregon announced its nearly $1 million, three-part campaign to educate and engage more than 950,000 Oregon voters ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections.

“This November, we must protect our loved ones and neighbors by voting,” said Yvonne Garcia, Deputy Director of the ACLU of Oregon. “The ACLU of Oregon’s substantial investments in the midterm elections will support Get-Out-The-Vote programs across our state, while also supporting voter education on critical civil liberties issues, including voting, abortion and reproductive healthcare, and immigrant rights.”

The ACLU of Oregon has a three-part strategy to defend and advance democracy, civil liberties, and civil rights during the 2026 fall election season:

• First, the ACLU of Oregon is educating voters about their voting rights and providing critical information that voters need to cast their ballots. This education is being done through the Know-Your-Rights hub at aclu-or.org, direct mail to voters, educational webinars, social media, and postcard toolkits.
• Second, the ACLU of Oregon is supporting GOTV (Get -Out-The-Vote) efforts by funding nonprofit organizations to do their own GOTV programs to engage with younger voters, disabled voters, rural voters, Indigenous voters, and voters of color in communities across Oregon. ACLU of Oregon is also conducting its own GOTV efforts through text messages and phone calls.
• Third, ACLU of Oregon is contributing more than $425,000 to its newly-established sister organization, the ACLU of Oregon Democracy PAC. ACLU of Oregon Democracy PAC will educate Oregon voters on candidates’ positions and records so that voters can defend and advance democracy, civil liberties, and civil rights when filling out their ballots.

For the Nov. 3 elections, the ACLU of Oregon Democracy PAC, with funding support from the ACLU of Oregon and SEIU Local 503, is sending two mailers with education about the Oregon gubernatorial race. These are the links to mailer 1 and to mailer 2.

The ACLU of Oregon and ACLU of Oregon Democracy PAC educate voters about the issues at stake in elections and candidates’ positions and records on civil rights and civil liberties. The ACLU of Oregon has more than 52,000 members and donor supporters across the State of Oregon and is an affiliate of the national ACLU which has affiliates in 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico.

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