{"id":2479,"date":"2026-09-11T20:32:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T20:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/?p=2479"},"modified":"2026-09-11T21:07:31","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T21:07:31","slug":"midterm-election-block-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/index.php\/2026\/09\/11\/midterm-election-block-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"Lock In Your Vote and Step Up as a Block Leader"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2479\" class=\"elementor elementor-2479\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08b619f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"08b619f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fa3ceb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6fa3ceb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\">Hey Ohio, let&#8217;s get serious \u2014 November 3rd is coming whether we&#8217;re ready or not. And we already know what happens when we sit out: decisions get made for us instead of by us. Not this time.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffc107;\">2026 Midterm Election: Tuesday, November 3, 2026.<\/span><\/strong> Mark it, set the alarm, tell your people. This is our moment to show up loud and show up ready \u2014 ready to vote for your Governor, your U.S. Senator, your Attorney General, and more.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Here&#8217;s who&#8217;s on the ballot for Ohio&#8217;s top statewide races:<\/strong><\/span><\/p><ul dir=\"ltr\"><li><strong>U.S. Senate:<\/strong> Sherrod Brown (D) vs. Jon Husted (R)<\/li><li><strong>Governor:<\/strong> Dr. Amy Acton (D) vs. Vivek Ramaswamy (R)<\/li><li><strong>Attorney General:<\/strong> John Kulewicz (D) vs. Keith Faber (R)<\/li><li><strong>Secretary of State:<\/strong> Allison Russo (D) vs. Robert Sprague (R)<\/li><li><strong>State Auditor:<\/strong> Annette Blackwell (D) vs. Frank LaRose (R)<\/li><li><strong>State Treasurer:<\/strong> Seth Walsh (D) vs. Jay Edwards (R)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0c2bac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0c2bac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>These are just the statewide races \u2014 your ballot will also have local and congressional races that shape your everyday life just as much. Know who&#8217;s running before you get to the polls.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22407dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"22407dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">First things first \u2014 check your registration<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be307cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be307cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\">A lot of folks <em>think<\/em> they&#8217;re registered and find out on Election Day that something&#8217;s off. Maybe you moved and have a new address, or your name changed, or worst, you got purged from the voter rolls and did not get the notification. Don&#8217;t let that be your story. Take two minutes right now and lock it in \u2014 confirm your registration and find your polling place while you&#8217;re at it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6192c83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6192c83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/#poweryourballot\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">\ud83d\udc49 Check your registration and find your polling place<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c92e88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c92e88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0That&#8217;s it. Two minutes. Your voice, your power, your future \u2014 but only if your name and correct address is on that list.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">And once you&#8217;re squared away, don&#8217;t keep it to yourself. Pull up your mama, your cousin, your neighbor on the porch. Send them the link. Make sure your whole circle is locked in, because our power multiplies when we move together.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f343e3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f343e3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Now level up \u2014 build your Block<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0215391 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0215391\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\">Everybody&#8217;s got that person. The one who knows everybody, who people trust, who&#8217;s already looking out \u2014 checking in on folks, putting people onto opportunities, keeping the group chat alive. If that&#8217;s you, we need to talk.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Plain and simple: a Block Leader is someone who reaches out to their own family, friends, and neighbors, <strong><span style=\"color:#FFC107;\">makes sure they&#8217;re registered, and keeps them informed and ready to vote<\/span><\/strong> \u2014 election after election. You&#8217;re not knocking on strangers&#8217; doors. You&#8217;re making sure your own circle shows up.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1b984b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c1b984b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who's in your Block:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f21144d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f21144d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94e8484 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94e8484\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0Family, friends, neighbors, your day-ones \u2014 people already in your phone<\/li><li>Anyone 18 and up, any background \u2014 intergenerational blocks hit different<\/li><li>Unregistered voters and folks who haven&#8217;t voted in a minute? These people are exactly who you&#8217;re looking for!<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acd5a7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"acd5a7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Picture2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2493\" alt=\"2026 Midterm Election\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Picture2.jpg 960w, https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Picture2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Picture2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Picture2-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Picture2-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93e844a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93e844a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How you make the ask:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0181825 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0181825\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9d3ecd elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e9d3ecd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Host a low-key hangout before you ask anything official \u2014 food, music, good conversation. Let them feel the vibe first<\/li><li>Reconnect over coffee if it&#8217;s been a minute<\/li><li>Reach out one-on-one \u2014 a call, a text, whatever&#8217;s natural for y&#8217;all. Never a mass text or a forwarded flyer \u2014 make it personal, and lead with the relationship, not the pitch<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b89fcbf elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b89fcbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"413\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Picture3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2492\" alt=\"Become a block leader\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Picture3.jpg 413w, https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Picture3-229x300.jpg 229w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 413px) 100vw, 413px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-842666f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"842666f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Once your people say yes:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a90ca1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7a90ca1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad14981 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad14981\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Start a group chat as your home base<\/li><li>Throw a kickoff gathering so everybody meets everybody \u2014 not just you<\/li><li>Keep it going with real touchpoints: Sunday dinner, a barbershop or beauty shop conversation, a virtual game night, whatever fits real life<\/li><li>Check registration together using Ohio Unity&#8217;s QR code and website tools \u2014 a group thing, not a lecture from you<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b7257b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4b7257b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Picture4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-2491\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Picture4.jpg 960w, https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Picture4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Picture4-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Picture4-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Picture4-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2c476e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b2c476e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">One friend, one neighbor, one community at a time. That's the whole model.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ecf137 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0ecf137\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e389468 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e389468\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/index.php\/volunteer-in-ohio\/#becomeablockleader\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">\ud83d\udc49 Learn what it takes to become a Block Leader<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e7e3e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2e7e3e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/actionnetwork.org\/forms\/become-a-block-leader?source=direct_link&#038;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">\ud83d\udc49 Become a Block Leader \u2014 sign up today<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-978d61d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"978d61d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">This is bigger than one form<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03777e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"03777e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\">This is about who&#8217;s making the calls on your schools, your streets, your job, your healthcare. We prepare. We participate. We protect our vote. That&#8217;s the whole game plan.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">So do both: check yourself first, then start pulling your people in \u2014 one warm invite, one real relationship at a time, until your Block is locked in and ready together. That&#8217;s not just an election strategy. That&#8217;s how our community has always shown up and won.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong><span style=\"color:#FFC107;\">Your voice. Your power. Your future.<\/span><\/strong> Let&#8217;s get ready, Ohio. #OurVoiceMatters<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey Ohio, let&#8217;s get serious \u2014 November 3rd is coming whether we&#8217;re ready or not. And we already know what happens when we sit out: decisions get made for us instead of by us. Not this time. 2026 Midterm Election: Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Mark it, set the alarm, tell your people. This is our [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2451,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[50,58,52,41,57,54,55,53,51,56],"class_list":["post-2479","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-voting","tag-2026-midterm-election","tag-black-voter-turnout","tag-block-leader","tag-civic-engagement","tag-election-day-2026","tag-get-out-the-vote","tag-ohio-elections","tag-ohio-unity-coalition","tag-ohio-voter-registration","tag-vote-ohio"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2479","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2479"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2479\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2503,"href":"https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2479\/revisions\/2503"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2451"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2479"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2479"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2479"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}