National Messaging Calendar
Use this calendar to help plan your social media and other messaging for the year. In addition to the national dates below, be sure to message on the following dates in your state or community: election day dates, last day to register before an election, early voting dates, last day to request and return an absentee/mail ballot, state & local debates/forums, and hearings or public input opportunities.
Check back on this page for updates throughout the year. We will add links to relevant talking points, statements, graphics, and more as they are developed.
February 2024
- Black History Month
- 14: LWV turns 104! | Valentine’s Day
- 19: President’s Day
- 27: Anniversary of SCOTUS upholding 19th Amendment
March 2024
- Women’s History Month
- Deaf History Month
- National Foreign Language Month
- 7: Anniversary of Bloody Sunday
- 7: State of the Union Address
- 8: International Women’s Day
- 26: Anniversary of SCOTUS Rucho arguments
- 31: International Transgender Day of Visibility
April 2024
- Arab American Heritage Month
- National Volunteer Month
- 14 – 20: National Volunteer Week
- 16: DC Emancipation Day
- Opportunity to highlight push for DC Statehood
- 22: Earth Day
May 2024
- Asian American Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month
- Jewish American Heritage Month
- Mental Health Awareness Month
- 12: Mother’s Day
- 20: 31st anniversary of the National Voter Registration Act
- 27: Memorial Day
- Late May/Early June: Graduation Season
June 2024
- Pride Month
- Use our pride logos on your League’s social media profiles!
- 5: World Environment Day
- 16: Father’s Day
- 19: Juneteenth
- 22: Second anniversary of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision
- 23: 52nd anniversary of Title IX
- 27 – 30: 2024 National Convention | Hybrid, Washington DC
July 2024
- 1: Anniversary of 26th Amendment
- The 26th Amendment lowered the voting age to 18
- 4: Independence Day
- 19 & 20: Anniversary of Seneca Falls Convention in 1848
August 2024
- Pressure candidates to fill out VOTE411 voter guides
- Civic Health Month
- We encourage local Leagues to reach out to hospitals and health centers in their area to collaborate on voter registration drives throughout the month.
- Some hospitals and clinics may reach out to local Leagues and invite them to host a voter registration drive.
- Social media toolkit
- 6: Anniversary of Voting Rights Act of 1965
- 18: Anniversary of 19th Amendment ratification
- 26: Women's Equality Day
September 2024
- Voter registration push
- Share VOTE411 public service announcements (PSAs): Videos | Scripts
- Resource: Election Preparation Toolkit
- 2: Labor Day
- 15: National Hispanic Heritage Month begins
- 15: International Democracy Day
- 17: Constitution Day
- 17: National Voter Registration Day
October 2024
- Vote early or by mail push
- Voter Education Month
- 11: International Day of the Girl
- 14: Indigenous People’s Day
- 15: National Hispanic Heritage Month ends
- 24: United Nations Day
- 27: VOTE411’s 18th birthday
- 29: Vote Early Day
November 2024
- Native American Heritage Month
- Templates & Graphics: Post-Election Social Media Toolkit
- 5: Election Day!
- 6: Election Hero Day
- 11: Veteran’s Day
- 28: Thanksgiving
- 29: Native American Heritage Day
December 2024
- 3: Giving Tuesday
- 15: Bill of Rights Day
- 31: New Year’s Eve
January 2025
- 1: New Year’s Day
- 6: Anniversary of insurrection
- 9: Carrie Chapman Catt’s birthday
- Catt was the founder of the League of Women Voters
- 13: Korean American Day
- 20: Inauguration Day
- 20: MLK Day & Dr. MLK Jr’s Birthday
- 21: 15th anniversary of Citizens United decision
- 22: 52nd anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision