2026 Coordinated Campaign · Candidate services

Join free.Scale when ready.

Turn Up and Turn Out is the Harris County Democratic Party's 2026 coordinated campaign — built by candidates, clubs, and allied organizations working one plan instead of thirty. Together we'll reach voters at the doors, on the phone, and in the mail across every precinct in the county. Any Democratic campaign on the Harris County ballot can join for free. Scaling up is optional.

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How to join

Two ways to plug in

Joining is free. Point your volunteers into the countywide program and you're in. When you're ready to expand voter contact in your own race, opt in with a contribution.

Step oneNo contribution required

Join the program

The only requirement is that you direct your volunteers into the coordinated program. That's it — no buy-in, no minimum.

  • Send your supporters to the countywide volunteer signup, and post your own campaign events on the same calendar.
  • Get the weekly briefing — voter contact numbers, early vote data, and what's landing next.
  • Access the voter file at free or reduced cost for eligible campaigns.
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Step twoOptional

Expand voter contact

An optional contribution expands voter contact in your specific race at coordinated rates, so your dollars reach more voters than they would alone. Campaigns can buy into:

  • Doors — more paid canvass shifts in your precincts, on the shared walk universe.
  • Phones and texts — more calls into your race, with your name in the script.
  • Mail — your name and photo on the countywide slate piece at shared postage rates.

Commitments are made in the candidate portal. The team reviews and invoices — nothing is charged on submission.

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Member benefits

Free for every campaign

One countywide volunteer program

Send your volunteers into a growing operation of people showing up across Harris County — instead of building a volunteer list from nothing.

Campaign briefings

Monthly through the summer, weekly heading into Election Day. Ask questions, bring problems, hear what's actually working.

Event promotion

Post your canvass launches, block walks, and candidate events to the countywide calendar.

Voter file access

Free or reduced-cost access to the shared voter file and targeting scores for eligible campaigns.

Volunteer literature

Official countywide door literature, with printing covered by the coordinated campaign.

Creative library

Ready-to-run social, mail, and palm card templates in the portal, editable files included.

Ready to join?

Complete the interest form and someone from the team will be in touch.

Submit interest form →
Additional services

Vetted vendors, negotiated rates

The coordinated campaign vets vendors and negotiates pricing on your behalf. Work with them directly at pre-negotiated rates and keep more money where it belongs — in your campaign.

Paid door knocking

Vendor name

Locally hired canvassers, transparent budgets, and a live program dashboard. Short description of what this vendor does and who it's right for.

contact@vendor.com
Paid phone banking

Vendor name

Professional GOTV, voter ID, and persuasion calls priced per contact rather than per dial, with real-time tracking.

contact@vendor.com
Mail & print

Vendor name

Full-service mail — strategy, design, print, and delivery — plus walk cards, palm cards, and door hangers for your canvass.

contact@vendor.com
Media & digital

Vendor name

Political creative for every budget — graphics, video, audio, and messaging, with cost-sharing across campaigns in the program.

contact@vendor.com
Spanish-language outreach

Vendor name

Bilingual strategy and creative built to feel native to the feed, not translated after the fact.

contact@vendor.com
Merchandise

Vendor name

Bulk pricing on shirts, signs, and swag, with web store setup for campaigns that need one.

contact@vendor.com

Campaigns pay vendors directly at negotiated rates

The calendar

One clock. Every campaign.

The whole program moves together, and briefings get more frequent as Election Day gets closer — so every campaign stays in sync on voter contact, early vote, and GOTV.

Sept

Weekly program calls begin

Orientation, precinct planning, and onboarding new campaigns onto the tools and the voter file.

Oct 5

Voter registration deadline

Last day to register. Every registration drive in the county points at this date.

Oct 19–30

Early voting

Daily early vote dashboards by precinct, chase lists, and poll greeting across every early voting location.

Nov 3

Election Day

Together through the finish line. One operation, every race, polls open 7 AM to 7 PM.

Your race

See what's planned for your race

Check the voter contact program planned where you're running — what's already funded, and what an optional contribution would add on top.

01

Understand

The level of voter contact the coordinated campaign will run in your race by default.

02

Explore

How an optional contribution would expand that outreach across your precincts.

03

Decide

What level of participation fits your budget — then commit in the portal.

Program figures below are illustrative placeholders — replace with the real coordinated plan per race before launch.

Ready to join?

Tell us about your campaign.

Send the basics and the coordinated team will follow up with next steps. Joining the program is free.

Not yet wired to a backend — logs to the console until Firebase is connected.

Questions? Reach the coordinated team directly at coordinated@hcdp.org.