Elections Desk π³οΈ
Is there an election coming in your nation? Here is who votes, who runs, and why it changes real life.
How United States votes
Most nations hold regular elections for a national parliament or a president. Research how United States does it β is the leader chosen directly by voters, or by the parliament?
Global Connect does not have a verified election calendar for United States yet. Use the mission below to find the real dates and candidates, then share them with the chamber.
Countdown to the next election β±οΈ
National legislative election
3 November 2026 (fixed by law)
21
days
19
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58
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32
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This date is fixed in law. Voters choose the lawmakers who write the country's laws.
Presidential election
7 November 2028 (fixed by law)
756
days
19
hrs
58
min
32
sec
This date is fixed in law. Voters choose the head of state.
What is on the ballot
National election
How often: Usually every 4 or 5 years
Who runs: Political parties and independent candidates
This decides who writes the national laws and budget.
Local election
How often: Usually every 3 to 5 years
Who runs: People from your own town or district
Local councils decide schools, water, rubbish and parks.
Can you register to vote? π
Who qualifies
- β Citizens of United States aged 18 or older
- β People whose name appears on the official voter roll for their district
Who cannot vote
- π« People who are not citizens
- π« In many countries, people serving certain prison sentences
β³ Registration deadline
Most countries close the voter roll somewhere between one week and five months before polling day. Find the exact deadline for United States.
βοΈ How you sign up
Some countries register you automatically from a population register; others make you fill in a form. Find out which kind your nation is.
π Still too young?
A growing number of countries let teenagers pre-register a year or two early. Check whether yours does.
Voting age in United States: 18. Always confirm deadlines with the official election commission β they change.
Help a candidate you believe in π
You do not have to be old enough to vote to help someone get elected. These are the real jobs volunteers do on a campaign.
Canvassing
Walking a neighbourhood with an adult, knocking on doors and asking people what they care about. Most campaigns let volunteers under 18 do this in a pair.
Phone and text banks
Calling or texting a list of voters to remind them where and when to vote. Campaigns give you a script so you never have to improvise.
Signs, leaflets and stuffing envelopes
Folding leaflets, putting up yard signs and packing mailers. Boring, but it is what most of a campaign actually is.
Social media and design
Making short explainer clips or posters about one policy. Teens are usually better at this than the campaign staff.
Event help
Setting up chairs, handing out water, greeting people and counting the crowd at rallies and town halls.
Voter registration drives
Helping eligible people fill in registration forms at markets, campuses and community centres β even before you can vote yourself.
Poll watching on election day
Trained volunteers observe the count so everyone trusts the result. In most countries you must be an adult, but you can shadow one.
Volunteer ground rules
- β’ Never pretend to be someone else or fill in a form for another person.
- β’ Never take money from anyone in exchange for a vote β that is a crime everywhere.
- β’ Always volunteer with a parent, teacher or an adult the campaign has checked.
- β’ Being polite to people who disagree is part of the job. Arguing at a doorstep never wins a vote.
Who represents United States? π§βπΌ
Every nation sends people to speak for it β at home in parliament and abroad at the United Nations. Here is what each of them stands for.
Global Connect has not hand-checked United States yet. Pull a research draft, then confirm it with a news source before you quote it in the chamber.
Head of government of United States
Runs the government day to day
Whoever leads the government of United States decides the budget, picks ministers and speaks for the nation abroad.
Best known for: Find the one policy they talk about most
Leader of the opposition in United States
Leads the main challenge to the government
In most democracies the largest party that is not in government gets an official role questioning the leader.
Best known for: Find what they promise to change first
United States's Ambassador to the United Nations
Permanent Representative to the UN
This is the person who actually sits at the United States desk in the General Assembly hall.
Best known for: Find the last speech they gave at the UN
The incumbent's record ποΈ
The "incumbent" is whoever holds the job right now. Before an election, voters look at what they actually backed β not just what they promise next.
Research this one
β Β· in office since β Β· term ends β
Global Connect has not checked a record for United States yet. Find the current leader, then list three laws they voted for and one they voted against.
Leaders change between elections. Confirm today's office holder before you quote this in the chamber.
Why one election matters
Power gets handed back
An election is the moment when leaders have to give power back to the people and ask for it again.
Someone decides the money
Whoever wins decides how tax money is split between schools, hospitals, roads and defence.
Laws follow votes
New governments change laws. A single election can change rules about climate, school and healthcare for years.
It is a receipt
If leaders break promises, voters can remove them at the next election without any violence.
Reporter mission: who is running right now? π
Candidates change every cycle, so this is your job as the delegate for United States. Find the answers, then bring them to the chamber.
- Find out when the next national election in your country is scheduled.
- Name two parties or candidates competing, and one promise each has made.
- Find the voting age and whether voting is optional or compulsory.
- Ask a penpal how their country's election is different from yours.