Manatee Protests
A chronological list of local
resistance, election, and
campaign events and
volunteer and training
opportunities. We spend hours
scrubbing the internet and
collecting information from local
organizations so you
will not have to.
Protests and Events
Poll Watchers are the Democratic
Party’s eyes and ears on the ground.
They are approved and credentialed
by the Manatee County Supervisor of
Elections to observe the election
process from inside the
polling location.
Poll watchers enable the team to
quickly resolve issues with voting or
polling places as they arise. You will
report incidents so our team can work
with county election officials
on finding solutions.
PLEASE SIGN UP USING YOUR
NAME AS YOU ARE
REGISTERED TO VOTE!
You will be contacted about the
training session schedule. You cannot
get credentialed without training.
Every night – 5:00 to 9:00 pm
October 8 thru October 21
Virtual event.
Join Florida Democrats for our
Statewide Action Nights, with
phonebanks running each night
from 5-9 PM.
– Florida Democrats are running
ahead of the national environment.
We’ve flipped 40 seats from red to
blue since 2024, and we have a real
opportunity to win up and down the
ballot this November. But we have to
put in the work — and that’s why we’re
so glad you’re here.
– Together, we’ll call voters who may
not vote this year unless they hear
from us about Angie Nixon for U.S.
Senate, David Jolly for Governor, and
all the Democrats on their ballots.
– Join volunteers from across the state
to make calls from home using our
Scale to Win dialer and help us reach
the voters we need to win on Election Day.
– You can call with a smartphone,
laptop, tablet, or computer. Your
personal phone number stays hidden,
and calls come from a Florida
Democratic Party number. You’ll only
be connected to voters who answer, so
you won’t spend the night listening to
the phone ring.
Want to make it a night with friends?
Invite a few people over to call
together. Our House Party toolkit has
what you need to get started.
Saturday – October 10 – 10:00 to 11:00 am
Tuesday – October 13 – 6:00 to 7:00 pm
This is a virtual event. Sign up here
POLL WATCHER TRAINING SESSIONS
Ready to be part of the Voter
Protection Team? You can attend a
live training session or complete the
training on your own time by
This training will help you understand
what to look for, how to report it, and
what you need to do to
become a Poll Watcher.
If you can give a few hours and bring a
willingness to show up for your fellow
Floridians, you can help protect the
right to vote in 2026.
Saturdays – 10:00 to noon
October 10
and every Saturday
637 Cortez Rd W in Bradenton
Effective October 3, we are moving to
a new Cortez location. This will give us
2 trial runs before No Kings Day on
October 17. When you get the post-
event email via Mobilize, please
provide feedback. We have been trying
to find a better location for some time
for a number of reasons. There has
been a parking issue and a very
unwelcome atmosphere from the
shopping center. With the potential of
road construction in and at the
location, it gave us the impetus to
move forward.
WE VOTE DEMOCRATIC TO BUILD
THE SOCIETY THAT WE ALL DESERVE:
To stop the Trump family and other
billionaire takeover that is corrupting
and profiting from and taking control
of our government.
To protect and defend Medicaid,
Medicare, Social Security, and other
programs for working people.
To fully fund public schools,
healthcare and housing for all.
To stop the attacks on immigrants,
Black, indigenous, and
other minority groups.
To invest in people, not spend on wars.
MOST OF ALL, WE NEED TO VOTE
DEMOCRATIC TO PROVIDE
CONSTITUTIONAL CHECKS AND
BALANCES – WHICH HAS BEEN
SORELY ABSENT SINCE TRUMP 2.0.
Wow! David Jolly can sure take a grilling
and come out on top!
Watch the video of his interview
on Facing South Florida
with Jim DeFede.
Submit your Manatee
protests and events here