MAILVOTE
Urgent: Washington Voters
Don't let a delayed postmark silence your ballot.
Return your ballot early, know where the official drop boxes are, and track its status through VoteWA.
What to do nowTacoma Pierce County Democracy
Democracy isn't
a spectator sport.
Know what's happening. Know who's responsible. Know your rights.
Network of Tacoma follows public power, elections, and civic life with a progressive point of view, clear sourcing, and practical ways to participate.
Mail Ballot Alert
Make a plan before the deadline.
Democracy Watch
Power needs a public record.
Tracking threats to democratic institutions, constitutional government, and the rule of law - locally and nationally.
Democracy Watch
Five warning signs every voter should understand
Democracy weakens when rules, rights, and accountability are treated as optional.
Read moreConstitution 101
Understanding the rule of law
Public power is legitimate only when rules also constrain the people holding it.
Read moreWhy It Matters
Power is real. So are its limits.
The Constitution gives institutions and the public tools to check power.
Read moreFirst Amendment Action
Show up. Speak out. Stay peaceful.
Practical ways to take part in peaceful organizing, public demonstrations, meetings, mutual aid, and civic action. Always confirm event details directly with the host.
Featured event Voting Rights
The Ballot Is Our Power: We Won't Give It Up
A peaceful voting-rights rally scheduled for Saturday, September 26, 1-3 p.m. at Point Defiance/Goldfish.
Event details01
Community organizing
Grit City Community Collective
Find a Tacoma-based community group focused on engagement, collaboration, and local action.
Visit Grit City CC ↗02Local events
Indivisible Tacoma
Check current gatherings and opportunities to get involved around Tacoma.
See upcoming events ↗03Volunteer
Mobilize with Indivisible Tacoma
Browse rallies, trainings, and voter-engagement actions.
Browse Mobilize ↗Participation principle: Peaceful protest, petitioning, and public assembly are core First Amendment activities. Network of Tacoma supports nonviolent, lawful civic participation and respectful de-escalation.
Pierce County Watch
Government close to home.
Civic Primer
Pierce County government: decisions beyond City Hall
County offices influence elections, courts, public safety, transportation, land use, and more.
Read moreFollow the Money
Find the records behind campaign spending
A practical starting point for Washington Public Disclosure Commission records.
Read moreHow We Work
Facts, labels, sources, and corrections
Read the standards that guide reporting, analysis, opinion, and civic resources.
Read moreThe 2026 Voter Guide
Your ballot.
Your community.
Your say.
Official deadlines, voter help, candidate research, ballot measures, and campaign money - with sources readers can inspect.
Enter the voter guide01Candidates
Profiles and equal questions
02Ballot measures
Plain-English explanations
03Money
Sources and spending
04Voting
Deadlines and practical help
Fact Check
Claims deserve evidence.
Reporting in progress
No verdict before the evidence is ready
The first evidence review will be published only after the underlying records, relevant context, and source links are ready for readers.
See the methodTrue
Supported by the best available evidence.
Misleading
Contains a fact but leaves out essential context.
False
Contradicted by reliable evidence.
Unverifiable
Cannot be confirmed with available evidence.
What We Believe
Defending democracy.
Strengthening Tacoma.
Democracy matters. Elections must be free and fair. The Constitution applies to everyone. No elected official is above the law.
Government should be transparent, public officials accountable, political violence unacceptable, and peaceful disagreement healthy.
We identify opinion as opinion, acknowledge facts even when inconvenient, link our sources, and correct material mistakes openly.