FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 20, 2026
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DENVER – The Interfaith Alliance of Colorado Hosts Final Stop on 16-State “The Vote Is Sacred Tour” for 2026 Midterms
This nonpartisan bus tour has mobilized faith voters, promoted election protection, and prepared faith communities for potential election crises.
Interfaith Alliance, a national leader in defending religious freedom and multi-faith democracy launched “The Vote Is Sacred” tour, a national, nonpartisan bus tour mobilizing faith communities ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
The Interfaith Alliance of Colorado will host the tour’s final stop on Thursday, November 5th, 2026, with a press conference on the west steps of the Capitol at 4:15pm, featuring remarks from faith leaders across various traditions and democracy proponents.
The unique tour will travel through 16 states across October and November, significantly expanding on a six-state, nine-day tour organized by the Interfaith Alliance in 2024. It officially launched Oct. 6 in Omaha, Nebraska, following a special preview event in Kansas City, Missouri on Oct. 5 and includes 33 cities across 16 states.
At each stop along the route, Interfaith Alliance is partnering with local faith groups and diverse religious leaders on nonpartisan get-out-the-vote activities and training local faith communities about election interference threats coming from the Trump administration. The route was shaped by the nonpartisan Voting Rights Lab’s new election-risk map, allowing the tour to support local communities where threats to free and fair elections are the greatest.
“The Vote Is Sacred Tour” is part of a broader national campaign to support local organizations and equip faith communities to respond to potential election crises. Interfaith Alliance conducted a six-week national training program and recently gathered local and national faith leaders for a mock election crisis response exercise. Interfaith Alliance has also pledged $200,000 in grants to support local faith-based election protection activities this year.
“We know the majority of Americans favor a multi-faith society. Without a democracy, that all goes away,” said Shara Smith, CEO of the Interfaith Alliance of Colorado. “We’re at a critical point in our history and ability as people of faith and conscience to protect both our shared values and our democratic process.”
“Our democracy is at a crossroads, and the sacred right to vote is very much on the line,” said Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush, President and CEO of Interfaith Alliance. “At a time when free and fair elections are under threat and anti-democratic forces seek to weaponize religion for their own harmful ends, faith communities can play a vital role in helping their neighbors defend our elections and the democratic process. Through this tour, we are bringing together diverse faith communities and inspiring local leaders to affirm that democracy belongs to all of us.”
The name of the campaign was inspired by the late Representative, civil rights icon and Baptist minister John Lewis, who said “The vote is precious, almost sacred.”