This page is for the voters and volunteers working to ensure a free and fair US election.
With a pandemic and concerted voter suppression efforts threatening to thwart the voice of the people, civic technologists have launched an unprecedented array of efforts to protect the vote. Here we highlight some of the many election tech projects represented in the broader Civic Tech Field Guide.
We have additional sections in the Field Guide for campaign tech and global voting and elections tech.
This is a crowdsourced effort -- if you see that a project is missing, you can add it here. If one of these projects is yours, you can claim it.
Curators
Matt Stempeck is the curator of the Civic Tech Field Guide and served as Director of Digital Mobilization at Hillary for America.
Allison Fine is among the nation’s pre-eminent thinkers and strategists for using technology for social good and a founding board member of Civic Hall.
Micah Sifry is the co-founder of Civic Hall, author of nine books, and editor of the newly-launched newsletter The Connector.
This tech seeks to help voters overcome suppression and bureaucratic hurdles to exercising their right to vote (including the concept of voter registration itself).
When We All Vote
- www.whenweallvote.org
- Engagement tech, Find your polling place, Make a plan to vote, The Tech, Voter-registration-US, Voting and elections
It's time to make your plan to vote together with your squad!
I Will Vote
- iwillvote.com
- Engagement tech, Make a plan to vote, The Tech, Voter registration, Voter-registration-US, Voting and elections
Select your state, make sure you're registered to vote, then choose how you're going to vote this year. Built by the Democrats.
Voterly
A comprehensive political database for modern day voters
La Mesa, California, USA...
Register2Vote.org
- register2vote.org
- Engagement tech, The Tech, Voter registration, Voter-registration-US, Voting and elections
Our mission is to empower all eligible US citizens to become voters. That starts with voter registration.
Texas, USA...
Register to vote on Snapchat
- www.snap.com
- Engagement tech, The Tech, Voter registration, Voter-registration-US, Voting and elections
Register to vote on Snapchat
Venice Beach, Los Angeles, CA,...
Vote411
- www.vote411.org
- Ballot information, Engagement tech, Find your polling place, The Tech, Voter assistance, Voter registration, Voter-registration-US, Voting and elections
Election Information You Need, sponsored by the League of Women Voters Education Fund
1730 M Street Northwest, Washi...
Vote.org
- www.vote.org
- Engagement tech, Find your polling place, Make a plan to vote, The Tech, Voter registration, Voter-registration-US, Voting and elections, Work the polls
Register to vote. Check your registration status. Get your absentee ballot. Fast, free, easy, secure, nonpartisan.
TurboVote
- turbovote.org
- Engagement tech, The Tech, Voter registration, Voter-registration-US, Voting and elections
We help you vote, no matter what.
Brooklyn, NY, USA...
Rock the Vote registration widget
- www.rockthevote.org
- Engagement tech, The Tech, Voter registration, Voter-registration-US, Voting and elections
A Simple Solution for Modern Voter Registration
National Voter Registration Day
- nationalvoterregistrationday.org
- Holidays, Learn about civic tech, The People, Voter registration, Voter-registration-US
National Voter Registration Day is a holiday celebrated on the fourth Tuesday of every September. It's goal is to focus attention on the importance of registering to vote and voting in our democracy during a single day of on-the-ground and digital efforts lead by government, nonprofits, and businesses.
U.S. Digital Response
- www.usdigitalresponse.org
- 2020-election-admin, Election administration, Govtech, Help out, Pro bono and volunteer, Supporting specific public sector efforts from outside government, Voting and elections
We place experienced, pro-bono technologists to work with government and organizations responding to crisis, to quickly deliver critical services and infrastructure that support the needs of the public. We’re non-partisan, fast, and free.
Election Tools
- electiontools.org
- 2020-election-admin, Election administration, Engagement tech, The Tech, Voting and elections
Free, practical resources for election officials
ElectionDay.org
- www.electionday.org
- 2020-election-admin, Election administration, Engagement tech, Make a plan to vote, The Tech, Voting and elections
A website dedicated to helping employers create vote-friendly workplace policies, and celebrating those that do
Center for Technology and Civic Life
- www.techandciviclife.org
- 2020-election-admin, Civic data, Election administration, Voting and elections
Modernizing engagement between local government and the people you serve
Chicago, IL, USA...
78 Washington Ave, High Bridge...
Deciding Vote
See how you match with political candidates based on the issues you care about
Portland, OR, USA...
IssueVoter
- issuevoter.org
- Communicating with the government, Crowdlaw, Engagement tech, Matching views to votes, The Tech, Views to votes US, Voter assistance tech, Voting and elections
Giving everyone a voice in our democracy
Get to the Polls
An embeddable widget hosted by TurboVote
Brooklyn, NY, USA...When We All Vote
- www.whenweallvote.org
- Engagement tech, Find your polling place, Make a plan to vote, The Tech, Voter-registration-US, Voting and elections
It's time to make your plan to vote together with your squad!
Spot the Box
- spot-the-box.us
- Civic data, Crowdsourced data collection, Engagement tech, Find your polling place, The Tech, Voting and elections
Crowd-sourced verification of current US mail box locations
Patagonia’s voter kit
- www.patagonia.com
- Engagement tech, Find your polling place, Make a plan to vote, The Tech, Voting and elections
The outdoors brand takes on climate deniers
Your Fucking Polling Place
- yourfuckingpollingplace.com
- Engagement tech, Find your polling place, The Tech, Voting and elections
A parodical -- but functional -- polling place lookup site modeled on 'What's for fucking dinner?'
Make a Plan to Vote
- makeaplantovote.com
- Engagement tech, Find your polling place, Make a plan to vote, The Tech, Voting and elections
Let's get started making your voting plan.
Make a Plan
- votesaveamerica.com
- Engagement tech, Find your polling place, Make a plan to vote, The Tech, Voting and elections
Vote Save America's graphic-heavy make a plan tool
Every Vote In
- plan.lavote.net
- Engagement tech, Find your polling place, Make a plan to vote, The Tech, Voting and elections
This easy-to-use tool from the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk’s office will guide you through the ways you can cast your ballot safely in 2020.
Vote411
- www.vote411.org
- Ballot information, Engagement tech, Find your polling place, The Tech, Voter assistance, Voter registration, Voter-registration-US, Voting and elections
Election Information You Need, sponsored by the League of Women Voters Education Fund
1730 M Street Northwest, Washi...
Voting Information Project
- votinginfoproject.org
- Ballot information, Engagement tech, Find your polling place, The Tech, Voting and elections
The Voting Information Project helps voters find information about their elections with collaborative, open-source tools.
Democracy Works, Jay Street, B...Vote.org
- www.vote.org
- Engagement tech, Find your polling place, Make a plan to vote, The Tech, Voter registration, Voter-registration-US, Voting and elections, Work the polls
Register to vote. Check your registration status. Get your absentee ballot. Fast, free, easy, secure, nonpartisan.
Ride Share 2 Vote
RideShare2vote provides full training for drivers regarding voter laws as well as implementing CDC guidelines regarding masks, sanitizing before and after completing rides and social distancing with only one rider in the back seat.
Lyft: Ride to the Polls
- www.lyft.com
- Build something, Engagement tech, Getting to the polls, Tech companies with civic teams, The People, The Tech, Voting and elections
Lyft is offering free or discounted rides and bikes to the polls.
Ballot Scout
Ballot Scout returns confidence to the vote-by-mail process.
Brooklyn, NY, USA...
ElectionMail.org
A tool to help election officials (and election officials only) report problems with election mail
Ballotpedia Sample Ballot Lookup
Enter your address, get your sample ballot
The Local Office Function Index
- www.techandciviclife.org
- Ballot information, Civic data, Data schemas and standards, Help more people run for office, Voting and elections
The Local Office Function Index (LOFI) is a standardized, nationwide dataset of what your elected officials are responsible for and how you can engage with them.
Chicago, IL, USA...
Ballot Information Project
We collect nationwide datasets of who and what is on the ballot for each election.
Voter’s Edge California
Find in-depth information about what's on your ballot.
BallotReady
BallotReady is an online voter guide to local elections. We make it easy to vote informed on every candidate all across America.
Chicago, Illinois, USA...
WeVote
The WeVote app is a one stop shop to learn about the candidates and your voting rights and responsibilities, act on Election Day by voting or volunteering and share events you plan to attend and materials you have read.
Philadelphia, PA, USA...Vote411
- www.vote411.org
- Ballot information, Engagement tech, Find your polling place, The Tech, Voter assistance, Voter registration, Voter-registration-US, Voting and elections
Election Information You Need, sponsored by the League of Women Voters Education Fund
1730 M Street Northwest, Washi...Voting Information Project
- votinginfoproject.org
- Ballot information, Engagement tech, Find your polling place, The Tech, Voting and elections
The Voting Information Project helps voters find information about their elections with collaborative, open-source tools.
Democracy Works, Jay Street, B...
The Big Send
- votefwd.org
- Engagement tech, Meet the others, Peer networks, Socialize online, The People, The Tech, Voter outreach, Voting and elections
Vote Forward volunteers encourage fellow citizens to participate in our democracy by writing and sending letters at their own expense. A diverse community of more than 150,000 volunteers from all over the country has written letters in 2020.
Sponsor the Vote
Make a small donation and this group will mail voter registration forms to unregistered voters in that state.
Map the Vote
- mapthe.vote
- Adjacent Fields, Advocacy tech, Campaign tools, Canvassing, Civic literacy, Engagement tech, Foundational layers, The Tech, Voter outreach, Voting and elections
Help your neighbors register to vote.
Pizza to the Polls
Pizza to the Polls is making democracy delicious by delivering free food for all to polling places with long lines. Send us reports of long lines and we'll send in the delicious reinforcements.
Chefs for the Polls
World Central Kitchen and its partners are activating Chefs For The Polls to serve nourishing meals on early voting days and Election Day.
How Long Will Vote Counting Take? Estimates and Deadlines in All 50 States
The New York Times asked officials in every state and the District of Columbia about their reporting processes and what share of votes they expect to be counted by noon on Wednesday, Nov. 4. Here’s what they said to expect.
US Elections Project Early Vote Statistics
- electproject.github.io
- Civic data, Election observation, Engagement tech, The Tech, Voting and elections
State by state tracking of mail ballots requests and returned
SeeSay2020
- seesay2020.com
- Civic data, Civic maps, Crowdsourced data collection, Data visualization, Election observation, Engagement tech, Mapping, The Tech, Voting and elections
Expose voter suppression and election interference as you witness it to a live map with SeeSay2020.
Protect the Vote
- protectthevote.net
- Election observation, Engagement tech, Help out, Pro bono and volunteer, The People, The Tech, Voting and elections
Protect the Vote is a national coalition of nonpartisan organizations focused on making sure everyone can vote. They have great volunteer opportunities across the country.
Common Cause, 15th Street Nort...
Election Night Integrity Project
- 2020.dataforprogress.org
- Civic data, Election observation, Engagement tech, The Tech, Voting and elections
State by state tracking of election results in real time
Choose Democracy
Pledge and training materials on how to resist a coup