■ Non-Partisan Voter Advocacy

Your Vote. Your Rules.

You are not required to fill every line on your ballot. In a general election, you may vote across party lines. In most primaries, you still can’t — and we think that needs to change.

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Core Principles
■ The Undervote Is Legal
Every election, thousands of voters leave races blank because they simply don’t know the candidates. That is a legitimate choice. An undervote — casting a ballot without marking every race — is fully legal in all 50 states. You are never required to vote in a race you haven’t researched.
■ Vote Who You Know
The most powerful vote is an informed one. If you know your neighbor is running for school board, vote for them. If your coworker is on the city council ballot, vote your knowledge. Personal accountability and community trust build better local government than blind party loyalty ever could.
■ Crossover Ballots: Reform Now
In a general election, you already have the right to split your ticket across party lines — and you should use it. But in most U.S. primaries, voters are still forced to pick one party’s ballot and stay on it. True crossover primary ballots — where you choose the best candidate regardless of party in a single election — are rare. California, Washington State, Alaska, and Louisiana have moved toward this model. Every state should.
Candidate Lookup

Find Candidates in Your Area

Enter your ZIP code to see who is on your current or upcoming ballot. Each candidate listing includes their platform positions and office sought. You can print a formatted two-column guide to take with you to the polls.

e.g. “Chicago, IL 60601” or “123 Main St, Dallas TX 75201”
Your Right

What Is Undervoting?

Undervoting means casting a ballot where one or more contests are left blank. It is not spoiling your ballot. It is not an error. It is a deliberate choice to withhold your vote in races where you lack sufficient knowledge to vote confidently. Election law in every state protects this right. When you don’t know the candidates in a race, the most honest thing you can do is leave it blank — not guess, not follow the party line, not vote for a familiar-sounding name. This site exists to help you fill in those blanks with real information, so every mark you do make is one you stand behind.

■ Legal in All 50 States

No state law requires you to vote in every race on your ballot. Election officials cannot reject a ballot because races were left blank. The undervote is a protected choice.

Party Independence

The Crossover Ballot — A Reform Worth Fighting For

Here is where things stand. In a general election — November, your regular Election Day — you already have the legal right to split your ticket. You can vote for a Republican for sheriff and a Democrat for state legislature on the same ballot. That right exists in all 50 states and is one of the most underused tools available to voters. Use it. Primary elections are a different story. Most states require you to declare a party and receive only that party’s ballot. A registered Democrat cannot vote for a Republican primary candidate. A registered Republican cannot weigh in on a Democratic primary. Independent voters are often locked out of primaries entirely, even though their tax dollars fund them. True crossover primary ballots — a single ballot letting you choose the best candidate from any party in the same election — do not exist as standard practice in most of the United States. We believe they should. The primary is where elections are often actually decided, especially in one-party districts. Locking voters into a party at the primary stage hands party machinery outsized control over who ever appears on a general election ballot. The result is nominees chosen by the most partisan slice of an electorate, not by the community as a whole. Several jurisdictions have already moved toward reform. Their results show it is possible — and that it works.

Community First

Vote for Who You Know

The best credential a local candidate can have is not party endorsement or money — it is your personal knowledge of who they are. Your block captain. Your PTA president. Your fire department volunteer. Your former teacher. These are people you have seen act under pressure, make decisions, and live with consequences in your community. When you vote for who you know, you are exercising the purest form of democratic accountability. This site gives you the tools to look up who is on your ballot and what they stand for, so you can vote with knowledge rather than assumption.

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